The sharper detected and exposed

by Robert Houdin, i e. Jean Eugine Robert-Houdin

$2,000 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition · Signed

London: Chapman and Hall, 1863. First edition in English, translated from Les tricheries de Grecs dévoilées:l'art de gagnerà tous les jeux Paris, 1861 ; 8vo, pp. xii, 268; text illustrations; custom gilt-ruled half red morocco gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments, morocco labels in 2, gilt ends and turn-ins, t.e.g., the binding signed GAZ the accomplished bibliophile and hobby binder George Albert Zabriskie ; gift inscription on flyleaf

• Binding: Leather

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