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John's Book Shop

John's Book Shop

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Published
1936
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Ephemera
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[Michigan]: [John's Book Shop], 1936. Ephemera. [16]p., 4x5.5 inch horse race betting booklet; some minor wear and toning on covers, staples a bit rusted, in very good condition. Rear cover has a poem about marriage.
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Tropicana; the world's most fabulous night club and casino

Tropicana; the world's most fabulous night club and casino

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Published
1939
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Pamphlet
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Havana: [Tropicana], 1939. Pamphlet. 4x9 inch brochure with twelve panels; faint handling, otherwise in very good condition. Night club in Havana that specialized in Afro-Cuban themes in their nighttime performances in a rather patronizing manner.
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Easy money report of the task force on legalized gambling

Easy money report of the task force on legalized gambling

by Beale, David, Clifford Goldman

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Published
1974
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Pamphlet
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New York: The Twentieth Century Fund, 1974. Pamphlet. 88p., 6x9 inch staplebound wraps; in very good condition.
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Playing the Numbers: Gambling in Harlem Between the Wars

Playing the Numbers: Gambling in Harlem Between the Wars

by White, Shane, Stephen Garton, Stephen Robertson and Graham White

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Published
2010
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780674051072
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2010. Hardcover. 299p., very good condition in like dust jacket. Signed and inscribed on the dedication page; the inscription makes it clear the signature is that of one of the authors, but the signature is illegible.
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How I Robbed the Racketeers for Years and Got Away With it
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How I Robbed the Racketeers for Years and Got Away With it

by James, John J.

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Published
1988
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780533076178
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New York: Vantage Press, 1988. Hardcover. 116p., cloth-covered boards, very good first edition in like dj; inscribed and signed by James on the free front endpaper. James has also written his name, phone number and address on the verso of the front flap of the dj. None found in OCLC as of 7/2022 and not in the Library of… Read more about this item
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Pattern for New York? A report on off-track betting in England

Pattern for New York? A report on off-track betting in England

by Paley, Henry D.; John A Glendinning

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Published
1963
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Pamphlet
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Albany: Ways and Means Committee, New York State Assembly, 1963. Pamphlet. x, 88 p. staplebound pamphlet, minor foxing, otherwise very good.
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Stacked Decks: The Art and History of Erotic Playing Cards

Stacked Decks: The Art and History of Erotic Playing Cards

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Published
2006
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781594741548
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Philadelphia: Quirk Books, 2006. Hardcover. 192p. hardcover in dust jacket, 7.75x10.75 inches, very good. Illustrated profusely with color reproductions of various erotic playing cards and decks.
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Hustlers and Con Men: An Anecdotal History of the Confidence Man and His Games

Hustlers and Con Men: An Anecdotal History of the Confidence Man and His Games

by Nash, Jay Robert

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Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780871311887
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New York: M. Evans and Company, 1976. Hardcover. 372p., quarter-cloth boards, 7.5x9.5 inches, illus., top edge toned else very good first edition in an unclipped dust jacket with an old price sticker and a 1 inch closed tear on the front panel.
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The Gambling Industry: A Case Study of Race Track Gambling in New Hampshire

The Gambling Industry: A Case Study of Race Track Gambling in New Hampshire

by Hatcher, Harold O.

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Published
1938
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Pamphlet
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New York: Council for Social Action of the Congregational and Christian Churches, 1938. Pamphlet. 32p., staplebound pamphlet, staples heavily rusted else very good. Social Action, Vol. IV, No. 10.
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Stories of Adventure

Stories of Adventure

by London, Jack

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undated, copyright deleted
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Pamphlet
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Girard KS: Haldeman-Julius Publications, undated, copyright deleted. Pamphlet. 64p., the usual small pamphlet format, 5x3.5 inches, white wraps matte-side out and semi-laminated side verso (H-J must have bought an odd lot), cover silverfished and irregularly toned, text stock evenly toned. Cover bears a rubber-stamped ownership name and address, a fair to good copy. Little Blue Book 1168. Five short… Read more about this item
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La loterie nationale 1536-1936; historique & apercu actuel de la loterie nationale. Ouvrage orme de nombreuses gravures, precede d'un avant-propos et de trois prefaces. [with] Les a-propos de la loterie [2 items together]
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La loterie nationale 1536-1936; historique & apercu actuel de la loterie nationale. Ouvrage orme de nombreuses gravures, precede d'un avant-propos et de trois prefaces. [with] Les a-propos de la loterie [2 items together]

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Published
1949
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Pamphlet
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Paris: Printed by E. Desfosses-Neogravure [for the state], 1949. Pamphlet. Respectively [35] and [25]p., both items are 10x8 inch pamphlets, staplebound. The 1936 piece is illustrated in b&w with facsimiles of documents establishing the game and remarkably clear small photogravures from various periods; somewhat handled and dusty with a touch of rust to staples, a good copy. The 1950… Read more about this item
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Las Vegas Night Beat September 2011

Las Vegas Night Beat September 2011

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Published
2011
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Magazine
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Las Vegas, NV: Bill Schafer, 2011. Magazine. 44p., 8.5x11 inches, color photos and ads, events, listings, reviews, very good LGBTQ+ entertainment magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story: Anti-AFAN cover story promoting alternative HIV/AIDS organizations.
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The big biazarro a novel about the educaton of a gambler

The big biazarro a novel about the educaton of a gambler

by Wise, Leonard

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Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780385120630
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Garden City: Doubleday, 1977. Hardcover. 278p., illustrated endpapers, good first edition in yellow cloth boards and worn, chipped, tape-repaired dj, sunned on spine. African American novelist's first book followed by "Diggstown Ringers" which was filmed as "Diggstown" with James Woods and Louis Gossett, Jr.
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Las Vegas Night Beat November 2011

Las Vegas Night Beat November 2011

by Ortiz, Oscar, Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence et al.

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Published
2011
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Magazine
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Las Vegas, NV: Bill Schafer, 2011. Magazine. 44p., 8.5x11 inches, color photos and ads, events, listings, reviews, very good LGBTQ+ entertainment magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story: Porn Bingo and Pleasantries with the Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Nov. 26 at Onyx Theatre.
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