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Protection
- The Sealed Book: Originally published in 1909, this gambling
monograph by Joseph E. Meyer details the various shady practices used by
the "sharpers" of the era. With sections on the early slot
machines, sleight-of-hand card tricks and crooked gambling devices,
rigged roulette wheels, counterfeit money and loaded dice, the book was
an early effort to reveal to the public the ingenious tricks, schemes
and apparatus used by gamblers and the get-rich-quick fakirs. It is
still considered the classic book of gambling scams of all times. This
classic tenth edition has been re-typeset, and the original artwork has
been enhanced. Editing has been limited only to modernize practices of
punctuation, spelling, capitalization and to reference the 214
illustrations. The books charm has been retained by using period
typefaces. The result can only be described as a classic classic,
faithful to the original in tone and style, but with the improvements
that current linguistics and modern technology afford today's publisher.
Complete Table of Contents. General Index, Index of Illustrations and
Glossary make Protection an important reference work. Protection
- The Sealed Book measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", contains 192
pages, is perfect bound and has a gold-foil stamped, enhanced
facsimile of the original black bookbinders cloth cover.
For
Amusement Only: This combination book by Thomas Gustwiller covers a
wide range of coin-operated amusement and gambling devices - about 500
of them. For Amusement Only is a handy pictorial reference guide
for the rare and unusual machines that collectors have heard about, but
have seldom seen. Impressive black and white photographs of machines
range from single-wheel counter and floor-model slot and card machines
to common two and three-reel models. And in between there are cast iron
payout and cigar (card) machines, coin flips and drops, horse race and
dice games, roulette and spinner games and many miscellaneous devices.
Photographs average three to the page and each is accompanied by a
specification block listing the name, manufacturer, date, estimated
value, rarity factor and appropriate comments. As a bonus, For
Amusement Only includes a machine listing originally compiled by Coin
Machine Journal and a pictorial listing of the "Most Wanted
Unfound Machines." Both are invaluable sources for historical
reference. It is fully indexed, contains 248 pages, measures 8 3/4"
x 11 1/4", and has a full-color plastic-coated hardcover.
Winning
At Craps - A New Look At An Old Game: Veteran craps player,
Richard Schulte, designed this book to do for the game of craps what Beat
The Dealer did for blackjack: it should be of great interest to
beginners with little or no knowledge of the game, as well as veterans
who are tired of losing. As the first totally new book on the game in
nearly 50 years, it could make all other books on craps theory obsolete.
As the basis on which the author builds his premise is an examination of
the percentages of the various craps bets. After careful and painstaking
analysis, Schulte has determined that certain time-honored assumptions
are not verifiable in actual play. For example, he has determined that
the house advantage fluctuates, rather than remaining static, as most
players presume. Winning At Craps - A New Look At An Old Game
explains the best and worst bets, outlines a realistic money management
strategy, provides information on junkets, comps, sucker bets, and much
much more. It measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", is perfect bound, has
152 pages and has an attractive, five-color plastic-coated soft cover.