Protection - The Sealed Book

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.