Sharps and Flats: A Complete Revelation of the Secrets of Cheating at Games of Chance and Skill [Illustrated]

by John Nevil Maskelyne

Overview

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents

CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTORY
II. COMMON SHARPERS AND THEIR TRICKS
III. MARKED CARDS AND THE MANNER OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT
IV. REFLECTORS
V. HOLDOUTS
VI. MANIPULATION
VII. COLLUSION AND CONSPIRACY
VIII. THE GAME OF FARO
IX. PREPARED CARDS
X. DICE
XI. HIGH BALL POKER
XII. ROULETTE AND ALLIED GAMES
XIII. SPORTING-HOUSES
XIV. SHARPS AND FLATS
POSTSCRIPT

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015900996
Publisher:	VolumesOfValue
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

"John Nevil Maskelyne (1839 – 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with many other Victorian-era devices. " -- Wikipedia