DANGER IN THE CARDS

First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by the author. Publisher's original blue cloth with white titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent better than very good copy, the binding firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with toning to the text block edges and faint spotting to the endpapers are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the very good rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several small chips to the spine tips and fold corners and mild fading of the spine. Not price-clipped ($2.50 to the front flap). A scarce title.

Inscribed by Michael "Mickey" Macdougall in black ink to the front free endpaper "To Susan Y. Dear, Jr. / always remember - / 'gamblers don't gamble' / Michael MacDougall". In this book the author, a card manipulator who prefers the be known as a 'gambling detective' (and has worked with police to expose card sharps, dice cheats and carnival hustlers), shows "exactly how a gambler can rob their victim and look perfectly innocent whilst doing so".