ARTIFICE

RUSE AND SUBTERFUGE

AT THE

CARD TABLE

A TREATISE ON THE SCIENCE AND ART OF

MANIPULATING CARDS

BY

S. W. ERDNASE

EMBRACING THE WHOLE CALENDAR OF SLIGHTS THAT

ARE EMPLOYED BY THE GAMBLER AND CON-

JURER, DESCRIBING WITH DETAIL AND ILLUS-

TRATION EVERY KNOWN EXPEDIENT,

MANOEUVRE AND STRATEGEM OF

THE EXPERT CARD HANDLER,

WITH OVER ONE HUNDRED

DRAWINGS FROM LIFE

BY M. D. SMITH

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PRICE $2.00

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PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR