websters poker book glorifying americas de h t webster george worts (3 résultats)

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in dark blue cloth covered boards with bold red text on the spine and on the front board. A small quarto of 10 1/2 by 7 1/4 inches with rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine, the cloth is worn through in several places on the fore edge of the rear board and the binding includes a compartment for a pull-out tray attached to the rear board which has several repaired tears to its ends. Without a dust jacket. 126 pages of text and 50 black and white illustrations by H. T. Webster. A humorous guide to the game of poker illustrated with comical drawings. The tray contains an envelope containing approximately 150, red and blue, cardboard chips, 6 post cards to be used to invite your friends and 6 printed I.O.U. slips.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Good+ HC, no DJ. Dark blue linen-grain cloth over boards, red titles and playing card design; illustrated end papers; cloth over board box with drawer affixed to rear cover. Clean, square covers and spine; light rubbing wear at spine ends, small splits; lightly rubbed at fore corners; tightly bound; bright, clean interior. Cardboard sliding drawer in rear box has splits at tail end with old cello-tape repairs - all parts present but for 1/4 inch square piece. Box/drawer contains: 1) many cardboard poker chips in red, blue and white - each illustrated with Webster drawing and humorous comment; 2) 5 blank I.O.U. slips illustrated with Webster drawing and humorous comment; 3) 6 post card invitations to poker game illustrated with Webster drawing and humorous comment; 4) 4 pp folded 'informal message to the owner of this book'. 8vo, 127 pp; illustrated - 'Fifty Portraits by H.T. Webster'.

HARD BACK BLUE. Etat : FAIR. WEBSTER, H. T. (illustrateur). general wear to cover and spine. rubbing to edges of cover and spine. light wear to endpapers. pencil inscription to 2nd endpage which states "Mary Ve----- 450- Santa Ba------ Donated to Harry Nell". Bound in dark blue linen-grain cloth over boards, lettered in red on spine and front cover with playing card design. Cartoon endpapers. Compartment was glued but has since separated. Containing a Set of Poker Chips. Uniquely bound with hidden drawer compartment containing all the accessories needed to play poker consisting of; 5 sheets of perforated poker chips (1 blue sheet, 2 red sheets with 1 chip popped out and 3 white sheets. All poker chip sheets still intact), 4 printed postcard invitations and a folded informal message to the owner of this book, all illustrated by Webster/Eebster. Also, includes a small business card stating "Eebster's Poker Book, 1925." DATE PUBLISHED: 1925 EDITION: 126.