The Amazing World of John Scarne by Scarne, John - 1956

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1956. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Second printing. Boards in red and black cloth. Light wear. Internally clean and unmarked. Frontispiece portrait of author. Dust jacket has some shallow chipping; part of title on spine is effaced; not price clipped ($5.00); in an archival mylar sleeve. 412 pages. John Scarne (1903-1985), at the time the world's leading expert on gambling, tells in this no-punches-pulled, startling frank book the whole inside story of gambling, and reveals all the dodges, gimmicks and tricks used by cheaters at dice, cards, roulette, and other games of chance. His sensational revelations extend also to magic and escape tricks, to the chicaneries of carnivals and even to the blasting of mind-reading, hypnotism, extra-sensory perception and other such pseudo-psychic and occult theories. In Scarne's life story, he tells not only how he achieved his unique position as the leading authority, but also a host of wonderful true stories about his experiences… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, 1956. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild fraying and rubbing to spine head and foot, gently frayed and bumped corners, faint soiling to boards, light fading to spine, pale soiling to few front endpapers, else Verry Good.. Black octavo, red spine, 412 pages, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Gambling, Autobiography.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1956. 412 pages. "Never-Before told revelations and experiences in Gambling, Magic, Carnival and Show Business; together with startling disclosures about Hypnotism, Extra-Sensory Perception and Other Mental Effects". Usual yellowing of pages. Jacket has a couple of approsimately 1/4" close tears on back panel, chips on top and bottom of spine, two inch long by 1/3" wide missing section on front fold-in, darkening of color on spine. Sounds worse than it is.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard .