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Fools of Fortune or Gambling and Gamblers
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About this book
- Author
- John Philip Quinn
- Publisher
- The Anti-Gambling Association
- Year printed
- 1895
- Edition
- Second
- Printing
- Third
- Condition
- Good
- Pages
- 640
- Height
- 9.5 inches
- Width
- 7.25 inches
Notes
Large book bound in brown cloth with silver stamping on the cover. Comprehending a history of the vice in ancient and modern times, and in both hemispheres; an exposition of its alarming prevalence and destructive effects; with an unreserved and exhaustive disclosure of such frauds, tricks and devices as are practiced by "Professional" gamblers, "Confidence Men" and "Bunko Steerers."
Quotes
From preface: "Of all the vices which have enslaved mankind, none can reckon among its victims so many as gambling."