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[Hildreth, James] Dragoon Campaigns to the Rocky Mountains. New York: Wiley & Long, 1836. First edition. The first book to ever mention a poker game, in print, in English, wherein it is described as “a favorite game of cards at the south and west.” Publisher’s cloth, gilt-lettered and illustrated spine. 8vo. 288pp. Rear blank flyleaf removed, intermittent foxing, otherwise a nice copy. Howes H471. Sabin 31769. Wagner-Camp 59.