Gambling, Playing Cards, Coin-Op, & Advertising

Lot #540:

[JOHNSON, J.H.]. The Open Book. [N.p. (Kansas City?), 1926]...

[JOHNSON, J.H.]. The Open Book. [N.p. (Kansas City?), 1926]. 8vo. Illustrations of crooked gambling devices, marked cards, and carnival games. Publisher’s blue printed wraps (lacks title leaf, minor discoloration to wrappers). FIRST EDITION. This title saw many printings, but the first edition is quite rare.