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[Evans, Gerritt] “A Retired Professional,” pseudo. How Gamblers Win. New York: Fitzgerald Publishing Corporation, (1868)/later impression (ca. 1890s). Publisher’s colored pictorial wraps. 12mo. One tiny chip at base of spine; fine. The finest example of this edition we have encountered. Toole Stott 395. In his introduction to the 2008 edition of this work, no less an authority on the subject than Steve Forte wrote: “It’s loaded with more than enough gambling moves to satisfy the technicians; plenty of historical reference to appeal to the historians; and for those who read for entertainment, the work is replete with amusing metaphors, anecdotes and showy terminology.”