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ERDNASE, S.W. The Expert at the Card Table. Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1910s. Publisher’s green/grey wraps with King of Hearts design to upper (lacking pips), “books that really teach” ad to lower. Illustrated by Marshall D. Smith. 178 pp. + six blank leaves. Bookseller’s label of Will Goldston inside front wrap. Ownership signatures of R.J. Hood. Minor tape reinforcements to wraps, faint penciled marginalia, a few dog-eared corners and edgewear, else good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED on the title page, “Wishing you / the best / Cardini / 1933.”