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[CHEATING]. [GAMBLING]. Three Pieces of Ephemera Advertising Gambling Products. Includes: Double-sided W. Suydam price list in black ink on yellow stock, offering “playing cards, advantage dice, faro boxes, props, faro checks, cue keepers, faro spreads, keno setts, check holders, card racks, monte cards, spies, briefs, card cases, card presses, hold-outs, strippers, longs and shorts, and every article used by Sporting Men to win with in the United States.” New York, [ca. 1890s]. 11 ½ x 8 ¾”. Creases, light toning; — Double-sided pictorial Suydam advertising flyer in black ink on tan stock, listing 17 tongue-in-cheek “rules” for gambling with cards, and depicting the back designs of several styles of marked playing cards for sale, with explanations. New York, [ca. 1890s]. 11 x 8 ½”. Old creases, tiny tears; — Small one-sided advertising flyer insert in black and red ink, depicting the back designs of four different styles of specialty playing cards for sale, with captions. [Suydam?], ca. 1890s. 5 ½ x 5 ½”. All very good or better.