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VERNON, Dai and Faucett W. Ross. Ten Card Problems. N.p., n.d. (1930s). Fourteen typed or carbon 4to pages, with one illustration in pencil for the Miracle Card Location. Stapled at top. Minor foxing, else good. Likely an early pirated edition of this now-legendary publication detailing some of Vernon’s most subtle secrets.The first 12 copies of this, the famous “Twenty Dollar Manuscript,” were signed and numbered by Vernon; the latter eight were mailed without a signature or number. Despite the high asking price ($20 during the Great Depression), copies sold quickly and pirated editions appeared soon after the initial supply was exhausted.