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Schenck, Robert C. Draw. Rules for Playing Poker. Brooklyn: Privately printed, 1880. Brown cloth, gilt stamped. Elzevir Card Tracts No. 1. 16mo. Front hinge weak, else very good. Scarce. Schenck, a prominent American politician, introduced the game of Poker to England in 1872. His rules of the game were first published by a Duchess, who printed them for private distribution to guests at her parties, where the game was played. After catching the fancy of Queen Victoria, poker caught on in England where it was known, for a time, as “Schenck Poker.” Schenck concludes his treatise with the statement: the “main elements of success in the game are: 1) good luck; 2) good cards; 3) plenty of cheek; and 4) good temper.”