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DEVOL, George H. (1829-1903). Forty Years A Gambler on the Mississippi. Cincinnati: Devol & Haines, 1887. 8vo. Portrait frontispiece of Devol with plates. Publisher’s blue cloth stamped in gilt (rubbing). FIRST EDITION. Considered to be the greatest riverboat gambler to ever sail the Mississippi, George H. Devol partnered with many other famous cardsharps over the years, among them Canada Bill Jones and Big Alexander. This edition is not recorded in the Jessel bibliography. Powell 38. Scarce.