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MASKELYNE, John Nevil (1839-1917). Sharps and Flats. New York: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1894. 8vo. Frontispiece with illustrations. Publisher’s red cloth stamped in black, white, and gilt (soiling, horizontal split on spine). FIRST EDITION. Provenance: Sam Leo Horowitz (signature). Sam Leo Horowitz, who performed under the names Dr. Chung, Leo Hartz, and Mohammed Bey, was voted one of the top ten living Card Stars of the U.S.A. and was to collaborate with Houdini on an expose of gambling tricks at the time of Houdini’s death in 1926.