Card-sharpers, their tricks exposed, or, The art of always winning (1891)
Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène, 1805-1871, Forster, Joseph · London : Spencer Blackett · leaf 189
teries of conjuring, that a Greek can withdraw, under the eyes of his adversary, one or more cards, and restore them to the pack, without being de- tected. Such, however, is the fact. The art of withdrawing is one of the most valuable artifices of conjuring; it exacts a great natural ability and…
Gambling · Card games
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