Card-sharpers, their tricks exposed, or, The art of always winning (1891)
Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène, 1805-1871, Forster, Joseph · London : Spencer Blackett · leaf 190
WITHDRAWING CARDS 179 They are then taken in the right hand and pressed against the four fingers and the base of the thumb ; the cards are then bent a little, as in … Fig. 13- There is another kind of withdrawal, but this is less practised by Greeks than by conjurers, who employ it in circumstances where the first would not be suitable. It consists in pressing the cards lightly between the little finger and the thumb of the hand which withdraws the cards. By…
Gambling · Card games
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