Antique Gambling Chips

Palo Alto, CA: Past Pleasures, 1998. Revised Edition. Softbound. Blue and color illustrated wraps. 442 pp., profusely illus. in BW. G+ (Labels and card and few marks as ex-art library, slight wear to edges and corners, interior is clean and bright.). Item #150232
ISBN: 0961427329

First published in 1985. This revision includes more than 2000 new chips, including hundreds of additional ivory, clay, and mother-of-pearl chips. Also includes "a section on the history of the manufacture of ivory chips used primarily in the United States during the period 1840-1910. The author has called in experts from specific fields to offer new and enlightening details. Illustrations cram nearly every page. Who knew this subject was so detailed?

Price: $45.00