The current version of Panoply is 5.2.6, released. Panoply requires that your computer has have had a compatible Java 11 (or later version) JRE or JDK installed. Panoply is a cross-platform application that runs on Macintosh, Windows, Linux and other desktop computers. If actual shipping cost is less than the AbeBooks estimate, it is our practice to REFUND the difference to the buyer.Panoply plots geo-referenced and other arrays from AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear. Inside pages exhibit gentle tanning and minimal scattered foxing. Interior is free of writing and intentional marks. A couple signatures show small gaps in adjoining gutters. Inside pages have little scattered foxing. Ffep is missing lower corner at 1.5" tear. Front cover and spine exhibit some mottled lightening along top edges and sides of spine. Binding is secure, with a little play to it. Perimeters exhibit light wear, a little more at corners and shoulders. Ends of spine are crushed with a little fraying. Spine exhibits some sunning with lightly faded gilt and variegated coloring to cloth. Brown cloth over boards is illustrated in black ink with some bright gilt. A wonderful example of 19th century binding, with rounded spine and elaborate decoration. After all the notoriety, it is curious to note that he was destitute in his later years. For unspecified reasons he changed his ways, and became active in the crusade against gambling. Jonathan Harrington Green (1813?1887) wrote a quite a bit as "The Reformed Gambler." In his younger years he was notorious as one of the most skilled card players in the US. Common gambling games are described, as are common tricks and techniques for cheating and beating the odds. ** Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. In this way does Winterblossom position himself as promoting something positive with his book." (From the folks at PokerNews, in their Poker & Pop Culture section.) ** 72 pages. From the book: "All games of chance create a morbid appetite in those who indulge in them, in proportion to their ignorance of the mathematical basis upon which those games are constructed." "In other words, not knowing the math makes poker an even more dangerous recreation than it already might be. Written under a pseudonym, the author is careful to offer his advice as a way to lessen the nefarious nature of poker-so that it becomes more a game of strategy than mere gambling. Internet sites are inclined to value the book for what it reveals about poker culture, but also indicate that the math remains solid. As the first full length book on poker strategy in America, the author focuses on the five card draw, sharing the math behind the game as well as ethics and etiquette. While that has yet to happen, there's no doubt that the game's popularity has only increased. ** According to the news of the day, the popularity of poker was growing rapidly enough that a New York Times article wondered if it might not replace baseball as the country's national sport. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Pages are age-toned, with the above-mentioned stain at perimeters. Front board also has a slight warp to it. Dampstain affects interior margins to varying degrees, and fades some at center of text. Most notable fault is some damp staining: severe to front, affecting black ink design, with slight overlap to title gilt. Covers show some edgewear with a little exposed board on front corners, with some light scuffing, with white as well as black spots. ** Green cloth over board features gilt on front cover, and blind tooling front and back. A First Edition of the First American book on poker strategy.
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