Doyle, Thomas

Five Years in a Lottery Office; or an Exposition of the Lottery System in the United States

Boston: S. N. Dickinson, 1841. vi, 62p. Publishers wrappers with a stapled cloth spine. An interesting part of the history of gambling in the United States. This pamphlet explains the inner workings of a system that was essentially rigged. From Harvard University with a bookplate stating it was donated by George Frederic Farley, (1838-1887) who was a Boston tea merchant and with a small blind stamp. Wrapper a little chipped along the edges otherwise internally clean. Scarce. Item #10151

Price: $85.00