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Chance and luck: a discussion of the laws of luck, coincidences , wagers, lotteries, and the fallacies of gambling; with notes on poker and martingales. By Richard A Proctor.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1887 Proctor
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gambling.
- Probabilities.
- Games--Rules.
- Games.
- Genre:
- Embossed bindings (Binding)
- Endpapers (Binding)
- Physical Description:
- vi p., 1 l., 263 p. 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London, Longmans, Green, and co., 1887.
- Contents:
- Laws of luck
- Gambler's fallacies
- Fair and unfair wagers
- Betting on races
- Lotteries
- Gambling in shares
- Fallacies and coincidences
- Notes on poker
- Martingales.
- Notes:
- Illustrated lining-papers.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in blue cloth and stamped in black with a decorative black border and a gilt design.
- Athenaeum copy: Stamped on t.p.: "Received June 13 1887 The Athenaeum."
- OCLC:
- 3805795
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