Book/Printed Material The sharper detected and exposed
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Image 1 of The sharper detected and exposed- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 2 of The sharper detected and exposed- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 3 of The sharper detected and exposed- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 4 of The sharper detected and exposed- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 5 of The sharper detected and exposed THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED BY a ROBERTHOUDIN Eclairez les dupes il ny aura plus de fripons MONTESQUIEU LONDON CHAPMAN AND HALL 198 PICCADILLY 1863- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 6 of The sharper detected and exposed BRADBURY AND EVANS PRINT- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 7 of The sharper detected and exposed PREFACE Havine often been requested by different magis trates to investigate cases of sharping I have often _ been struck while doing so with the obstacles and _ embarrassments which a judges…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 8 of The sharper detected and exposed 1V PREFACE only made use of my knowledge for the amuse ment of my fellowcreatures I felt that the time had arrived when I ought to give to the public who had…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 9 of The sharper detected and exposed PREFACE V I have been guided by an opinion repeatedly expressed by the editors of newspapers and the press in general and in answer to the objection have made above I beg…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 10 of The sharper detected and exposed v1 PREFACE this work will only tend to their benefit and prove their safeguard against rogues Let each person when he sits down to play strengthened by the hints and instructions I…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 11 of The sharper detected and exposed CONTENTS Sa PAGE PREFACE iil AN ANECDOTE BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION A dangerous professor Sen CE CHAPTER I MODERN GREEKS Origin of the name Greek The first gambling houses Invention of RouletteHunt…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 12 of The sharper detected and exposed Vill CONTENTS CHAPTER IV THE GREEK OF THE TRIPOT PAGE His abject condition The publichouse Pretended stupidityDupes fleecedActing the countryman Table dh6teThe pelletsA good farceDeception The three cardsThe countrymans betClever substitutionEnglish roguesThimblerig…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 13 of The sharper detected and exposed CONTENTS CHAPTER VIIL SECRET GAMBLINGHOUSES Greeks both as dupers and dupedAndreas Téte dOr Secret inquiryThe human ostrichThe Society of PhilosophersChaffard the bravoExploit of Téte OrA Greek thrown out of window Mystification CHAPTER…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 14 of The sharper detected and exposed Seer scoctesaneemeteinteraramemamermmeratan anit il ta et NACE C nh ill mnn aii nai Sr Tec X CONTENTS CHAPTER XII AN INFAMOUS SNARE PAGE A young foolEnvy and covetousnessAphorisms InsinuationsConfidencesInfluencing the game Honest…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
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Image 15 of The sharper detected and exposed CONTENTS Xl CHAPTER III PAGE The enlevage or abstraction of a card Nps ETS CHAPTER IV The card replaced ae fa CHAPTER V The glance Dir AO CHAPTER VI The substituted packThe…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 16 of The sharper detected and exposed Xl CONTENTS CHAPTER XI PAGE The reflecting snuffbox p Syd pgei CHAPTER XII APPLICATION OF THE PRECEDING PRINCIPLES Arrangement of the packCouwps de piquetHow to repique and capot an adversaryHow to repique…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 17 of The sharper detected and exposed THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED AN ANECDOTE BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION a A DANGEROUS PROFESSOR Wauatever dear reader may be the value you attach to the knowledge of the knaveries I am…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 18 of The sharper detected and exposed PPX 14 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED moreover you are driven by your investigations into a society which may often expose you to serious personal risk When I was but a novice…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 19 of The sharper detected and exposed AN ANECDOTE BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION 3 decided to call on M Hausheer the following morning about ten oclock I was at this time only known as a mechanician and I feared…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 20 of The sharper detected and exposed 4 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED Does M Hausheer live here I asked rapping on one of the dingylooking panes of a sort of glassbox over which the word Porter was written…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 21 of The sharper detected and exposed AN ANECDOTE BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION OQ at which I rapped Loud sounds and laughter were heard from within A woman whose exact age it would be difficult to guess so dirty…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 22 of The sharper detected and exposed 6 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED after the description given of the preceding room may easily imagine it was far from clean or com fortable No one was there to receive me…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 23 of The sharper detected and exposed AN ANECDOTE BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION 7 ately delight but do not disturb yourself I will come again another time No no Wait an instantI understand from what you say you are…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 24 of The sharper detected and exposed 8 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED From this moment all the apprehension and dis gust which I had previously felt if I may so express it completely vanished admiration had replaced every…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 25 of The sharper detected and exposed AN ANECDOTE BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION 9 It is very pretty said he at length turning towards me but say young man you must leave it with me to show to one…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 26 of The sharper detected and exposed 10 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED Hausheer to read in his eyes if possible what was to be his next move He hesitated for a moment seeming at a loss to know…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 27 of The sharper detected and exposed AN ANECDOTE BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION Ill vou are sure that you can sell this piece of mechanism for me Certainly replied Hausheer am quite sure of it for my friend is…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 28 of The sharper detected and exposed 12 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED At length we started The Rue de lEcu dOr was at the back of the Hotel de Ville The Rue de Venddme au Marais where I…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 29 of The sharper detected and exposed AN ANECDOTE BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION 13 Some months afterwards I was one day reading the Gazette des Tribunaux when my eye was arrested by the name of Elias Hausheer figuring amongst…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 30 of The sharper detected and exposed 14 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED good account many circumstances have retarded the fulfilment of my intentions but at length I have the honour of presenting the result of my labours to…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 31 of The sharper detected and exposed THE TRICKS OF SHARPERS EXPOSED CHAPTER I ____ MODERN GREEKS Origin of the name GreekThe first gamblinghousesInvention of rouletteHunt for dupesOpening of ripots or low gam blinghousesThe Greek describedDifferent classes of sharpers…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 32 of The sharper detected and exposed 16 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED The circumstance made a great noise at the time and ever since similar rogues have been termed eNarecks Shakspeare asks Whats ina name There is however…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 33 of The sharper detected and exposed MODERN GREEKS 17 The game of roulette even which had just been introduced into the fashionable hells and which the public believed they could play without fear was tampered with by this…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 34 of The sharper detected and exposed 18 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED men knew that the number of dupes in the world is without limit and that they will never fail you if you only know how to…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 35 of The sharper detected and exposed MODERN GREEKS 19 dupes whose fears began to be awakened so that they dared no longer frequent these establish ments Thus followed and routed the Greeks dispersed im all directions rushed into…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 36 of The sharper detected and exposed ow THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED fortunately by no means ceased to reside there But where are they to be found P Their numerous dupes know too well They have learnt to…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 37 of The sharper detected and exposed MODERN GREEKS rll 2nd The Greek of the middle classes drd The Greek of the low gambling houses Honour to whom honour is due so let us begin with the first on…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 38 of The sharper detected and exposed CHAPTER II THE GREEK OF FASHIONABLE LIFE Wonderful acutenessRefined sleightofhandDelicacy of touch Tue sharper of fashionable life is without doubt the most adroit and clever in his villany he is one may…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 39 of The sharper detected and exposed THE GREEK OF FASHIONABLE LIFE 23 victimising his dupes his eyes seemingly fixed on his own cards are casting furtive glances to see all that is passing around him He knows by…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
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Image 40 of The sharper detected and exposed 24 THE SHARPER DETECTED AND EXPOSED to abstract or add a trick c c and he has carried these three important principles of cheating to a marvellous perfection Blessed with excellent eyesight…- Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
- Date: 1863
About this Item
Title
- The sharper detected and exposed
Names
- Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène, 1805-1871.
- Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- London : Chapman and Hall, 1863.
Headings
- - Cardsharping
- - Gambling
Notes
- - Also available in digital form.
- - LAC tnb 2019-06-25 no edits (1 card)
Medium
- xii, 268 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- GV1247 .R64
Library of Congress Control Number
- 01013301
Online Format
- online text
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