Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One
New York: Blaisdell Publishing Company, 1962.
First edition, first printing. xiii, 236, [2] pp. Dark navy cloth lettered and ruled in gilt, including all six cards in pouch at rear. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, with a few small tears and light edge wear but unclipped with no sunning to spine panel.
A very nice copy of an early fusion of mathematics and gambling-- in this case the game of blackjack. The author is a former math professor who once taught at MIT, a former hedge fund manager, and blackjack player.
Price: $400.00
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