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Pair of card tables, Maple white lift top with star: Pair of card tables, Maple white lift top with star inlay & line inlay on legs, 18.5"d x 38"l 29"h

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American Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Game Table.: American Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Demilune Game Table. 30"h. x 36"w. x 18"d. Tex Johnson Collection. Condition: Good with wear.

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Carved Mahogany Game Table with Dome Cover.: Carved Mahogany Game Table with Dome Cover. With Westminster Abbey chess game pieces. 43"h. Condition: Good.

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American Sheraton Figured Mahogany Game Table.: American Sheraton Figured Mahogany Game Table. 29"h. x 36"w. x 17-1/2"d.

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American Hepplewhite Mahogany Game Table.: American Hepplewhite Mahogany Line Inlaid Game Table. 29-1/2"h. x 36"w. x 17"d. Tex Johnson Collection. Condition: Good with wear and scratches.

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Matched Pair of American Empire Game Tables.: Matched Pair of American Empire Mahogany Swivel Top Lyre Base Game Tables. 29"h. x 35-1/2"w. x 17-3/4"d. Condition: Fair with some cracks, finish losses and wear.

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Period Style Carved Fruitwood Game Table.: Period Style Carved Fruitwood Game Table. With slide-out corner drink holders. 31-1/2"h. x 41-1/2" square. Condition: Very good with minor wear.

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American Federal Mahogany Pedestal Base Game Table.: American Federal Mahogany Pedestal Base Game Table. Foliate and scroll carved feet. 30"h. x 36"w. x 17-1/2"d. Condition: Good with minor wear, refinished.

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French Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Game Table.: Vintage French Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Game Table. 29"h. x 33"w. x 16"d. Condition: Good with wear and minor losses.

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Hepplewhite Mahogany Shaped Flip Top Card Table: with Line and Bell Flower Inlay, Urn Inlay on Skirt, 36" x 17.5" Closed x 29"Condition: Very Good

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[Gambling] A Group of Classic Books and Booklets on

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[Gambling] A Group of Classic Books and Booklets on Gambling. Approximately one shelf, including The Destruction of Mephisto’s Greatest Web (1914) by James; A Grand Expose of the Science of Gambling (2010); four works by Mickey MacDougall; The Open Book (1945) by Johnson; The Phantom of the Card Table (1969) by McGuire; The High Art of Gambling (1937) by Sir Anthony; catalogs from George and Company and K.C. Card Co.; Sharps and Flats (1980s) by Maskelyne; Gambling Exposed (1973) by Green; and others. Sizes and bindings vary. Generally very good.

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