[Poker] Cowell, Joe. Thirty Years Passed Among the

[Poker] Cowell, Joe. Thirty Years Passed Among the Players in England and America. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1845. Two parts in one, separate title pages, paginated together. Disbound. Text in two columns. 8vo. Clean copy, light pencil marginalia. EARLY MENTION OF POKER: Part II contains a description of the game of poker, including an overview of the rules and the hierarchy of winning hands.