A Desperate Remedy

<p>256pp. Red cloth-covered boards, black titles on spine.  12mo. Bumped spine ends and corners. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring very occasional spotting. Dust jacket has significant loss bottom front, closed tear at spine head, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price un clipped. </p> <p>Settings of this work range from the Canadian Rockies to the English countryside as a fortune is lost by incautiously sitting in on a card game with unscrupulous sharpers.</p>