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POKER FACE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ULVIS ALBERTS - DELUXE HARDBOUND SLIPCASED EDITION
(ALBERTS, ULVIS). Alberts. Introduction by Maurice Zolotow. Biographies by John G. Hill. Hollywood, CA: Angel City Books, 1981. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Gilt-Debossed Cloth, Slipcased. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 144pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Stephen Dane. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in 1981, "Poker Face" is Latvian-born, Seattle-based photographer Ulvis Alberts' chronicle of the early days of professional and tournament poker. It features portraits of seventies Las Vegas pioneers Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar, Jack "Treetop" Straus, "Amarillo Slim" Preston, Jack and Benny Binion, "Puggy" Pearson, Johnny Moss, and many more from a time long before The World Series of Poker was a glimmer in cable television's eye. A bright, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon Angel City Books "Special Edition" of this sought-after gem bound in gilt-stamped emerald green cloth showing some light wear and soiling to its matching cloth slipcase. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-960-5416-1-6 Inventory Number: 025022