Author: HEBBARD, J. C. B. (JUDGE JACK HEBBARD)
Title: A Deck of Cards and a Joker
Description: San Francisco, CA: Press of the Hicks-Judd Co, 1907. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. Signed by the author, with an inscription, on the front endpaper - the author has also made notations on several of the poems and the purchase information as part of the last poem. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The book covers have ground-in dirt and several spots to the front and rear covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The front and rear endpapers have noticeable toning. "Judge Hebbard was a Superior Court Judge for the San Francisco area during the early 1900's -- it seems that in 1907 he had some run-ins with other members of the bar due to some excessive imbibing and a period of despondency which he showed a bit too widely when he tried to kill himself during an annual Bar Association dinner. Subsequently, the Bar Association asks for his resignation. Also during the 1907 time period is when this little volume of poems appears. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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