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    By "Cavendish"
    London   Thomas de la Rue & Co.
    6.5" by 4" iv, 55, [4]pp
    An attractive first edition of this instructional work on various card games, published under Henry Jones' pseudonym.
    By "Cavendish"

    1875 Round Games at Cards

    London   Thomas de la Rue & Co.
    6.5" by 4" iv, 55, [4]pp
    An attractive first edition of this instructional work on various card games, published under Henry Jones' pseudonym.
    £140.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 910Y19
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    Description

    First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding

    The first edition.

    In the publisher's original cloth binding with decorative blind stamping.

    With two leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear.

    Published under the pseudonym "Cavendish", which belongs to English writer Henry Jones, who was an authority on whist and other card games, tennis and other lawn games.

    The work lays out the rules of the card games Loo, Vingt-et-un and various types of poker.

    Condition

    In the original cloth binding. Externally, with minor shelf wear and a few marks to the boards, otherwise very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot, heaviest to the endpapers.

    Near Fine

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