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1885 The Laws of Piquet, Adopted by the Portland and Turf Clubs
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Description
Early Edition, Publishers' Original Binding
The fourth edition of this work.
Written by 'Cavendish', a pseudonym for Henry Jones. Henry Jones was an authority on whist and other card games. He wrote many books in his time.
Piquet is an early 16th-century plain-trick card game for two players that became France's national game. Historically, it was also known as Sant or Saunt from the French 'Cent'.
With a small number of charming vignette illustrations.
With three pages of advertisements to the rear.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, but clean.
Near Fine
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