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ACADEMIE UNIVERSELLE DES JEUX, CONTENANT LES REGLES DE TOUS LES JEUX, AVEC DES INSTRUCTIONS FACILES POUR APPRENDE A LES BIEN JOUER. NOUVELLE EDITION, AUGEMNTE... PAR PHILIDOR... 2 VOLS IN 1.
by Edmond Hoyle translator (English To French)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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Amsterdam: Aux Depens De La Compagnie. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1777. Hardcover. French Language; 18th Century; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; viij, 384; [4], 324p pages; Contemp full leather; light wear to corners, spine base and edges lightly chipped. Foxed. Dampstaining to upper portion of last several dozen leaves, creasing at upper edge of last few leaves. Occasional old ink marginalia. Rubber stamp to lower margin of Vol 1, p24 ("Lyon/ 1777"). Containing the rules of all games with easy instructions to learn to play well, new, expanded edition of the Game of Chess by Philidor, the Whisk & Game, by Edmond Hoyle, translated from English, In this first part are mentioned card games: the game of quadrille, the rules of the mediator, the Three Men, the game of the Comet, the lottery, the Tontine, the Trade game, play Butterfly, Play-call, the Gossip, the game of Hoc, the game Farm, game Poque, the game of Romestecq, game of Gillet, the game of Brusquembille etc. .
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- Title
- ACADEMIE UNIVERSELLE DES JEUX, CONTENANT LES REGLES DE TOUS LES JEUX, AVEC DES INSTRUCTIONS FACILES POUR APPRENDE A LES BIEN JOUER. NOUVELLE EDITION, AUGEMNTE... PAR PHILIDOR... 2 VOLS IN 1.
- Author
- Edmond Hoyle translator (English To French)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Aux Depens De La Compagnie
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1777
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- GAMES;
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