Item #179690 Short whist : its rise, progress, and laws : with observations to make any one a whist player. A. Major, C B. Coles.

Short whist : its rise, progress, and laws : with observations to make any one a whist player

1848, 10th Edition (?). London: Printed for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Very good copy in the original decorated blind-tooled all-edges-gilt cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Book contains gilt vignette on front panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 111 pages; Description: 111 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 16 cm. Notes: By Major A***** ; to which are added, precepts for tyros / by Mrs. B*****. Major A. is a pseudonym for C.B. Coles. Subjects: Short whist. Item #179690

Price: €325.00

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