Hoyle's Games Improved; being practical treatises on Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess, Back-Gammon, Draughts, Cricket, Tennis, Quinze, Hazard, Lansquenet, Billiards, and Goff or Golf: In which are contained, the method of betting at Those Games Upon Equar

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Illustrated. 290 pages. This edition was revised by Charles Jones and is the first edition of Hoyle's Games to include the game of Golf, or Goff (both spellings used). One of the earliest extensive descriptions of Golf, seemingly included at the last minute, being the final three pages of the book. Interesting to note it claims golf to be "the favorite summer amusement in Scotland." This copy appears to have had the leather spine replaced circa 1900, else all original. Ffep has period name written upper corner, and another name and Collwyn Bay 1910 pencilled beside it. Contents clean and unmarked. Covers protected in mylar. D& M #330 Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. N° de ref. del artículo 204598

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