Edmond Hoyle-HOYLE'S GAMES-1770-cards chess SCARCE

MR HOYLE'S GAMES

OF WHIST, QUADRILLE, PIQUET, CHESS AND BACK-GAMMON COMPLETE

In which are contained The Method of Playing and Betting at those Games, upon equal, or advantageous terms

Including the laws of the several games

By

EDMOND HOYLE

Printed by assignment from T Osbourne of Gray's-Inn, for S. Crowder, R. Baldwin and S. Blandon and others (London) in 1770. Undated but stated 15th edition.

Later half calf over marbled boards. Five raised bands to spine. Compartments decorated in gilt. Red leather title label to spine stamped gilt. Pages (xii) 216. Small (15.5cm by 10.5cm).

Boards are in near fine condition. Clean with bright gilt. Just the slightest rubbing to corners. Binding tight and square. 

Internally there is sporadic foxing throughout. Some staining to pages at the top fore-corner. The occasional mark. General age-toning.

This is the scarce 15th edition of Hoyle's famous book of games, published the year following his death. The book carries the author's woodblock stamped signature on the verso of the title page as a guarantee of authenticity (the first 14 editions carried a hand-written signature). A very nice copy in a lovely binding.

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