Cards and Card Tricks, Containing a Brief History of Playing Cards: Full Instructions with Illustrated Hands, for Playing Nearly all Known Games of Chance or Skill; And Directions for Performing a Number of Amusing Tricks
This volume contains full instructions for playing a vast array of different card games ranging from Poker to Irish Loo, as well as chapters on card tricks, the history of playing cards, 'cartomancy', and more. "Cards and Card Tricks" will appeal to seasoned player and novice alike, and it would make for a fantastic addition to any collection. Contents include: "Whist", "Loo", "Irish Loo", "Vingt-Et-Un", "Faro or Pharao", "Tontine", "Lansquenet", "Forty-Five-Maw-Five-Cards", "Twenty-Five", "Blind Hookey-Banker", "Albert Smith", "Poker-Draw", "Newmarket", "Quadrille", "Bostone", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on card tricks.
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Cards and Card Tricks, Containing a Brief History of Playing Cards: Full Instructions with Illustrated Hands, for Playing Nearly all Known Games of Chance or Skill; And Directions for Performing a Number of Amusing Tricks
This volume contains full instructions for playing a vast array of different card games ranging from Poker to Irish Loo, as well as chapters on card tricks, the history of playing cards, 'cartomancy', and more. "Cards and Card Tricks" will appeal to seasoned player and novice alike, and it would make for a fantastic addition to any collection. Contents include: "Whist", "Loo", "Irish Loo", "Vingt-Et-Un", "Faro or Pharao", "Tontine", "Lansquenet", "Forty-Five-Maw-Five-Cards", "Twenty-Five", "Blind Hookey-Banker", "Albert Smith", "Poker-Draw", "Newmarket", "Quadrille", "Bostone", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on card tricks.
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Cards and Card Tricks, Containing a Brief History of Playing Cards: Full Instructions with Illustrated Hands, for Playing Nearly all Known Games of Chance or Skill; And Directions for Performing a Number of Amusing Tricks
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Cards and Card Tricks, Containing a Brief History of Playing Cards: Full Instructions with Illustrated Hands, for Playing Nearly all Known Games of Chance or Skill; And Directions for Performing a Number of Amusing Tricks
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473343320 |
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| Publisher: | Read Books Ltd. |
| Publication date: | 10/06/2017 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 274 |
| File size: | 20 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
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