Whist Universal: An Analysis of the Game as Improved by the Introduction of American Leads and Adapted to All Methods of Play

By: G.W.P.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Boston, Ticknor and Company: 1887

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 06378

Condition: Very Good

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Houghton Mifflin & Co. appears on the spine as publisher. Their imprint, Ticknor and Company, appears on the title page as publisher. No additional printings indicated. Minor wear and bumping to the spine ends and corners. Light spotting to bottom edge. Top edge gilt. Contemporary ownership name in pencil on the blank page following the front endpapers (Amasa Howard 1889) and also on the title page (name without date). Dr. Amasa Howard was a Dartmouth Medical School graduate and lived in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. 258 pages with Appendix. The Preface states the intent of the book: "It is t... View more info

American or Standard Whist

By: G.W.P.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston, Ticknor and Company: 1886

Edition: Eighth Edition

Seller ID: 06379

Condition: Very Good

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Bumping to the spine ends and corners. Light soil to covers and top edge. Only one occurrence of penciled marginalia found. Additionally, contemporary ownership name in pencil on the blank page following the front endpapers (Amasa Howard, Chelmsford, Mass.) and also on the title page (name with date, 1889). Dr. Amasa Howard was a Dartmouth Medical School graduate and lived in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. [xxiv] 268 pages with Introduction and Prefaces to the Eighth and Sixth Editions. Illustrated with many examples of game situations. Period newspaper clipping about Whist laid in. View more info