Revised Updated Lawrence Dawson (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Revised & Updated Edition. Cover has slight shelf wear, pages lightly tanned , otherwise without flaw. 5 X 8" 480 pages from 1994. Ever since the middle of the 18th-Century, 'according to Hoyle' has been an expression for fair and rule-abiding play. This edition covers the rules of more than fifty varieties of card games, as well as Backgammon, Draughts, Chess, Solitaire, Darts, Dominoes, Nine Men's Morris, Billiards, Pool, Snooker and many more games. Drawings (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Fair+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Thus. Mark to bottom end of pages. Message to previous owner to inside cover. The present edition of thsis book was prepared under the editorship of Lawrence Dawson, and it now covers more than 50 varieties of card game, as well as Backgammon, Draughts, Chess, Solitaire, Darts, Dominoes, Nine Men's Morris, Billiards, Pool, Snooker and many more. Lawrence Dawson includes a short historical preface, and the text is lively and informative about the background and development of the games it describes. 480 pp.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good. 480 pages. Clean beige background dustjacket with light wear to edges of dustjacket. Very clean black hardback binding with bright gilt-coloured titles to spine. Page-edges yellowed o/w pages very clean.