Sale 15BP02 | Lot 210

[GAMES] Two works on games

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Photographs

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Lot 210

; including AcadÃ©mie universelle des jeux avec des instructions facile pour apprendre Ã les bien jouer. Amsterdam: s.n., 1760. Two volumes bound as one, period calf, all edges red. 6 5/6 x 4 inches (17 x 9.5 cm); [4], 384 pp.; [2], 294 pp. Edges of binding exposed from wear, binding overall worn, some toning within; Together with [SOUMILLE, BERNARD LAURENT]. Le grand trictrac ou MÃ©thode facile pour apprendre sans maÃ®tre la marche, les termes, les rÃ¨gles, et une grande partie des finesses de ce jeu... Paris: Giffart, 1756. French mottled calf of the period, all edges red. 8 x 5 inches (20 x 12 cm); vi, 324 pp. Light wear, a sound copy.
The first work includes an interesting section on billiards, in the second part, pp. 1-14, and also has much on card games. The second work is a comprehensive survey of backgammon, with many fine woodcuts.

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