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Synopsis
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Synopsis
This vintage book contains an illustrated compendium of over eighty games and their varieties including card, billiard and board games. It was originally published in London in the 1920s as a revised and enlarged edition based on Hoyle's early works of the 1700s. A fantastic addition to the bookshelf of game enthusiasts, "Hoyle's Games Modernized" is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: "Whist", "Auction", "Solo Whist", "Piquet", " cart ", "Euchre", "Colonel", "Cribbage", "Poker", "Poler Maxims", "Loo", "Napoleon", "Spoil Five", "Baccarat", "Chemin-De-Fer", "Vingt-Un", "Blind Hookey", "Slippery Sam", "B zique", "Rubicon B zique", "Boston", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on card games.