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The American Hoyle; or, Gentleman’s Hand-Book of Games. Containing
all the Games played in the United States, with Rules, Descriptions and
Technicalities. Adapted to the American Methods of Playing. By Trumps. Thirteenth
Edition: Illustrated with Numerous Diagrams and Engravings. This work is designed
and acknowledged as an Authority on all Games as played in America; being
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Blackbridge’s Complete Poker Player. A practical Guide-Book to the
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Spayth’s American Draught Player; or, The Theory and Practice of the
Scientific Game of Checkers. Simplified and Illustrated with Practical Diagrams.
Containing upwards of 1700 Games and Positions. By Henry Spayth. Sixth edition,
with over 200 Corrections and Improvements.
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Marache’s Manual of Chess. Containing Preliminary Games for Beginners,
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best Games and Copious Notes, Endings of Games, Numerous Problems, Diagrams,
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Walker’s Cribbage Made Easy. Being a new and complete Treatise
on the Game in all varieties. By George Walker, Esq.
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