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AMERICAN
HOYLE
;
or,
Gentleman's
Hand-Book
of
Games.
Containinj?
clear
and
complete
descriptions
of
all
the
Games
played
In
the
United
States,
with
tlic
American
lliiles
for
playinr,'
them
;
in-
cluding
Whist,
Euchre,
Bezique,
CribbagCj
All-Fours,
Loo,
Pecker,
lirag,
Piquet,
Ecarte,
Boston,
Cassino,
Chess,
Checkers,
Backgammon,
Dominoes,
Billiards,
and
a
hundred
other
Games.
This
work
is
de.sij;ned
to
be
an
American
authority
in
all
games
of
-^kill
and
chance,
and
will
settle
any
disputed
point.
It
has
been
prepared
with
great care
by
the
editor,
with
the
assistance
of
a
numbcir
of
gentleman
players
of
skill
and
abiUty,
and
is
not
a
re-hash
of
English
Games,
but
a
live
AmericaTi book,
expressly
prepared
for
American
rc'adors.
The
Amkmcan
Hoyle
contains
525
pages,
is
printed
on
fine
white
paper,
bound
in
cloth,
with
beveled
boards,
and
is
profusely
illustrated
with
engravings
explaining
the
different
Games.
Price
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AMERICAN
CARD-PLAYER.
Containing
clear
and
comprehensive
directions
for
plaj-ing
the
Games
of
Euchre,
Whist,
Bezique,
All-Fours,
French
Fours,
Cribbage,
Cassino,
Straight
and
Draw
Poker,
Whisky
Po-
ker
and
Commercial
Pitch,
together
with
all
the
laws
of
those
games.
This
work
is
abridged
from
"
The
American
Hoyle,"
our
larger
Book
of
Games.
150 pages,
bound
in
boards,
with
cloth
back,
price
50
cts.
rjiHE
GAME
OF
DRAUGHTS,
or
Checkers,
Simplified
and
Explained.
With
practical
Diagrams
and
Hlustrations,
together
with
a
Checker-Board,
numbered
and
printed
in
red.
Cotitaining
the
Eighteen Standard
Games,
with
ever
200
of
the
best
variations,
selected
from
the
various
authors,
to-
gether
-with
many
original
ones
never
before
published.
By
D.
Scatteruood.
Bound
in
cloth,
with
flexible
cover,
price
50
ct.3.
THE
ILLUSTRATED
HAND-BOOK
of
Billiards.
By
Michael,
Phelan
and Claudius Berger.
Cont:iininga
complete
treatise
of
the
Game
of
Billiards,
with
a
description
of
all
the
different
shots,
how
to
bring
the
balls
together,
&c.
To
which
is
added,
the
Rules
of
the
American,
or
Four
Ball
Game,
the
English
Game,
and
the
French,
or
Three
Ball
Game.
Also
containing
the
Rules
for
all
the
different
Games
of
Pool.
Illustrated
copiously
with
engravings.
Price
35
cts.
PARLOR
TRICKS
WITH
CARD:1
Containing
Ex-
planatlons
of
all
the
Tricks
and
Deceptions
v/ith
Playing
Cards
ever
invented,
embracing
Tricks
with
Cards
performed
by
Slcight-of-IIand
;
by
the
aid
of
Memory,
Mental
Calculation
and
Arrangement
of
the
Cards
;
by
the
aid
of
Confederacy,
and
Tricks
performed
by
the
aid
of
Prepared
Cards.
The
whole
illustrated
and
made
plain
and
easy,
with
70
engravings.
This
book
is
an
abridgment
of
our
large
work,
entitled
"
The
Secret
Out."
Paper
covers,
price
30
ct.i.
Bound
in
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cloth
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50
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THE
BOOK
OF
FIRESIDE
GAMES.
Abridged
from
-*-"The
Sociable."
Containing
an
explanation
of
the
most
entertaining
Games
suited
to
the
Family
Circle
as
a
Recreation,
such
as
Games
of
Action,
Games
which
inerely
require
attention.
Games
which
require
memory.
Catch
Games,
which
have
for
their
object
Tricks
or
Mystification,
Games
in
which
an
opportunity
is
afforded
to
display
gallantry,
wit,
or
some
slight
knowledge
of
certain
Sciences,
Amusing
irorfeits,
Fireside
Games
for
Winter
Evening
Amusement,
etc.
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price
30
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Bound
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50
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PARLOR
THEATRICALS
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Winter
Evenings'
En-
tertainment.
Abridged
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Sociable."
Containing
Acting
Proverbs.
Dramatic
Charades,
Drawing-room
Pantomimes,
Musical
Burlesques,
&c.
;
with
In-
structions
for
Amateurs
;
how
to
construct
a
Stage
and
Curtain
;
how
get
up
Cos-
tumes
and
Properties,
on
the "
Making
up
"
of
Characters,
Exits
and
Entrances,
&c.
Illustrated
with
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