1786 HOYLE'S GAMES IMPROVED antique in ENGLISH

HOYLE'S GAMES IMPROVED London; 1786 Size 4 by 6 1/4 inches vi, 306 pp. Original leather binding, title labels at the spine good interior condition, spine destroyed, front cover detached, leather with some damages, a few leaves with marginal spot Text in English a collection of rules and strategies for popular card and board games, edited by Charles Jones and published by a group including J. F. and C. Rivington in London. This popular book included treatises on games like whist, chess, and billiards, and was the standard for game rules, leading to the phrase "according to Hoyle".