Shadows? game. Le Jeu de l?Hombri... Shadows? game. Le Jeu de l?Hombri comme on le Jou presentement a la Cour e a Paris avec les pertintailles enrichy de Cartes Figurees, qui representent les Jeux qui se Jouent... Decisions nouvelles sur les difficultez et incidens du jeu de l?hombre. Paris, chez Hilaire Foucault rue Saint Jacques, 1713 8vo mm. 166x 98; contemporary full calf binding, gilt titles on spine, red morocco label; pp. 12, 167, 1 blank, 12, 33, 1 blank. Many woodcuts of cards within gmes. Fine copy.
Beautiful illustrated edition. The Shadow Game is a card game of Spanish origin that is played with 40 cards. Very famous in France in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century, he was the ancestor of the Wist and Bridge. it is known as 'Tresilio' in Spain, 'Hombre' in Denmark, 'rocambor' in Peù and Bolivia, 'Tridge' in England. Depaulis n 44 et 45 p.18; Hargrave 42. The lot is offered with a valid export license.
Shadows? game. Le Jeu de l?Hombri... Shadows? game. Le Jeu de l?Hombri comme on le Jou presentement a la Cour e a Paris avec les pertintailles enrichy de Cartes Figurees, qui representent les Jeux qui se Jouent... Decisions nouvelles sur les difficultez et incidens du jeu de l?hombre. Paris, chez Hilaire Foucault rue Saint Jacques, 1713 8vo mm. 166x 98; contemporary full calf binding, gilt titles on spine, red morocco label; pp. 12, 167, 1 blank, 12, 33, 1 blank. Many woodcuts of cards within gmes. Fine copy.
Beautiful illustrated edition. The Shadow Game is a card game of Spanish origin that is played with 40 cards. Very famous in France in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century, he was the ancestor of the Wist and Bridge. it is known as 'Tresilio' in Spain, 'Hombre' in Denmark, 'rocambor' in Peù and Bolivia, 'Tridge' in England. Depaulis n 44 et 45 p.18; Hargrave 42. The lot is offered with a valid export license.
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