Card Essays, Clay's Decisions, and Card-Table Talk
London: Thos. de la Rue & Co., 1879. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [9], x, [3], 2-260, [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Burnt red publisher's cloth with blind borders on each board, gold lettering and rules on the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author, Henry Jones. Dedicated to Edward Foster, a fellow card game historian. Hargrave 401. Jessup 957. Hargrave calls Henry Jones a "whist authority". The book here contains the history of cards and card-games, an essay on the morality of playing these games, and the political history of cards and gambling. Jones began using the pseudonym "Cavendish" in 1862 and equaled Hoyle in his books' popularity. Jones was and remains a respected authority on card history. Very Good. Item #000013256
Light rubbing to the edges of the cloth, minor foxing to the beginning and end of the textblock.
Price: $200.00