Lot n° 196
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PRACTICE/GAMES] - Lot 196
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SOUMILLE (Abbé Bernard-Laurent)]
The Great Trictrac, or an Easy Method for Learning the Game, Its Terms, and Rules Without a Teacher..., Paris, Giffart, 1756
An 8vo volume in full calfskin, ribbed spine, gilt decorations: VJ, 323 pages, (1)
Second edition; the first was published in Avignon in 1738.
A study devoted to this game of chance; “And a large portion of the subtleties of this game, enriched with 270 plates or figures illustrating the resolutions of specific cases.”
Dufresne’s hand-drawn bookplate on the title page.
Dulled corners (visible restoration), a restored defect on the back cover, split binding clasps.
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