Games.- Académie Universelle des Jeux..., 3 vol., nouvelle édition, 8 engraved plates, of which 7 folding, ticket of Librairie J. Gibert to vol. 1 rear pastedown, some spotting, some browning, generally light but vol. 3 heavy at points, contemporary boards, morocco spine labels, vol. 1 staining to lower cover fore-edge, vol. 3 backstrip peeled away from lower joint, some chipping and wear to joints, rubbed and little soiled, Amsterdam, Changuion & Harrevelt, 1786 § Dusaulx (Jean) De la Passion du Jeu..., 2 parts in 1, first edition, woodcut royal arms to titles and head of dedication, woodcut tail-pieces, some spotting and light browning, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments and with morocco label, spine with subtle remains of old paper label and shallow chip to head, couple small and faint stains to upper cover, some wear to corners, lightly rubbed, joints starting at head, Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Monsieur, 1779, half-titles; and 4 others French, games or gambling related, including 2 editions of L'Histoire des Grecs, 8vo (8)
⁂ The first mentioned with sections on piquet, quadrille, whist, billiards, dominoes, chess and others.
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