Cavendish jones henry (21 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Hardcover - clean, no marks, clean inside, no dj - from a private collection -.

(3rd Edn.) Original cloth, gilt spine. Without title-page. pp v, 131. Includes a history of the card game piquet.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condizione: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First U. S. Edition. 257 pages. Light wear at corners and spine ends. A little age toned. Tight and clean copy.

10th edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with raised blind-tooling. All edges gilt. Generalised wear to the spine bands and board extremities. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's inscription. Physical description; xi, 268 pp., illustrations. Subjects; Whist 1874. Card games. Leisure. Rules. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. vi + 3 - 640pp, illustrated with embellishments on steel, drawn and engraved by "Phiz", hardcover, 8vo, bound in half black morocco with marbled boards, raised bands, gilt lettered, some rubbing to the binding o/w good condition, Willoughby & Co., London, circa 1850s. PHIZ (illustratore). …

10th edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with raised blind-tooling. All edges gilt. Generalised wear to the spine bands and board extremities. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's inscription. Physical description; xi, 268 pp., illustrations. Subjects; Whist 1874. Card games. Leisure. Rules. 1 Kg. …

London, Th. de la Rue, 1901. 61 pp. Gilt-tooled and blindstamped hardcover. - Covers sl. spotted.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. 5th edition. Owner's name on front free endpage and title page. (card games, whist, gambling).

Original Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Second Edition. Very good plus copy in decorative orange cloth, with gilt letttering.The longest chapter is on Poker.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Ninth edition. 12mo. [9], 2-120, [1] (page of publisher's advertisements) pp. Orange publisher's cloth with raised decorations, card suits, on the boards, a gold decoration and gold lettering on the front board and spine; all edges gilt. Decorative red and white endpapers and pastedowns. Title page in red and black. With a few in-text black and white diagrams. Jessel 933. The front hinge repaired, a contemporary bookplate on the front pastedown. A bookseller's ticket from Picadilly on the front pastedown.…

Rules of the late 15th century card game Piquet (also known as Cent) edited by Cavendish (pseudonym for Henry Jones), author of Principles of Whist and works on billiards, lawn tennis and croquet. Small 8vo. 208pp. Diagrams and tables in text. In original green cloth embossed boards, gilt titles to upper board and spine. Decorative endpapers, colour title page in black and red. Small mark to front board. Very good condition.…

Cloth. Condizione: VG+. First American Edition. Covers soiled, otherwise a clean tight copy. Frontispiece (illustratore).

First edition. "Illustrated with numerous diagrams" and printed in red and black throughout, with detailed descriptions of the games and their solutions. Oblong volume in original terra-cotta coloured cloth, decoratively ruled in brown; lettered on front and spine in gilt, with publisher's device on rear; all edges gilt; corners and spine ends rubbed with a bit of loss; evenly but lightly soiled overall, and with a bit of rubbing here and there. Endpapers tanned; decorative pages (verso of half title and recto of frontis) toned where clipping had been laid in; contents clean, tight and supple. Overall, a very good copy of this attractively designed book.…

Hardcover. 8vo. pp xix, 118, [4]. Original publisher's green buckram cloth, decorated blind and gilt, lettered gilt at spine and front with gilded page edges. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Light spotting and toned pages throughout, hinge paper split at title page but still holding, slightly rubbed at spine and corners, else boards clean and bright. Very good. …

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. An instructional work on the game of Piquet. The eighth edition. Illustrated, with several red and black drawings of hands. Erratum loosely inserted. Written by 'Cavendish', a pseudonym for Henry Jones. Henry Jones was an authority on whist and other card games. He wrote many books in his time. Details In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the front board and spine. Externally, bumped to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed. None (illustratore). book. …

Original Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Wide-ranging essays on cards.

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. An attractive fourth edition of this instructional work on the game of Piquet. The fourth edition of this work.Written by 'Cavendish', a pseudonym for Henry Jones. Henry Jones was an authority on whist and other card games. He wrote many books in his time.Piquet is an early 16th-century plain-trick card game for two players that became France's national game. Historically, it was also known as Sant or Saunt from the French 'Cent'.With a small number of charming vignette illustrations.With three pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, but clean. Near Fine. None (illustratore). book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Ownership signature dated 1881 on title page, old pencil bookseller notes on rear pastedown indicating rarity. Previous owner cryptic pencil note in advertisement section referring to 100 oz. blood. Some foxing to title and half-title page. Some wear to edges of cloth. Overall though, a good, sound copy. Original endsheets. Expected age-toning to paper.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First edition. 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. Light rubbing to the edges of the cloth, minor foxing to the beginning and end of the textblock.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1872 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 108 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 108 Henry Jones , Cavendish.…

Leather Bound. Condizione: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1872. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 108, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 108 108.…