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1821ABC_45784Amsterdam: Hendrik Moolenijzer 1821. Original publisher's grey printed wrappers over thin boards. 8vo. 2 parts in 1 volume. Very rare first edition of a description of the most popular card games played in the Netherlands in the first quarter of the 19th century published in two parts. The first part includes descriptions of the card games vijfhonderden or: smousjassen klaverjassen klaberjass schutjassen pandoeren jassen met den driehoek zwikken huffelen wisselspel and others. The second part includes the famous whist as well as ombre three versions quadrille and piket and others. Edmund Hoyle had published his famous first game book on Whist in 1742 and his first collected edition of various games in 1748 translated into Dutch in 1790. While both parts of the present book note that they provide standardized rules as the games are most often played in this country the present Netherlands and Belgium were united as a single kingdom from 1815 to 1830 the introduction to part one explicitly describes the games themselves as those most often played in this country while the second part covers the four games that appeared in Hoyles book. Spine cracked front hinge nearly-cracked wrappers a little worn and soiled but otherwise a rare work in good condition.l Picarta 2 copies; cf. WorldCat 1828 and later editions. Hendrik Moolenijzer, hardcover
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