The laws and principles of whist stated and explained and its practice illustrated on an original system, by means of hands played completely through . CARD ESSAYS,CLAYS DECISIONS, AND CARD-TABLE TALK. BY CAVENDISH, Author of The Laws and Principles of Whist, tfcc, A TO EDWARD TAVENER FOSTER THIS BOOK IS CORDIALLY DEDICATED, BY His Sesceee Feiexd THE AUTHOR. PREFACE. In the present volume the Author has reproduced(with corrections and numerous augmentations),some miscellaneous papers on subjects connected withCards, which have hitherto been buried in backnumbers of periodicals. Also Deci
The laws and principles of whist stated and explained and its practice illustrated on an original system, by means of hands played completely through . CARD ESSAYS,CLAYS DECISIONS, AND CARD-TABLE TALK. BY CAVENDISH, Author of The Laws and Principles of Whist, tfcc, A TO EDWARD TAVENER FOSTER THIS BOOK IS CORDIALLY DEDICATED, BY His Sesceee Feiexd THE AUTHOR. PREFACE. In the present volume the Author has reproduced(with corrections and numerous augmentations),some miscellaneous papers on subjects connected withCards, which have hitherto been buried in backnumbers of periodicals. Also Decisions by the late Mr. Clay, to which someare added that have not been previously pubhshed. The concluding portion of the volume consists ofnotes of events which have come within the Authorspersonal experience, at Cards or in connection withCard-players, during the last twenty years. The matters related as anecdotes have all actuallyhappened. None have been manufactured for thesake of effect. It is possible that some of the char-acters may be recognized by a hmited circle ; but theAuthor has been careful not to name names, ex-cept where the persons referred to are beyond thepale of offence or injury. An apology should, perhaps, be tendered for thenumber of capital
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