HOYLE'S GAMES. CONTAINING ALL THE MODERN METHODS OF PLAYING THE LATES BY THOMAS FRERE. WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF PLAYING CARDS. IMPROVED EDITION. BOSTON DEWOLFE, FISKE AND COMPANY HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY Miss. Rosalind Patter WPYRIGHT. THOMAS W. STROPS 1881. J. 8. LOCKE. 1975. We happen to have a copy of the "Eleventh Edition" of a book by one "Edmond Hoyle, Gent. ;" every volume of which edition was given to the world only with the author s real, genuine autograph, done on the title-page with veritable goose-quill, and countersigned in the same manner by his publisher, (a course which we would suggest to some modern publishers — only to prevent piracy, you know!) Hoyle's object being, as he states, "to detect and prosecute whoever hall presume to print or vend a private edition ;" and he urther informs us that he has already arrested nine per sons," (got them in the nine holes) "for pirating and selling pirated editions." Now, being aware of the sentiments of Hoyle on piracy, we call upon his Shade to compare our book with his own genuine-according to himself—" according to Hoyle'-and by his own hand subscribed; and if he finds a line of his in it, and will "communicate," we agree to come down handsomely, for damages, to the legal representatives of his assignee at once. The German game of "Sechs und Sechszig," or Sixty six, has never before, that we are aware of, been dressed in an English garb. We do not hesitate to pronounce it the best game of cards for two players that we ever practised. On concluding his labors, the Editor dismisses this little volume, with the hope that it may prove conducive to the pleasures of many a fireside, and be received by the public in a manner somewhat comme surate with the care taken is ts compilation. T F. |