The memoirs of the lives, Intrigues, and Comical Adventures Of the most Famous gamesters and Celebrated Sharpers [electronic resource] : In the Reigns of Charles II. James II. William III. and Queen Anne. Wherein is contain'd the secret history of gaming, discovering all the most sharping Tricks and Cheats (us'd by slight of Hand) at Picquet, Gleck, Lanterloo, Bankasalet, Basset, Primero, Cribbidge, Verquere, Tick-Tack, Grand-Tricktrack; and all the English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Italian Games, play'd with Cards, dice, Tables, or otherwise. The whole calculated for the Meridians of London, Bath, Tunbridge, and the Groom-Porters. By Theophilus Lucas, Esq; .
1714
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The memoirs of the lives, Intrigues, and Comical Adventures Of the most Famous gamesters and Celebrated Sharpers [electronic resource] : In the Reigns of Charles II. James II. William III. and Queen Anne. Wherein is contain'd the secret history of gaming, discovering all the most sharping Tricks and Cheats (us'd by slight of Hand) at Picquet, Gleck, Lanterloo, Bankasalet, Basset, Primero, Cribbidge, Verquere, Tick-Tack, Grand-Tricktrack; and all the English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Italian Games, play'd with Cards, dice, Tables, or otherwise. The whole calculated for the Meridians of London, Bath, Tunbridge, and the Groom-Porters. By Theophilus Lucas, Esq; .
Author
Lucas, Theophilus.
Edition
The second edition.
Publication Details
[London] : Printed for J. Brown without Temple-Bar, J. Hooke at the Flower de Luce in Fleetstreet, W. Hinchcliffe at Drydens-head under the Royal Exchange, & F. Burleigh in Amen-Corner, 1714.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
[24],285,[3]p.,plate ; 12⁰.
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With a final advertisement leaf.
Braces in imprint.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Braces in imprint.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
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English Short Title Catalog, T179519.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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