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Cheltenham: printed for G.A. Williams, Librarian and sold by Longman and Co and G. and W.B. Whittaker, London, 1822 Book. Good. Soft cover. 95, [1] pages. Printed by Bennett of Tewkesbury. In the original printed paper covers, the rear cover is stained and has a small hole. Pages 93-95 contain a list of other works available from George Williams of Cheltenham. Some light browning to the pages..
Quadrille Elucidated. Being a Historical, Critical and Practical Treatise on that Admired Game by Q Quanti - 1922
by Q Quanti
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Quadrille Elucidated. Being a Historical, Critical and Practical Treatise on that Admired Game
by Q Quanti
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Cheltenham: G. A. Williams Librarian, 1922. Original grey, black printed wraps.Printed by Bennett of Tewkesbury and sold by Longman and Co and G. and W.B. Whittaker, London. viii, 95 pages. 4 X 6 inches. Some staining alongside the spine, Some wear to back strip. Otherwise a very good copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Publisher G. A. Williams Librarian
- Place of Publication Cheltenham
- Date Published 1922
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Quadrille elucidated. Being a historical, critical and practical treatise on that admired game
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Quadrille Elucidated. Being a historical, critical and practical treatise on that admired game
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Cheltenham: Printed for G. A. Williams, 1822. 95pp, [1]. With half-title. Original publisher's blue printed paper wrappers, some chipping to extremities, marking to wrappers. Internally clean and crisp. A treatise on the popular trick-taking card game Quadrille, a variant of the Spanish game of Ombre. Popular in the eighteenth-century it is played by two paired teams, the pastime is referenced on four occasions in Pride and Prejudice (with mastery of the somewhat complicated rules used as a tool of social distinction by Lady Catherine de Bourgh), and is frequently mentioned in James Woodforde’s The Diary of a Country Parson 1758-1802. . First edition. 16mo in 8s.
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