RULE BOOKS FOR CARD GAMES

1912 - Five Hundred, The Popular American Game by Professor Hoffmann

( Published by Goodall, written by Professor Hoffmann) – size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 54 pages – Undated. 
Five Hundred is a game played with a Joker. 
Condition is very good but scuff on front cover. Gold edged.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: OBR6000_01    
 

£75.00

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1904 - Whist - Published by Goodall, written by Captain Crawley

size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 32 pages – 4 adverts.
Condition is good, some wear to the spine. 
The booklet is gold edged

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: OBR6000_02_82    
 

 

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1915 - The Royal Game of Bezique - Published by Goodall, written by Camden

size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 

Condition is very good

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: OBR6000_03    
 

£5.00

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1912 - Kuhn Khan - Published by Goodall, written by Nemo

size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 34 pages
Condition is very good.

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REF: OBR6000_06      
 

£6.00

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1926 - Royal Auction Bridge entirely rewritten with a special chapter on Auction Whist

Published by Goodall, written by Ernest Bergholt
L eather cover Edition No 11 -size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 54 pages. 
Condition is very good 
The booklet is gold edged.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: OBR6000_07      
 

£20.00

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1912 - The Bath Club rules for Cooncan - Published by De la Rue

Edition No 7 – size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 4 page
Condition is good, slight foxing.

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REF: OBR6000_08_016     
 

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1897- Ecarte by Cavendish - Published by De La Rue & Co Ltd

6th edition – size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 21 pages
The booklet is gilt edged 
The condition is very good

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REF: OBR6000_10
 

£35.00

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1897 - The Pocket Laws of Whist by Cavendish (published by De la Rue)

size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 8th edition – published by De La Rue – 22 pages 
(included cover – numbered from 3 to 18) 
Advertising for other booklets and pens and indelible diaries at the back. 
Condition is very good, some light foxing but otherwise almost unused – gold edged.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: OBR6000_12      
 

£60.00

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1897 - The Pocket Rules of Leading at Whist with a Table of Leads and practicle Hints by Cavendish (published by De la Rue)

size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 11th edition – 22 pages (included cover – numbered from 3 to 18) advertising on back cover. 
The pictures of the cards are all single courts, printed in red and black. Some of the lead styles I found interesting – from QJ109 (but no small card lead Q followed by 9 – from QJ109 plus a small card lead Q then J.
Condition is very good, some light foxing but otherwise almost unused. 
Gold edged – a rare booklet.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: OBR6000_13      
 

£75.00

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1890 - The Pocket Rules for the Play of the Second Hand at Whist with a Table of Play by Cavendish (published by De la Rue)

size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 24 pages (included cover – numbered from 3 to 17) advertising on 6 pages including back cover. 
The pictures of the cards are all single courts, printed in red and black. . 
Condition is very good, some light foxing but otherwise almost unused. 
Gold edged – a rare booklet.
No edition number, a very technical booklet that it wouls seem wasn’t popular at the time. Rare.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: OBR6000_14

 

£125.00

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1890 - The Pocket Rules for the Play of the Third Hand at Whist with a Table of Play and Rules for Scoring by Cavendish (published by De la Rue)

size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 28 pages (included cover – numbered from 3 to 24) advertising on 3 pages including back cover. 
The pictures of the cards are all single courts, printed in red and black.
Condition is very good, some light foxing but otherwise almost unused. 
Gold edged
No edition number, a very technical booklet tha it wouls seem wasn’t popular at the time. 
Rare.

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: OBR6000_15    
 

£125.00

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1928 - Royal Auction Bridge includes a chapter on Auction Whist -
Published by De La Rue & Goodall

written by Ernest Bergholt – size 2.5 by 3.75 inches – 54 pages.
Condition is good 
The booklet is gold edged but wearing off slightly

First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.

REF: OBR6000_17      
 

£15.00

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