Cards for Three, Five Hundred, Skat and Ombre

Basil Dalton M.A. (Revenant)

Published by Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1927

About this Item

Charming handbook on card-games for three, "What a boon a really good card-game for three can be in the lonely places of the earth where a fourth is hard to come by". Includes an excerpt from Alexander Pope's 'Rape of the Lock' with short commentary explaining Belinda's game of Ombre. Contemporary bookplate on front endpaper (R.W.O.Beney). Seller Inventory # 003164

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cards for Three, Five Hundred, Skat and Ombre

Publisher: Basil Blackwell, Oxford

Publication Date: 1927

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition