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12mo (15.5cm); pp. 154 n., 2 nn. Fourth edition of this well-known manual of games, with descriptions of 29 games, such as: Bigliardo, Del trucco del Re, della Guerra, del t. da Terra, Bocchie, Pallone, Scacchi, Dama, Tarocchini, Ombre, Bestia, Cucł, Pentolino. Nelle ultime pagine i Capitoli del Tresette alla Moscovita'." (Bound with:) Codice del Tarocco addattato ad ogni Tavoliere si pubblico, che privato. Milano, n.d. [1793/4]. 12mo, engraved title, pp. 78, with editorial advertisment about other books of the printer on verso of last leaf. First edition, uncommon, of this introduction to the game of Tarot. Very rare. Lensi 33; RLIN and OCLC record just one copy at Yale. (Bound with:) (DE LUCA GIOVANNI BATTISTA).- Del giuoco dell'Ombre. In Milano, per Giuseppe Galeazzi, 1774. 12mo, pp. 47, 1 blank. Melzi, Diz. Opere anonime e pseudonime, I, pag. 463. Nice sammelband of 3 books about games, all bound together in a 19th century pasteboard with green label on spine (but flyleaves renewed in 20th century), red sprinkled edges, with a nice futuristic ex-libris pasted inside the upper cover, and dedication entry. Seller Inventory # 242
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