Bidspirit auction | Royal l'Hombre 1770

Royal l'Hombre 1770 - l'Hombre, The new Royal, also including Quadrille, Cinquille, Piquet, Trisett, Taroc, etc., to be played in the current manner; whereby, in addition to other card games, billiards, table football, chess, and ball games... are precisely described and carefully explained. New, improved, and enlarged edition. Hamburg, Herold, 1770. 1 blank leaf, VIII, 360 pp., 1 blank leaf. With 1 woodcut in the text. Small octavo. Contemporary leather binding with gilt spine flap and rich inlay. Kauyser III, 182; Kieler Schachkatalog 2146.- Frequently reprinted handbook on various card games of the 18th century, but also on billiards, etc., the description of chess here on pages 251-262.- Slightly brown-spotted.