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Book/Printed Material The laws and principles of whist stated and explained and its practice illustrated on an original system, by means of hands played completely through

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Title

  • The laws and principles of whist stated and explained and its practice illustrated on an original system, by means of hands played completely through

Names

  • Cavendish, 1831-1899

Created / Published

  • New York : John Wurtele Lovell, 1881.

Headings

  • -  Whist--Handbooks, manuals, etc

Notes

  • -  "From the twelfth English edition, revised and greatly enlarged."
  • -  LC copy has the ink stamps of the War Dept. Library.
  • -  With: Cavendish. Card essays ... New York, 1880. Issued separately.
  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 279 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GV1277 .J74 1881

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 17004397

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Cavendish. The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained and Its Practice Illustrated on an Original System, by Means of Hands Played Completely Through. New York: John Wurtele Lovell, 1881. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/17004397/.

APA citation style:

Cavendish. (1881) The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained and Its Practice Illustrated on an Original System, by Means of Hands Played Completely Through. New York: John Wurtele Lovell. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/17004397/.

MLA citation style:

Cavendish. The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained and Its Practice Illustrated on an Original System, by Means of Hands Played Completely Through. New York: John Wurtele Lovell, 1881. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/17004397/>.