An Ideal Gift Book

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edition formerly sold at $2.50
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Paper cover, special design, .25
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HOYLE'S
Standard Games

and
Bridge Whist, "500," Solo,
Fan Tan, Skat, Hearts, etc.
RULES FOR PLAYING ALL
MODERN CARD GAMES

Whist, Euchre, Penochle, Forty-five,
Loto, Sixty-six, Cassino,
Vingt-un (21), Loo, Pedro Sancho, All
Fours, Auction Pitch, California Jack,
Speculation, Cribbage, Blind Hookey
Brag, Poker, Matrimony, Quadrille,
Piquet, Ecarte, Fan Tan, Bagatelle,
Lottery, Boston, also

Billiards, Pool, Bowling, Dominoes, Checkers
Four-handed Checkers, Etc.

COMPLETE INDEX—ILLUSTRATED—349 PAGES
Paper cover, in colors, 25 cents
Board cover, cloth back 75 cents
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Laird & Lee, Publishers, 263-265 Wabash Avenue, Chicago

Transcriber's Notes:

A table of contents has been added at the beginning of the book.

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

The following words are spelled both with and without hyphens and have not been changed: "blood[-]thirsty", "fire[-]light", "half[-]tones", "hoof[-]beats", "look[-]out", "mid[-]hour", "to[-]day", "to-morrow", "to[-]night".

Hyphens added: "toll[-]gate" (page 10), "toll[-]house" (page 18).

Hyphens removed: "over[-]heard" (page 162).

Page 55: "he" changed to "the" (the host suggested).

Page 140: "chargin" changed to "chagrin" (The Squire's chagrin).

Page 158: "Sophonia" changed to "Sophronia" (declared Sophronia frankly).

Page 191: "latters'" changed to "latter's" (the latter's outstretched palm).

Page 237: added "of" (worthy of your love).

Page 242: "him" changed to "his" (she heard his retreating footsteps).

Page 245: "vengence" changed to "vengeance" (to wreak his vengeance).

Page 254: "dartardly" changed to "dastardly" (so dastardly deed).

Page 255: "aserted" changed to "asserted" (persistently asserted Milton Derr's innocence).

Page 290: "horsmen" changed to "horsemen" (subdued sound of horsemen).

Page 293: "horseman" changed to "horsement" (several of the masked horsemen).





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