Hoyle's Games Improved - 1796 james Medium: Gelatin Silver Print

Medium: Gelatin Silver Print

Printed on heavy museum board with the same dimensions and meticulous attention to detail as the Factory Additions

24" x 18" x 16"

Le Cocu Magnifique (The Magnificent Cuckold)

making up 45% of his total intaglio works

Hoyle's Games Improved - 1796 james Medium: Gelatin Silver PrintRare copy of Hoyle's Games Improved from Edmond Hoyle printed in 1796. Hoyle was a British writer who largely wrote about the rules of card games and is considered the first technical or scientific writer of this subject. Hoyles works begot the saying according to Hoyle, meaning strict adherence to the rules. Hoyle wrote extensively about the laws of the games of whist, backgammon, and chess. Many of his backgammon rules and strategies are still