AMERICAN SKAT, or, the game of skat defined... by EICHHORN, J. Charles - 1898

(Detroit, MI ?): Author. 1898. Hardcover. Octavo, tan cloth lettered in red, all edges red. pp (91), (1), (4, ads), (2). Title page printed in colours. Ads for the United States Playing Card Company, with various patterns and special decks depicted. Inner hinges cracked; most of front panel (repaired) of dust jacket laid in; red spine lettering just a mite dulled; else fine and tight, no owner names. The title page continues: "A descriptive and comprehensive Guide on the Rules and Plays of this interesting game, including table, definition of phrases, finesses, and a full treatise on Skat as it is played to-day." A scarce book one of the best three-handed card games, German in origin. .