The Penguin Book of Card Games
by Parlett, David
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- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Good (BELOW AVERAGE)/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0140463445
- ISBN 13
- 9780140463446
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Synopsis
With Penguin's classic card game compendium, rainy days never looked so good Whether you are a cardsharp or online-poker wannabe, The Penguin Book of Card Games has everything you will ever need to know about playing cards. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, a seasoned card-game specialist, gives you countless games to play. With a working description of each game, including the rules, variations, and origins of each, this book will delight, entertain, and inform both the novice and the experienced player.
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- Bookfarm (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 999000976
- Title
- The Penguin Book of Card Games
- Author
- Parlett, David
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (BELOW AVERAGE)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0140463445
- ISBN 13
- 9780140463446
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- CARD GAMES
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