Dick's Hand-book of Whist. Containing Pole's and Clay's Rules for playing the modern scientific game, the Club Rules of Whist, and two interesting Double Dummy Problems. This is a thorough treatise on the game of Whist. It covers all the points and intricacies which arise in the game; including the acknowledged code of etiquette observed by the players, with Drayson's remarks on Trumps, their use and abuse, and the modern methods of signaling between partners.
Marache's Manual of Chess. Containing a description of the Board and Pieces, Chess Notation, Technical Terms, with diagrams illustrating them, Laws of the Game, Relative Value of Pieces, Preliminary Games for beginners, Fifty Opening of Games, with the best games and copious notes; Twenty Endings of Games, showing easiest way of effecting checkmate; Thirty-six ingenious Diagram Problems, and sixteen curious Chess Stratagems, being one of the best Books for Beginners ever published. By N. Marache.
Dick's Art of Bowling; or, Bowler's Guide. Giving the correct method of playing, keeping the score, and the latest rules which govern the American and German Games, and their most popular variations; including the Regulations adopted in Matches and Tournaments.
Trumps' New Card Games. Containing the correct method and rules for playing the games of Hearts, Boodle, Newmarket, Five and Nine or Domino Whist, Solo, and Cayenne Whist.
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RECITATIONS AND DIALOGUES
Dick's Series of Recitations and Headings. Nos. 1 to 17.
Dick's Dutch, French and Yankee Recitations.
Dick's Irish Recitations.
Dick's Comic and Dialect Recitations.
Dick's Diverting Dialogues.
Dick's Dialogues and Monologues.
Dick's Comic Dialogues.
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McBride's All Kinds of Dialogues.
McBride's New Dialogues.
McBride's Humorous Dialogues.
McBride's Temperance Dialogues.
McBride's Comic Speeches and Recitations.
Frost's Dialogues for Young Folks.
Frost's Humorous and Exhibition Dialogues.
Frost's