Hoyle's Modern Encyclopedia of Card Games: Rules of All the Basic Games and Popu

"According to Hoyle" is the card-table synonym for <i>Correct</i> --a definitive guide to the correct playing of all known card games, with full descriptions and explanations of rules and techniques for each game and its variations. <p/>B & W photographs throughout.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Walter B. Gibson<br><b>Publisher:</b> Crown Publishing Group (NY)<br><b>Published:</b> 03/19/1974<br><b>Pages:</b> 416<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.79lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.22h x 5.46w x 1.13d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780385076807<br><b>Age Range:</b> 12-17<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Rec Ref Bks in Paperback</i> 01/01/2000 pg. 215<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Generally acknowledged as one of the greatest authorities on magic in the 20th century, <b>Walter B. Gibson</b> (1897-1985) was interested in the subject for most of his life. He wrote 18 books and numerous articles on magic, edited four magic magazines, and collaborated with some of the greatest magicians of the past 50 years. In the course of his long and active career in magic and related areas, Gibson also wrote the famous Shadow novels, under the pen name Maxwell Grant.</p>