About the Book Books about Games examine a wide range of leisure activities from pure skill games such as chess, to games of skill and chance like poker and blackjack. Examples of titles include: A treatise on the game of écarté, as played in the first circles of London, and Paris, Chess Openings, One Hundred Chess Problems, The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained, The Bridge Manual, and The Cribbage Player's Text-Book.About usTrieste Publishing's aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. Our titles are produced from scans of the original books and as a result may sometimes have imperfections. To ensure a high-quality product we have: thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the catalog repaired some of the text in some cases, and rejected titles that are not of the highest quality. You can look up "Trieste Publishing" in categories that interest you to find other titles in our large collection. Come home to the books that made a difference!