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Taxe
Collection
Assorted Topics
The Taxe Collection
consists of approximately 700 records published in the 1800s dealing with
Gaming, Card Games, Board Games, and other related topics.
This bibliographic listing
is sorted into the following categories:
Arithmetic : in which the principles of operating by numbers are analytically
explained and synthetically applied ... / by Daniel Adams.
Keene, NH : J. Prentiss, 1835.
264, 12 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe QA101 .A33 1835
Afhandling om gevinsternes forhold imod tabet, samt lotteriets kasses fordeel
udi tal lotterier.
Kobengavn : Saelges i Bogladen no. 5 par Borsten, 1771.
13 p. ; 17 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HG6219.A2 A34 1771
Am Ur-Quell : Monatschrift fur Volkkunde. Band v, Heft ix, x / hrsg. von
Friedrich S. Krauss.
Hamburg : G. Kramer, [189-?].
257-262 p. ; 24 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe GR165 .A4 1890z
The Atlantic souvenir : a Christmas and New Year's offering, 1829.
Philadelphia : Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829.
ix, 360 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 15 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe AY11 .A85 1829
Bernard Quaritch (Firm).
A catalogue of rare and valuable books : including works on Americana, Bibles
and theology, bibliography, English history and literature, sports and pastimes,
including a selection from the library of the late R.H. Rimington-Wilson /
offered ... by Bernard Quaritch.
London : Quaritch, 1928.
144 p. ; 23 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe Z999 .B47 1928
Bindley, Charles, 1796-1859.
Stable talk and table talk; or, Spectacles for young sportsmen. By Harry
Hieover [pseud.].
Philadelphia, Lea and Blanchard, 1845.
iv, 357 p. ; 21 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe SF301 .B6 1845
Le chansonnier des graces : avec la musique gravee des airs nouveaux.
Paris : F. Louis, 1809.
xii, 292, 40 p. : music ; 16 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe ML54.6 .C53 1809
Cicognara, Leopoldo, conte, 1767-1834..
Memorie spettanti alla storia della calcografia del Commend. Conte Leopoldo
Cicognara.
Prato, Per i Frat. Giachetti, 1831.
262 p. ; 23 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe NE1430 .C57 1831
[Connoisseur (London, England : 1754)]
The Connoisseur / by Mr. Town, critic and censor-general.
[London] : Printed for R. Baldwin, [1754-1756].
4 v. ; 17 cm. (12mo).
UNLV Spec. Taxe GT3405 .E54 1754
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
The bachelor's own book; or The progress of Mr. Lambkin, (gent.) in the
pursuit of pleasure and amusement, and also in search of health and happiness.
Designed, and etched by George Cruikshank.
Glasgow, David Bryce [1844].
24 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe NC1479 .C83 1844
Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929.
Chinese games with dice. By Stewart Culin. Read before the Oriental club
of Philadelphia, March 14, 1889.
Philadelphia [Franklin printing co.] 1889.
21 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe GV1303 .C96 1889
Davies, Randall, 1866-1946.
English society of the eighteenth century in contemporary art.
London, Seeley and co., limited; New York, E.P. Dutton & co., 1907.
x, 78 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
(The Portfolio artistic monographs ... [No.48])
UNLV Spec. Taxe N6766 .D3 1907
Escott, T. H. S., (Thomas Hay Sweet) 1844-1924.
Club makers and club members, by T. H. S. Escott. With twenty-four illustrations.
New York, Sturgis & Walton comapny, 1914.
352 p., plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HS2863 .E83 1914
Fairfield, Francis Gerry, 1844-1887.
The clubs of New York: with an account of the origin, progress, present
condition and membership of the leading clubs; an essay on New York club-life,
and photographs of leading club-men. By Francis Gerry Fairfield.
New York, H. L. Hinton, 1873.
349 p. ; 21 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HS2725.N5 A2 1873
Fitzgerald, Percy Hetherington, 1834-1925.
Chronicles of Bow Street police-office : with an account of the magistrates,
"runners," and police; and a selection of the most interesting cases / by
Percy Fitzgerald.
London : Chapman and Hall, 1888.
2 v., [22] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HV8198.L7 F6 1888
Gaming : its pernicious tendency and effects : an extract form Judge Rush
... to which is added, The philosopher's stone, or the true method of turning
all things into gold.
London : Printed by G. Auld for Williams and Smith, [1746?].
12 p. ; 17 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe GV1301 .G36 1746
Gay, Jean, 1837- .
Bibliographie anecdotique du jeu des echecs; par Jean Gay.
Paris, J. Gay, 1864.
299 p., ; 18 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe Z5541 .G28
Green, William, of Brighton.
The life and adventures of a cheap jack / by one of the fraternity ; edited
by Charles Hindley.
London : Chatto and Windus, 1881.
336 p. ; 20 cm.
(The wanderer's library)
UNLV Spec. Taxe CT25 .G7 1881
Hall, Trevor H.
Old conjuring books: a bibliographical and historical study with a supplementary
check-list [by] Trevor H. Hall.
London, Duckworth, 1972.
xvi, 228 p., [9] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe Z6878.C7 H33 1972
Haywood, Eliza Fowler, 1693?-1756..
The wife / by Mira [i.e. Eliza Haywood].
London : Printed for T. Gardner, 1756.
v, 282 p. ; 17 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HQ731 .H3 1756
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.
An essay towards making the doctrine of chances easy to those who understand
vulgar arithmetick only. To which are added, some useful tables on annuities
for lives, &c. &c. &c.
New edition, corrected.
London, Printed for T. Osborne and R. Baldwin, 1764.
viii, 73 p. ; 21 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe QA273 .H87 1764
Hume, David, 1711-1776.
The life of David Hume, esq. / written by himself.
London : Printed for V. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777.
iv, 62 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 16 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HB161 .G64 1777
Huyn, P. N.
La theorie des jeux de hasard, ou, Analyse du krabs, du passe-dix de la
roulette, du trente & quarante, du pharaon, du biribi & du lotto / par P.N.
Huyn.
[S.l. : s.n.], 1788.
51 p. ; 24 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe GV1301 .H9 1788
Jerrold, Douglas William, 1803-1857.
The handbook of swindling, and other papers. Ed. with an introd. by Walter
Jerrold.
London, W. Scott; New York, A. Lovell [1860?].
xxiii, 242 p. ; 19 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HV6699.G7 J5 1860
[Lacombe, Jacques] 1724-1811.
Dictionnaire des jeux, faisant suite au tome III des Mathematiques.
A Paris, Chez Panckoucke, 1792.
316 p., 16 leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
(Encyclopedie methodique ; [v. 3])
UNLV Spec. Taxe QA95 .L3 1792
Momus.
Club reform : with broad hints to members, being a growler's grievances
/ by Momus.
London : Sold by T.H. Rice, 1842.
36 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HS2519 .M66 1842
Moore, John, 1729-1802.
View of society and manners in France, Switzerland and Germany / by John
Moore ; to which are added, Travels in Switzerland / by William Coxe.
London : Printed for Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, [1779-1806?].
353 p., [1] fold. leaf of plates : map ; 17 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe GT283 .M66 1779
Murray, Lindley, 1745-1826.
The English reader : or, Pieces in prose and poetry, selected from the best
writers. Designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect;
to improve their language and sentiments; and to inculcate some of the most
important principles of piety and virtue. With a few preliminary observations
on the principles of good reading / From the latest ed.
Burlington, Vt. : E. and T. Mills, 1824.
xvi, 244 p. ; 19 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe PE1120 .M83 1824
Nevill, Ralph, 1865-1930.
London clubs : their history & treasures / by Ralph Nevill.
New York : F. A. Stokes, [1911?].
ix, 316 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HS2865.L6 N43 1911
Nevill, Ralph Henry, 1865- .
Old English sporting books [by] Ralph Nevill, edited by Geoffrey Holme.
London, The Studio limited, 1924.
xi, 34 p., plates : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe Z7511 .N52 1924
Smeeton, George, fl. 1800-1828.
Doings in London, or, Day and night scenes of the frauds, frolics, manners,
and depravities of the metropolis / with thirty-three engravings by Bonner,
from designs by R. Cruikshank.
14th ed.
London : Hodson, 1850.
423 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe HV6950.L7 S6 1850
Smith, Elias, 1769-1846.
The American physician, and family assistant: in four parts ... / by Elias
Smith.
3d ed.
Boston : Bowen's Print, 1832.
xviii, 198 p. ; 17 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe RC81 .S62 1832
Toole-Stott, Raymond.
A bibliography of English conjuring, 1581-1876.
Derby, Eng., Harpur, c1976.
288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe Z6878.C7 T66 1976
Vincent, Leon H. (Leon Henry), 1859-1941.
Dandies and men of letters, by Leon H. Vincent.
Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin company, 1913.
313 p., [12] leaves of plates: ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe CT782 .V5 1913
Virmaitre, Charles, b. 1835.
Les jeux et les joueurs / Charles Virmaitre.
Paris : Imprimerie Schiller, 1872.
338 p. ; 19 cm.
UNLV Spec. Taxe GV1301 .V57 1872
Walker, William, 1623-1684..
A dictionary of English and Latin idioms, comprehending whatsoever is necessary
and most useful in all other phraseological books, methodically digested for
the more speedy attaining the Latin tongue.
The 6th ed., corr. and improved with above three thousand phrases collected
from the best authors.
London, W. Taylor, 1712.
488 p. ; 18 cm.
