[American Whist League]:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST AMERICAN WHIST CONGRESS, HELD AT THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, APRIL 14 TO 17, 1891.

[Milwaukee: Swain and Tate, 1891]. Contemporary half morocco and marbled cloth [rebacked in dark cloth tape?]. 180, [1], [1 blank] pp. Many illustrations of Whist moves. Front inner hinge cracked, clean text. Else Very Good. Boldly inscribed on the front free endpaper by Edward Cherrill, Carthage, Illinois, June 18th, 1891. Cherrill was a prominent whist player.

The American Whist League, organized in 1891, has its first Congress, thanks to the organizational abilities of the Milwaukee Whist Club, which invited "All reputable American whist clubs" to the gala. All the doings of the Congress, including adoption of a Constitution and the Laws of Whist, are reported, as well as the exciting competition tournament.
OCLC 270782883 [2- Morgan Lib., Yale] as of September 2023. Item #31893

Price: $375.00