HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 – 1919, ed.). The Cyclopaedia of Card and Table Games. London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1891. Red cloth, spine lettered and ruled gilt. Brown endpapers, edges stained red. Illustrated in two colors. Thick 8vo. Bumping to boards, spine sunned, but very good overall. INSCRIBED by Hoffmann to “Dr. W. Pole F.R.S. with The Editor’s Compliments and thanks for valuable co-operation. 13 Dec. 1890.” This inscription is dated in the year before the date of publication on the title page. Dr. Pole received acknowledgement from Hoffmann as a valued contributor to the work in the Preface of the book.