Hoyle's Modern Encyclopaedia of Card Games: Rules of All the Basic Games and Popular Variations Walter B. Gibson
This alphabetical guide to card games, includes full descriptions and explanations of the rules, techniques and variations of the different card games. Cross-referencing helps the reader to find a game or variation immediately, and line drawings provide further clarification. There are special sections on the varieties of bridge, canasta, pinochle, poker and patience (solitarire).