Games and Gamesters of the Restoration: The Compleat Gamester, by Charles Cotton, 1674; And, Lives of the Gamesters, by Theophilus Lucas, 1714. with a

By Charles Cotton and Theophilus Lucas

Games and Gamesters of the Restoration (1930) reprints two vastly different books The Compleat Gamester (1674) and Lives of the Gamesters (1714) that together give a comprehensive and representative view of gamesters and gambling in the latter half of the seventeenth century - a time that saw an explosion in such pursuits following the end of Cromwell's rule.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041036795
• ISBN13: 9781041036791
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages