How to play croquêt : a new pocket manual of complete instructions for American players, illustrated with engravings and diagrams, together with all the rules of the game, hints on parlor croquêt, and a glossary of terms.
A pocket rules-and-instruction manual for croquet issued by Adams & Co. of Boston in 1865 for American amateur players, with engravings, diagrams, parlor-croquet hints and a glossary. Wood engravings show boys and women in period dress addressing the ball beside wickets and stakes, plus overhead views of mallet heads, useful as figure vignettes, sporting-equipment spot art and lawn-game diagrams.
