Friedrich Wilhelm II. Royal Prussian Edict prohibiting the careless smoking of t…

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Friedrich Wilhelm II.

Royal Prussian Edict prohibiting the careless smoking of tobacco in barns, stables, forests, hedges and on the streets. Wroclaw, Graß Oct. 14, 1753. fol. 2 pp. Folded. Some spotting, lower margin tear. Tear at bottom margin. - ╔Including: Renewed and sharpened edict╗ against the card games of Bassette, Lansquenet and Faraon, the so-called Biribi game, also all other hazard games with cards, dice or other symbols, whether already invented or yet to be invented. Berlin, Decker Feb. 9, 1787. fol. 2 pp.

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