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Board & Other Games
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1929 The Week-End BookLondon: 1929A wonderful and colourfully illustrated anthology, which includes poetry, plays, and meditations on leisure activities from the 1920s. -
1948 British SamplersLondon: 1948A fascinating first edition of Mary Eirwen Jones' examination of samplers as used in needlework, their history and design. -
1930 The New BackgammonLondon: 1930A first edition guide to the skilful art of playing backgammon, with diagrams depicting game play throughout. -
1891 The Girls' Home Companion, A Book of Pastimes in Work and PlayLondon: 1891A new edition copy of this work on pastimes in work and play, edited by Mrs Valentine. -
1955 The Week-End BookLondon: 1955A bright edition of this charming book comprising anthology of general reading, with works of both fiction and non-fiction. With the unclipped dust wrapper. -
1919 Fun on the Billiard Table and Handbook and Rules of English BilliardsLondon: 1919-1938Two practical volumes regarding billiards, with many hints and tricks to form a complete guidebook of the game. -
1928 The Money Game, How to Play it: a New Instrument of Economic EducationLondon & Toronto: 1928A fascinating first edition of this game created by Noble Peace Prize winner Norman Angell in order to teach economics. -
1863 Hoyle's Games ModernisedLondon: [1863]A practical and extensive guide to all the most popular games in the nineteenth century, including whist, chess, billiards, and more. -
1931 London Street GamesLondon: 1931A lovely second edition copy of this charming volume regarding the games played in the streets of London. -
1966 Pick a Peck of PuzzlesNew York: 1966A review copy of the first edition of Arnold Roth's collection of puzzles, a varied and entertaining work illustrated in red and black. -
1865 Charades, Enigmas, and RiddlesLondon: 1865A scarce selection of various Victorian puzzle pastimes, an illustrated anonymously collection. -
1866 Original Double Acrostics: Amusing and InstructiveLondon: 1866A very scarce first edition collection of acrostics by Anne Bowman, a popular trend of Victorian society. -
1868 Double Acrostics By AmateursLondon: 1868A selection of double acrostics compiled by a group of friends, a very scarce first edition of this work. -
1893 Puzzles Old and NewLondon: 1893An illustrated first edition of this popular Professor Louis Hoffmann's volume containing a variety of puzzles. -
1868 AcrosticsLondon: 1868An uncommon first edition acrostic collection, an entertaining selection by the Hitchin Acrostic Club. -
1868 Double Acrostic Enigmas, With Poetical DescriptionsLondon: 1868A very scarce first edition collection of double acrostics, a popular Victorian work of puzzles. -
1864 Original AcrosticsLondon: 1811A very scarce first edition acrostic work, compiling a selection of original poems and puzzles. -
1917 Indoor Games for Awkward MomentsLondon: 1917A very scarce first edition work on entertaining games for awkward situations, illustrated and in the original dustwrapper. -
1895 Chinese Games With Dice and DominoesWashington: 1895A very scarce study on dice and dominoes games of China, illustrated demonstratively. -
1960 2vol Problems OmnibusLondon: 1960-1962An excellent set in two volumes of Hubert Phillips' Problem Omnibus, the first editions comprising word puzzles, inference, and mathematical problems. -
1976 Scarne's Encyclopedia of GamesLondon: 1976An uncommon book club edition of Scarne's wonderful encyclopedia of games. An excellent copy in the unclipped dustwrapper. -
1906 Mechanical PuzzlesLondon: 1896A very scarce volume comprising a miscellany of puzzles and how to solve them, with various illustrations. -
1861 Games of Skill and ConjuringLondon: 1861A very scarce first edition of this guide on various games of skill and conjuring, with one hundred and fifty one illustrations. -
1963 Anatomy of the CrosswordLondon: 1963This uncommon volume deals with the anatomy of crossword in detail to provide a reference work for crossword enthusiasts. A superior copy of the first edition in the price clipped dustwrapper. -
1878 Fun Ancient and ModernLondon: 1878The scarce first edition of this Victorian guide to ancient and modern fun through games, a charming work. -
1900 Fun on the Billiard TableLondon: 1900An uncommon first edition of this entertaining guide to the amusing tricks of the billiard table, illustrated throughout. -
1887 The Game of LogicLondon: 1887The first edition of this mathematical exposition by Lewis Carroll. -
1879 Doublets a Word PuzzleLondon: 1879A scarce, very smart, first edition copy of this word-puzzle guide by Lewis Carroll. Carroll is often cited as the inventor, or at least the popularizer of these 'doublets' or 'word ladders' -
1901 Dice and Dominoes Burleigh Pocket Library GAMESLondon: 1901A collection of games to play with dice and dominoes, illustrated with numerous diagrams throughout. -
1889 Kate Greenaway's Book of Games Edmund Evans First Edition Colour IllustratedLondon: [1889]A first edition copy of this charming work, containing instructions for playing numerous different games, popular during the Victorian Era. -
1779 Hoyle's Games Improved Treatises Fashionable Whist Edmond Hoyle UncommonLondon: 1779An uncommon copy of this work on popular games by Edmond Hoyle. -
1922 Bunkum Entertainments Laughable Skits Robert Ganthony IllustrationsLondon: 1922A scarce copy of Ganthony's guide for the amateur to amuse his friends. -
1891 Cassell's Book of Indoor Amusements Card Games and Fireside Fun IllusLondon, Paris, and Melbourne: 1891A collection of Victorian card and parlour games from Cassell. -
1933 The Game of Billiards and How to Play It With 141 DiagramsLondon : 1933A practical guide on Billiards. -
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1760 Mr Hoyles Games of Whist Chess Piquet etc Twelfth Edition Signed Game RulesLondon: [1760-1]The twelfth official edition of Hoyle's 'Games.' -
1921 Dominoes and Solitaire by Berkeley Illustrate The Club Series W. H. PeelLondon: 1921An illustrated guide to dominoes and solitaire.