Board & Other Games
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1866 Original Double Acrostics: Amusing and InstructiveLondon: 1866A very scarce first edition collection of acrostics by Anne Bowman, a popular trend of Victorian society.
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1868 Double Acrostics By AmateursLondon: 1868A selection of double acrostics compiled by a group of friends, a very scarce first edition of this work.
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1868 AcrosticsLondon: 1868An uncommon first edition acrostic collection, an entertaining selection by the Hitchin Acrostic Club.
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1868 Double Acrostic Enigmas, With Poetical DescriptionsLondon: 1868A very scarce first edition collection of double acrostics, a popular Victorian work of puzzles.
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1864 Original AcrosticsLondon: 1811A very scarce first edition acrostic work, compiling a selection of original poems and puzzles.
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1917 Indoor Games for Awkward MomentsLondon: 1917A very scarce first edition work on entertaining games for awkward situations, illustrated and in the original dustwrapper.
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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.
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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.
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1906 Mechanical PuzzlesLondon: 1896A very scarce volume comprising a miscellany of puzzles and how to solve them, with various illustrations.
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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.
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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.
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1878 Fun Ancient and ModernLondon: 1878The scarce first edition of this Victorian guide to ancient and modern fun through games, a charming work.
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1900 Fun on the Billiard TableLondon: 1900An uncommon first edition of this entertaining guide to the amusing tricks of the billiard table, illustrated throughout.
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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'
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1901 Dice and Dominoes Burleigh Pocket Library GAMESLondon: 1901A collection of games to play with dice and dominoes, illustrated with numerous diagrams throughout.
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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.
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1779 Hoyle's Games Improved Treatises Fashionable Whist Edmond Hoyle UncommonLondon: 1779An uncommon copy of this work on popular games by Edmond Hoyle.
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1922 Bunkum Entertainments Laughable Skits Robert Ganthony IllustrationsLondon: 1922A scarce copy of Ganthony's guide for the amateur to amuse his friends.
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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.
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1933 The Game of Billiards and How to Play It With 141 DiagramsLondon : 1933A practical guide on Billiards.
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1921 Dominoes and Solitaire by Berkeley Illustrate The Club Series W. H. PeelLondon: 1921An illustrated guide to dominoes and solitaire.