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1887 The Game of LogicLondon: 1887The first edition of this mathematical exposition by Lewis Carroll.
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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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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.