Anonymous

The Merry Goose Game

S. l. (Germany), s. n. 1920. First Edition. Board game, n. d. (ca 1920); card stock box with a lithographed illustration - 9 1/2 x 7 1/4; lithographed, card stock, playing board - 8 3/4 x 13; 5 (of 6) wooden, cylindrical playing pieces; one wooden dice; directions affixed to top verso; playing board with a few light spots to lower margin - very good or better condition; box with rubbed spots and small loss of paper to corners - good condition. An adorable and apparently-unrecorded, early-20th century "Mother Goose" game, it was produced in Germany and identified only with the number 2225. It was a variation of "Chutes & Ladders," but the twist in this one was a fox at the end of game, where "50 is caught by a fox, at the goal, and receives the first prize. Very good .

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Book number: 002662

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Mother Goose, Board Game

Anonymous

Standard Rules for the Chinese Domino Game of Mah Jong

S. l. s. n. 1920. Early 20th-century edition, n. d. (ca 1920); 6 3/4 x 5; pp. [2], 1-25; stapled pink wraps (faded), printed and decorated in blue; illustrated with drawings; wraps fragile, with chips along edges and some loss of paper; text block solid; in good condition. A comprehensive guide to Mah Jong. Good .

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Book number: 003664

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Games

Anonymous

Tsirk / Polet Na Lunu (Circus / Flight to the Moon) [Two-in-One Board Games]

Tallinn, Oktoober, 1960. A single, card stock board, hinged with linen, n. d. (1960s), 16 x 12 1/4; the two games on opposite sides; slipcase-style, card stock box, 8 1/2 x 13 1/2; single sheet of instructions, 8 x 5 3/4; box with a bit of rubbing to edges and a few small spots; board with light wear to margins and a small pen scratch; instructions sheet with some creasing; overall in very good- condition. In Estonian and Russian. A set of mystery board games from a phantom manufacturer, they were reminiscent of Chutes and Ladders and were created at the height of the lunar programs' competition between Russia and the United States. Although the rules called for pawns and a dice, it did not appear, as if they had been originally supplied with the box. Also, possibly because the two games relied on the same principle, the instructions described the rules for only the Circus game. Very good .

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Book number: 002894

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Board Game, Estonia, Cold War

Brannen, Esther; et al

Patriotic Parties and Games

Des Moines, Iowa, Editorial Service Department People's Popular Monthly, 1920. First Edition. First edition, n. d. (ca 1920); 8 x 5 1/4; pp. [6], including text to covers' verso; off-white, pictorial wraps; illusrated with photographs and drawings; vertical crease through the middle, else minor wear; very good condition. An interesting little booklet, it was published by the editors of People's Popular Monthly and featured suggestions and descriptions for games, costume parties, songs, decorations, etc. to be enjoyed at various patriotic holidays, including Flag Day, Independence Day, Lincoln's Birthday, and so on. Not in OCLC, not in the trade. Very good .

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Book number: 002693

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Games, Patriotic

Kolomeitsev, A.; et al

[1980 Summer Olympics, Moscow] Pilotka Pionerska (Pioneer Cap)

Moskva (Moscow), 1979. First Edition. Pioneer cap, with label still affixed with a string; white cotton with red thread; bill trimmed with a red strip; appliqué of the logo and the colors of the games to the front, right portion of the hat; very light darkening of the white cloth; a small section of the fabric of the bill pulling away from the body of the hat; overall in very good or better condition. A jaunty, colorful hat, it was designed in the traditional pioneer fashion, but specifically produced as a commemoration of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Very good .

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Book number: 003879

Catalogue: Olympic Games

Keywords: Summer Olympics, Moscow

McLoughlin Bros.

Game of Duck Shooting / Game of Morrice / Game of Archery

S. l. (New York), McLoughlin Bros. 1870. Three games in one; box - 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2; two-fold instruction sheet - 5 3/4 x 3 1/2; Double Teetotum and 18 "men;" chromolithographed playfield for the Game of Duck Shooting over the two halves of box recto; playfields for the other two games in black and white on the two halves of box verso; teetotum missing the peg attaching the two parts together and bottom box with one apron perished; two chips with small loss of paper to edges of box; instruction sheet with a few small nicks; three minor pen marks; unknown, if any "men" are missing, though the highest number either game calls for is 18 (present); overall in very good condition. An apparently-unrecorded and fairly-early McLoughlin set, it featured three games, including the duck one with a questionable title. The latter revolved around spinning the teetotum and covering the ducks with men; the Game of Morrice's goal was to get three men in a row, along the straight lines; in the Game of Archery, the men were called arrows and the object was to see, who would make the best shots. Very good .

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Book number: 003358

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Children

McLoughlin Bros.

The Young Folks' Historical Game. Fine Edition

New York, McLoughlin Bros. 1900. A complete set, with the original box, 72 cards, and directions leaflet, n. d. (ca 1900); box - 5 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/4 - wood and card stock, with textured paper and gilt title and decorations, a few mild spots and minor wear to edges - very good; cards with light wear - very good to near fine; leaflet - 6 x 4 1/2, pp. [2], mild spotting - very good condition. First introduced by McLoughlin Brothers in the early 1880s, the simple question-and-answer trivia game included up-to-date historical facts (in this edition the last question was about Democratic Presidential candidate William J. Bryan). Unlike other editions, which usually contained 36 cards - the current, fine edition contained double that number - at 72 cards. Very good .

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Book number: 004138

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Americana, Games

Meyer, Virginia M.

Small Talks on a Patience Group. Poker Patience, Canfield, Double Patience

San Francisco, Paul Elder and Company, Publishers, 1913. First Edition. First edition; 4 3/4 x 3; pp. 1-25; beige, pictorial wraps, ruled and decorated in red and black; illustrated with drawings and diagrams; mild age-toning to margins; in very good to near fine condition. A tiny book by a San Francisco author, known for her extensive writings on card games, it described three variations of Patience, or Solitaire, including Poker Patience, Canfield, and Double Patience. Near fine .

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Book number: 003007

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Card Games, California

Parker Brothers

History Up-to-Date

Salem, MA, Parker Brothers, 1920. A complete set, with the original box, 48 cards, and directions booklet, n. d. (ca 1920); box - 5 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 1, paper over card stock, with a large chromolithographed illustration, featuring a Civil War scene; light wear and age-toning - in very good condition; cards very good to near fine, with minor wear; booklet - 3 1/2 x 4 1/4, pp. [4], mild wear and creasing - very good. First introduced by Parker Brothers in 1890, the simple question-and-answer trivia game was marketed as "a new, instructive game for the home or the schoolroom" and, in its various editions, included up-to-date historical facts (in this edition the last question was about Woodrow Wilson and WWI). Very good .

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Book number: 004137

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Games, Americana

Schell, Stanley

Bean-Bag Drill and Bean-Bag Games

New York, Edgar S. Werner & Company, 1909. First Edition. First edition; 7 3/4 x 5 1/4; pp. 1-19; white wraps, illustrated and ruled in red and dark-blue; small nicks to tips of spine; light creasing to lower corner; illustrated with diagrams; very good or better condition. An unusual book, devoted to bean-bags and various games and drills with the said bean-bags, it described the rules for each one, the number of players, the apparatus required, the space arrangements, and so on. Very good .

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Book number: 002420

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Games, Bean-Bags

The Halma Company

How to Play Progressive "Halma" (How to Give a Progressive "Halma" Party) + a Trade Card

New York, E. I. Horseman, 1889. First Edition. A small booklet and a trade card, first edition. Book: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2; pp. [8]; pink wraps, illustrated with an engraving; advertisements to front wrap verso and back wrap; spotting to covers; thin split to tail of spine; small nick to upper corner; very good- condition. Card: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4; chromolithographed illustration and text to recto; printed text in black on verso; upper right corner neatly clipped, else minor wear to edges; very good or better condition. Published by E. I. Horseman (Edward Imeson Horseman) - a manufacturer and leader in the toy industry in the US in the 19th and the 20th centuries - the booklet cleverly advertised the Halma game by not only giving instructions on setting up and playing the game, but also describing how to use the game to organize a successful "singles' party." The game, invented in 1884, was the precursor to Chinese Checkers. It was said that ,if Halma was played by the rules, the gentlemen at the party had the opportunity to change partners, play and get acquainted with all the ladies in the room. The booklet also advertised Horsman's cameras and a facsimile letter of actress Lillie Langtry praising them was printed on the front wrap verso. The trade card, depicting three siblings hugging, read: "We are all so happy because we play "Halma" and Papa has promised if we are real good children we shall have "Basilinda," that new and delightful amusement by the author of "Halma. Very good .

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Book number: 002301

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Games, Advertisement

The Carrom Company

Rules for Playing Games on the Styles D No. 2and E No. 1. Star Archarena Combination Game Boards

Ludington, MI, The Carrom Company, 1919. First Edition. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1919); 6 x 3 1/2; pp. 1-40; pictorial, off-white wraps; illustrated with drawings and several photographic images; mild age-toning and wear, with a few very minor spots to wraps; very good condition. The Ludington Novelty Company was founded in 1889 by Sunday School teacher Henry L. Haskell. He invented a game - Carroms - with a patented playing board, each one of which was manufactured by hand and was sold before another one was started. In 1902, the Ludington Novelty was merged with another game-manufacturing company with patented playing boards - Illinois-based Archarena Company - and in 1912, the Carrom-Archarena Company became the Carrom Company. The current booklet explained the rules for the various games played on Carrom boards, including Spinette, Ten-Pin Top Game, Crokinola, Travelling Carroms, and many more. It also supplied a price list for extra parts for combination game boards, as well as for matching game table and chairs and for a doll house. Very good .

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Book number: 002665

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Games, Rules