Daiken, Leslie

Children's Games Throughout the Year

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. (1949). (1949). London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. (1949). (1949). Good. - Octavo, red cloth. The binding is lightly bumped with slight fraying to the corners & the spine is faded. viii & 216 pages. Illustrated with 2 color plates, including a frontispiece, and with numerous black-and-white illustrations & music staves. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 26835

Catalogue: Games & Pastimes

Keywords: GAMES & PASTIMES; CHILDREN'S GAMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; LESLIE DAIKEN; SONGS; MUSIC STAVES; PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Foster, R. F

Foster's American Leads and How to Learn Them

New York/Chicago/Washington: Brentano's, 1894. 1894. New York/Chicago/Washington: Brentano's, 1894. 1894. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial light green wraps. All the edges are gilt. The wraps are rubbed, soiled & lightly bumped & chipped. 34 pages plus 1-page publisher's catalog. A few black-and-white illustrations. The text block is detached from the wraps & the bottom inch of the title is detached. There is scattered soiling. Good working copy.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 16201

Catalogue: Games & Pastimes

Keywords: GAMES & PASTIMES; CARD GAMES; WHIST; R. F. FOSTER; FOSTER'S AMERICAN LEADS AND HOW TO LEARN THEM; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Hamilton, C. D. P

Modern Scientific Whist: The Principles of the Modern Game / Analyzed and Extended. Illustrate by over Sixty Critical Endings and Annotated Games from Actual Play

New York: Brentano's, (1894). (1894). New York: Brentano's, (1894). (1894). Good. - Octavo, dark green cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt, red black. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped with a light vertical stain to the lower half of the front cover. The front hinge is cracked. The front pastedown & endpaper are lightly stained with an owner's ink name & date on the endpaper. There is occasional light foxing. Profuse textual illustrations in red & black. Good. Good .

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Book number: 13940

Catalogue: Games & Pastimes

Keywords: GAMES; CARD GAMES; WHIST; MODERN SCIENTIFIC WHIST; C. D. P. HAMILTON; ILLUSTRATIONS; CRITICAL ENDINGS; ANNOTATED GAMES; DIAGRAMS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

Matthews, Kenneth

British Chess

London: Collins, 1948. 1948. London: Collins, 1948. 1948. Very good. - Octavo, dark brown paper covered boards, in a matching dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & chipped with its spine & rear panel darkened & there is a tear to the top edge of the front panel. 49 & [1] pages. 4 color plates, including a frontispiece, & black-and-white textual illustrations. The edges of the pastedowns & endpapers are darkened with staining along their inner edges. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

Britain in Pictures: The British People in Pictures No. 127. Very good .

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Book number: 5508

Catalogue: Games & Pastimes

Keywords: GAMES; CHESS; BRITISH CHESS; KENNETH MATTHEWS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; BRITAIN IN PICTURES.