BARNETT, PAUL ESQUIRE

Parlour Games

London, Charles ;letts & Co Ltd. 1992. (ISBN: 1852383623) Hard Cover, 5.75 x 4.25 Inches. Ill.: Colonel Ivan Hissey. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 96pp. 'Traditional Indoor Games to Amuse and Delight'. Originally published in 1924. Well illustrated. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 027568

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: 1920s Parlour Games Social History 1852383623 Colonel Ivan Hissey

JILL DUPLEIX

Simple Food :

Ted Smart / The Book People. 2002. (ISBN: 1844000583) Hard Cover, 11 x 9 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 192pp. This book provides innovative, appealing ideas for all meal occasions from brunches, through lunches, to easy suppers and dinners. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 024624

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Food, Recipes, Cookery, Cooking Food and Drink 1844000583

THE EDITOR

347 Woodworking Patterns

Peachtree City, GA, USA, FC&A. 1992. (ISBN: 0915099268) Soft Cover, 10.75 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Tiny crease to lower corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 160pp. A huge range of patterns to make in wood, with some instructions. Very Good.

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Book number: 028333

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Crafts, Timber, Carpentry, Furniture, Toys, Woodwork Crafts / Needlecraft / Woodwork Homes / Furnishings 0915099268

FISHER, ADRIAN

Labyrinth : Solving the Riddle of the Maze

New York, Harmony Books. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0517580993) Hard Cover, 10.25 x 9.5 Inches. Ill.: Georg Gerster (photographs). No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked olive cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with slight rubbing to edges, minor traces os storage and a few small nicks to lower edge. 161pp. This study of mazes and labyrinths covers their origins and history and the many different types of maz that exist today all over the world, including brick, water and gravel mazes. Very well illustrated in coloured photographs. First American Edition. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 025683

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Maze Origins, History, Designs, Puzzlement Gardening / Farming 0517580993 Georg Gerster (Photographs)

GREEN, RF

Chess : Revised By R du Mont

London, G Bell and Sons Ltd. 1973. (ISBN: 0713505060) Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Clean bright boards with no bumping to corners. A clean tight copy. Dust jacket price clipped, with sunning to spine, a little dusty to covers and light rubbing to some edges. 113pp. Very Good/Near Very Good.

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Book number: 001275

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Chess Beginners, 0713505060

KAPLAN, EDGAR

Competitive Bidding in Modern Bridge

London, Barrie & Rockliff. 1966. Hard Cover, 8 x 5.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Creasing down spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to lower front corner. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped with nicks, chips and light creasing to edges. 192pp. A complete treatment of defensive and competitive bidding at Bridge with all the wrinkles as played by leading tournament stars. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 024193

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Card Games, Bridge

KAYE, MARVIN & SALISSE, JOHN (EDITOR)

The Complete Magician

London, Pan Books. 1976. (ISBN: 0330248286) Soft Cover, 7.75 x 5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to front cover and to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, browning to pages and no bumping to corners. 278pp. More than 150 tricks explained and illustrated in detail. Very Good.

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Book number: 010881

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Magic, Theatre, Sleight of Hand, Deception Performing Arts - Theatre Self Help 0330248286

KEMPSON, EWART & DE V. HART, NORMAN

The Quintessence of CAB

London, Nicholas Kaye Ltd. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked cream boards with very slight sunning to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with faint cup ring to front, well rubbed edges and very dusty rear. 160pp. The explanation of and a wealth of examples of the CAB system of the game of Bridge. Very Good/Good (-).

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Book number: 027542

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Card Game, Bridge,

KLEIN, EMIL

Enjoy Your Bridge

London, Nicholson and Watson. 1947, First Edition. Hard Cover, 7.5 x 5 inches. No added marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean very tight copy with unmarked boards, well tanned pages and end papers, gilt lettering to spine and no bumping to corners. 191pp. How to play the game of Bridge - starting from first principles and going on to complex play. Good (+)/No Jacket.

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Book number: 026993

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Card Game, Bridge

LEVINE, SHAR; SCUDAMORE, VICKI

Marbles: A Player's Guide

New York, Sterling Publishing Co Inc. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 0806942622) Hard Cover, 9.25 x 6,25. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. Play thirty-five of the best marble games ever devised. Play the game which has been around for thousands of years, plus marble facts, special tournaments and more. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 016745

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Games, Childrens 0806942622

LOVE, JOHN AND HODGKINS, JOHN

Further Chess Ideas

London, G Bell and Sons Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped with a little marking/rubbing and nicks and chips to edges and corners. 177pp. The authors describe the aim of this book within the game of chess as 'planning, basic ideas and not sequences of moves within a small compass of openings'. Very Good (+)/Good.

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Book number: 018669

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Games, Chess,

PANDOLFINI, BRUCE

Let's Play Chess : a Step-By-step Guide for Beginners

London, Hamlyn. 1982. (ISBN: 0600366669) Hard Cover, 8.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 190pp. A very clearly laid out easy to follow introduction to the game of chess suitable for both adults and children. Fine.

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Book number: 027675

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Games, Chess, Beginners Self Help 0600366669

PEDERSEN, STEFFEN

The Dutch for the Attacking Player

Seattle, Washington, USA, International Chess Enterprises Inc. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 1879479443) Soft Cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Very light creasing to front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 160pp. This account describes the Dutch, a superb weapon for ambitious chess players - a full repertoire for Black with the Dutch Defense. American First Edition. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 028396

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Chess, Games, Solutions 1879479443

REESE, TERENCE AND SCHAPIRO, BORIS

Bridge : Card by Card

London, Hamlyn. 1969, First Edition. (ISBN: 0600003574) Hard Cover, 10 x 7.25 inches. Ill.: Michael Holford. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, very slight tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with a little sunning and very minor rubbing to upper edge. 86pp. This book will place this fascinating game within the grasp of a newcomer and build you up to the point where you can play with confidence. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 026163

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Card Games, Bridge 0600003574 Michael Holford

RETI, RICHARD

Modern Ideas in Chess

London, G. Bell & Sons Ltd. 1944. Hard Cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to slightly faded spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked orange cloth boards, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 181pp. In this volume the author attempts to indicate the road along which chess has travelled, from the classicism of Anderssen by way of the naturalism of the Steinitz school to the individualistic ideas of the masters in the early years of the 20th century. Translated by John Hart and a new foreword by H Golombek. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 025675

Catalogue: Games - Chess / Cards

Keywords: Games, Chess