Author: HALLIDAY (Thomas)
Title: Numerical Games; Consisting of Practical Exercises in Arithmetic:Accompanied with a Pack of Cards: Intended for the Amusement and Improvement of Youth.
Description: Birmingham: Printed by J. Belcher and Son, 1819. First edition, 8vo (180 x 110 mm), xxiii, [1], 125pp., cont. speckled half calf, marbled boards, smooth spine ruled in gilt, red calf label, slight wear to upper spine otherwise a very nice copy. The book was originally intended to be accompanied by a pack of number cards; not surprisingly these are no longer present - as with other copies. Halliday provides the rules for 39 mathematical games, intended as a means of teaching arithmetic to the young.

Keywords: MATHEMATICS PLAYING CARDS JUVENILE CHILDREN'S BOOKS GAMES