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THE MANUAL OF CRICKET. ILLUSTRATED.

By: N/A

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: London, F.H. Ayers:

Seller ID: 27934

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

57 pp + advertisements, 16mo (6 1/2" H), orange cloth with reddish brown lettering and decoration on front board, lettering on spine. B&w illustrations. No date, but advertisements reference dates between 1894 and 1896. Contents: Introduction; The Bat; The Stumps; The Ball; The Batting Gloves; The Leg Guard; The Wicket-keeping Gloves; The Dress; Hints on Batting - Playing Forward / Playing Back / The Cut / The Leg-Hit / The Drive; On Bowling; The field arranged for Slow Bowling; The Field arranged for Fast Bowling; On Fielding - The Wicket-keeper / Long-stop / Point / Short Slip / Third...
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ILLUSTRATED GAMES OF PATIENCE.

By: Cadogan, Adelaide, Lady. Foreword by Dame Margaret Rutherford. Preface by John Hunter.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Leslie Frewin: 1968

Seller ID: 29937

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

48 pp + 24 colour plates (reproductions of illustrations from the 1875 edition, printed on one side of leaf only), 9 1/2" H. "By the 1870s, Patience was already a popular pastime, and it is surprising to learn that Lady Adelaide's compilation was the first on the subject to appear in the English language. (It) became, and remained, a best seller. It has been reprinted many times, but without the elegant and colourful plates that made it 'the' coffe-table book of London society during the latter half of Queen Victoria's reign and throughout that of Edward VII. The book delighted me so...
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WIN AT BACKGAMMON.

By: Crandall, Peter.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Coles: 1977

Seller ID: 8172

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

104 pp, 7" H. B&w diagrams. Contents: History of Backgammon; Equipment; Description of the Game; Doubles; Chouette; Scoring; Initial Plays; Forward and Backward Games; Rules of the Game; Russian Backgammon; French Backgammon; Acey Deucey. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, light rubbing, tiny sticker pull at top of front cover, very small corner creases - migrates into pages, spine flat with one faint crease.
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PAPERJACKS' STRICTLY CROSSWORDS: MOVIE MANIA.

By: DeChristopher, D.J.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Markham, Ontario, PaperJacks: 1987

Seller ID: 29786

ISBN: 0770106811

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

127 pp, 6 3/4" H. 40 crossword puzzles and solutions. "(A) crossword tribute to Hollywood - old and new - featuring puzzles related to screen superstars and their best-known films." Interior -light toning to pages and inside edges of covers, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - two tiny corner wrinkles, light toning to edges of text block.
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ROYAL AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS.

By: Foster, R.F.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Frederick A. Stokes: 1914

Seller ID: 29688

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

377 pp, 7 1/4" H. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering/banding on front board. "This is a new edition of Foster's recognized handbook, brought completely up-to-date, and incuding a full section on the 'Nullo' count, its rules and tactics." "Foster's Manual of Royal Auction explains the game instead of giving hard and fast directions which will surely mislead inexperienced players. Foster, by working out sample hands, shows how certain combinations of play result and trains the reader to make the most of his hand under any circumstances. After a perusa...
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DAE YE MIN' LANGSYNE? A POT-POURRI OF GAMES, RHYMES AND PLOYS OF SCOTTISH CHILDHOOD.

By: Fraser, Amy Stewart, collected and edited by.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Routledge & Kegan Paul: 1975

Seller ID: 16749

ISBN: 0710082339

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

210 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H). B&w illustrations. "(A) captivating collection of personal memories of childhood from over one hundred contributors - days spent in every part of Scotland, from the Shetlands to the Borders, from the Hebrides to Aberdeen. Their memories of the games they played, and the words they sang and said, provide a fascinating and unusual view of the child's world. Amy Stewart Fraser has arranged the collection into fourteen categories, including 'Singing Games', 'Ball Games', 'Bairns at Play', 'Country Ploys and Country Joys'. There is also an extensive glossary of ...
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ASIAN ART. VOLUME IV, NUMBER I. WINTER 1991: GAMES.

By: Gunter, Ann C.; Bower, Virginia L.; Simmons, Doreen.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.: 1991

Seller ID: 27142

ISBN: 0894234X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

72 pp, 11" H. Colour and b&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: The Art of Playing; Art from Wisdom: The Invention of Chess and Backgammon; Polo in Tang China: Sport and Art; The Strong Men of the Sacred Circle. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - a few soft wrinkles on covers, tiny dint on front cover.
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CHESS QUOTATIONS FROM THE MASTERS.

By: Hunvald, Henry, compiler. Illustrated by Jeff Hill.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York, 1972.:

Seller ID: 19914

62 pp, 12mo (7 3/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Black, white, red and yellow illustrations. A collection of quotations and proverbs by chess and literary masters on the subject of the game of kings and those who play it. Previous owner's chop (stamp) on free front endpaper, minor edge wear, very light browning to top of book. Dust jacket is price clipped, has four small areas of surface paper loss on front panel, light soiling. Very Good/Good+
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BOYS AND GIRLS COME OUT TO PLAY: A COLLECTION OF IRISH SINGING GAMES.

By: Leyden, Maurice.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Belfast, Appletree: 1993

Seller ID: 21979

ISBN: 0862814324

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

152 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w drawings, music notation. "The material in this book has been culled from many sources and I have brought together a comprehensive range of children's games played throughout Ireland, complete with music notation, game instructions and background notes setting each game in its historical perspective. In this collection I have included long forgotten games, such as 'Thread the Needle' and 'Here Is One Knight' - games of great antiquity that give us glimpses of the Middle Ages. There are also the more popular games, such as 'Nuts in May', 'The Farmer...
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BOYS AND GIRLS COME OUT TO PLAY: A COLLECTION OF IRISH SINGING GAMES.

By: Leyden, Maurice.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Belfast, Appletree: 1993

Seller ID: 29420

ISBN: 0862814324

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

PLAY WINNING BRIDGE.

By: Martin, Neil.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Coles: 1976

Seller ID: 8193

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

118 pp, 8vo (8 3/8" H). Contents: Preparation; What is System?; The Natural System; Preferences; Standard Safety-plays; Conventions; More Advanced Conventions; Counting and Visualization; Mainly Bidding; Mainly Play; Mainly Defence; Mainly Technique; How to Think; Laws, Properties and Ethics; Recommended Reading. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing, slight curling to covers, very faint ghost sticker mark at top of front cover, spine flat and uncreased.
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PLAY THESE HANDS WITH BRIAN SENIOR.

By: Senior, Brian.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford: 1996

Seller ID: 13268

ISBN: 0713478918

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

127 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). "The Intermediate player will soon be thinking and playing like a top-level player through this course of personal tuition. For there are few Internationals who understand the problems of the ordinary club player or write so clearly and easily as Brian Senior. On each deal the author lets you follow his thought process as he leads you through the bidding and play. Most of the time you will find yourself playing the hand but sometimes you will have to defend. As the hands are taken from real life, there is no guarantee that either you or your opponents are...
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BILL SEVERN'S MAGIC MONEY: MAGIC WITH COINS AND BILLS.

By: Severn, Bill. Illustrated by Elizabeth Green.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Stackpole, (Mechanicsburg, PA, 1993).:

Seller ID: 12758

147 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H), soft cover. B&w illustrations. "Everyone has dreamed of finding unexpected money or wished for money to appear. Learn how to capitalize on this favorite fantasy with the entertaining illusions in (this book). These tricks use the familiar coins and bills that we all carry, and many are simple enough to perform anywhere. Others require minor preparation with trick coins or small props. The detailed instructions...will show you how to become an accomplished money magician. Hand Magic with Coins - Basics for beginners; Do-Anywhere Tricks with Coins and Bills...
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COMPLETE SIGNALLING INSTRUCTOR: A BOOK FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN COMMUNICATION BY MEANS OF SIGNS AND SIGNALS. (BOY SCOUTS)

By: Sparrow, Kenneth C.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Glasgow, Brown, Son & Ferguson: 1940

Seller ID: 28743

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good+

114 pp, 7 1/4" H. Beige card covers with lettering/illustrations in red & blue on front cover. B&w illustrations + two pages of flags in colour. Contents: Foreword; Note by the Publisher; Note to Readers; Boy Scout Signalling Tests; Methods of Signalling; The Semaphore Code; The Morse Code; The Highway Code; Suggestions for Games and Practices; Scout Signs; The Mercantile Code of Signals; Weather Lore; Map Signs used by Scouts. Interior - small bump at top of first 20 pages at hinge, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small bump at top of front hinge, ...
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CREATIVE PARENTING IDEAS AND ACTIVITIES. HUNDREDS OF ENJOYABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND CREATIVE IDEAS FOR PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

By: Sprague, Maxine.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: The Learning Center Press, Calgary, Alberta, 1987, 5th printing.:

Seller ID: 22351

156 pp, 8 1/2" H, soft cover with spiral binding. ISBN 0969166508 B&w drawings. Contents: Introduction; Family Fun; Stormy and Rainy Day Play; Educational Activities; Creative Party Planning; Games and Activities; Gift Giving; Holidays and Specia l Days; Fun, Fast Food; Simple Sewing; Household Hints; Index. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - small ghost sticker mark on front cover, tiny corner creases and minor edge wear. Very Good
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