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Some Interesting Facts About The Origin And History Of Playing Cards

By: Cohen, Stanley A.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, New York Consoliated Card Company: 1916

Seller ID: A35594

Binding: Pamphlet

Condition: Very Good

This is a small format pamphlet with decorated paper covers and a string tied and stapled spine. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition. There is some bumping and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The text has some light creasing. Written by a later relative of the original founder (Lewis Cohen) , the book gives a general history of cards and card games in India (Hindostan) , their spread throughout Asia and Europe, and then to America. "The New York Consolidated Card Company was formed in 1871 by the merging of three ea...
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Foster On Mah Jong

By: Foster, R . F.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead and Company: 1924

Seller ID: A36246

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. The covers have some ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. Laid-in is a copy of the Mah Jong Score Card (also by Foster). "Mahjong is a tile-based game which was developed in China in the Qing dynasty and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia). The game and its regional variants are widely played t...
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The Stunt Kite Book

By: Fujino, Alison and Benjamin Ruhe

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, Running Press: 1989

Seller ID: A36360

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good+

B&W Photographs; This edition is an oblong paperback. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Dual line kites have been around for a surprisingly long time. Possibly the first recorded 2-liner was made and flown by a Swiss man, Dr. Colladon, in the mid 1800's. His steerable kites were apparently based on the arch-top single liner which was popular at the time. Have you seen old illustrations featuring a diamond-like design with a curved top edge? That's the arc...
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The Joy Of Bridge

By: Grant, Audrey and Eric Rodwell (with An Introduction by Easley Blackwood)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Arco Publishing Inc.: 1984

Seller ID: A32675

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some rubbing and bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is clean and bright. "The Joy of Bridge is not just another instructional book about bridge. The Joy of Bridge is a revolutionary new system for learning and playing the world's most popular card game."
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Thirty Years Of Billiards

By: Hoppe, Willie (edited by Thomas Emmett Crozier)

Price: $300.00

Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons: 1925

Seller ID: A40433

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription, by the author (Willie Hoppe) on the copyright page and dated 1942. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and a couple of tiny nicks. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There are a couple of small spots of discoloration on the book covers. Both front and rear endpapers have pasted down newspaper articles about Hoppe. There are three laid-in newspaper articles as well. The reverse of the front...
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Hanafuda The Flower Card Game

By: Japan Publications

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Brisbane, CA, Nichibo Shuppan-Sha: 1986

Seller ID: A33045

Binding: Periodical

Condition: Near Fine

B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. "Hanafuda are playing cards of Japanese origin that are used to play a number of games. The name literally translates as "flower cards". The name also refers to games played with those cards...In 1549, the 18th year of Tenbun, a missionary Francis Xavier landed in Japan and the crew of his ship had carried a set of 48 Portuguese Hombre playing cards from Europe, and eventually card games became popular,...
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Draughts Or Checkers For Beginners

By: Spayth, Henry

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers: 1866

Seller ID: A38778

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The covers have fading and wear, especially to the spine joints and edges. There are several patches of missing cloth, mostly to the front cover. The text pages are clean and mostly bright. There is an ink stamped previous owner's name on the front endpaper, rear endpaper and title page. The reverse of the front endpaper and first free pages have spots of toning. "Draughts (British English) or checkers (American English) is a gro...
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Category: Games

Some Interesting Facts About The Origin And History Of Playing Cards

Foster On Mah Jong

The Stunt Kite Book

The Joy Of Bridge

Thirty Years Of Billiards

Hanafuda The Flower Card Game

Draughts Or Checkers For Beginners