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15364 Abrand, Nartha A Day In Monte
Carlo PUBLISHER'S FILE COPY Hodder
& Stoughton London
1959 1st edition. Small
8vo. 158 + (1) +
(1)pp. Publisher’s blue cloth covers,
gilt lettering + 2 horizontal bands + small smoking gun on
spine. Green & white dw, orange & white
lettering with yellow capital on front & spine, man in white gown +
red fez hat + hand grenade over green baize gambling table on front,
not price clipped 12/6 net. Original white
eps. Neat stamp on fep “
PUBLISHER’S FILE COPY No 10547
“. Covers : very slight rubs
top/bottom spine slight + front leading edge.
Contents : slight dust mark top outside edges of pages else very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy in shelf rubbed dw.
VG+/VG. 45.00
15310 anon Austin Car Grill ( Motor
Car ) Playing Card JOKER Goodalls Playing Card
Co London circa 1950 1st
edition.
Softback. Standard Joker playing card
from Goodall pack. Maroon & burgundy
reverse with colour illustration of an Austin A40 front including
headlight + bumper + petrol badge. Very clean
& unrubbed & unfoxed. F.
15.00
15309 anon Austin Logo ( Motor Car
) Playing Card JOKER Goodalls Playing Card Co
London circa 1950 1st
edition.
Softback. Standard Joker playing card
from Goodall pack, maroon reverse with gilt logo “ Austin “
for Austin Motor Car Company. Very clean &
unrubbed & unfoxed. F.
15.00
15307 anon Cunard R M S Queen
Elizabeth “ TO-DAYS PROGRAMME “ With Colour Illustration
KING NEPTUNE PLAYING CARD On Front + 3 Competition Prize
Certificates The Cunard Steam - Ship Co Ltd
1966 1st
edition. 8vo.
Single 4to card folded once to make 4pp
programme. Large red two headed king playing
card holding 3 pronged fork as pips with mauve & red
lettering. Entertainment list for “
Tuesday October 4 1966 “ inside covers. Light crimping rear
leading edge, thumb mark rear else clean. VG-.
20.00
15308 anon SACHEVILLE (
Playing ) Cards Selected From A Pack Illustrating The Reign Of Queen
Anne Black & White Plate
From Old & New London Circa 1880 Cassell Petter
& Galpin London circa
1870 1st edition.
Softback. 4to.
Single 4to plate with 3 x 3 sample playing cards ( all diamonds &
hearts ). Black type to rear. Very
clean & unrubbed * unfoxed. F.
45.00
15224 Anonymous A Simple Table Of
Probabilities For Raisit, Solo, Bridge Or Whist H C
& F V Cock Wormwood Street London
circa 1930? 1st
edition.
8vo. 4pp.
Original soft printed card, folded once as issued to make 4 pages, blue
lettering throughout including “ Price 6d “ & “
COPYRIGHT “ on front, “ RAISIT THE NEW CARD GAME “ on
rear. Slight crimps along spine,
slight dust marks but
unchipped.
VG- 75.00
15356 Anonymous Bridge
Hints Charles Goodall & Son Ltd
London circa 1904 1st edition
thus. Large 24mo. 6
page fold out concertina booklet. Black lettering, black
line around edges. Advert for
playing cards on front. Some faint fox marks, faint
browning to front else very clean & tight.
VG. 45.00
15470 Anonymous British American
Playing Cards No 145 [ PLAYING CARD ADVERT ] Chas
Goodall & Son London circa 1900
1st edition. Softback. 16mo.
(2)pp. Publisher’s white paper, black lettering
frame + trade mark symbol on front, advert for The Foster Whist marker
to rear. Few fox spots, slight browning else very clean
& unchipped. VG. 15.00
15425 Anonymous Buccaneer
Bridge Rule Of The New
Game ( Regd No 444427
) The Sports Trade Series
Onbridge Free Press Ltd circa
1950? 1st edition.
Softback. 24mo. Publisher’s
white card covers, pale green band around edges, green lettering + hand
holding up fanned cardson front. Single metal
staple. Covers : closed 1cm tear, slight
rubs along edges else very clean. Contents : slight
rust to staple else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG. 75.00
15223 Anonymous Card Games
How To Play Them 6d “ Best Way “
Series No 185 Fashions For
All Ltd Farringdon
Street London circa
1930? 1st
edition.
4to. 16pp. 25 bw
photo illustrations.
Brown/pink colour pictorial paper covers, 4 young people at card table
playing bridge on front + 33 sample playing cards around edges ( mostly
Goodalls & De La Rue ). Bw photo 4 at bridge on
first page, eps are adverts for Goodalls & De La Rue playing
cards. Yellow pictorial
longitudinal card covers, Uruguay have been removed but this is only
apparent because 27 doesn’t divide into the stated 720
hands! Covers : slight handling,
faint grubbiness. Contents : a few corners
creased else clean, tight & unfoxed. VG-.
145.00
15012 Anonymous Card Games
Victorian Patience And Other Games For One Or More
Participants Charles Letts & Co
Ltd 1993 1st
edition. Large
16mo. 95 + (1)pp.
Publisher’s colour pictorial laminated covers, black lettering on
front and spine. Dw repeats cover design, price
clipped. Marble eps. Many interesting illustrations
of old cards and prints.
F/F. 15.00
15003 Anonymous Cassell’s
Book Of Indoor Amusements Card Games And Fireside Fun
Cassell & Co Ltd London
1892 7th edition.
Square 8vo. 224 + (16)pp including
Publisher’s list at rear with date “ 8.93
“. Tissue guarded frontis + numerous
illustrations in text.
Publisher’s tan pictorial cloth covers, black lettering on front,
gilt lettering on spine, fanned cards + teetotum + race game + skittles
all within double line frames on front.
Original white eps. Covers : bottom
front corner + top of spine slight shelf knocks, faint rubs top/bottom
spine & corners, 1cm ink spot rear else very
clean. Contents : foxing to
prelims/trails else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG. 65.00
15004 Anonymous Cassell’s
Book Of Indoor Amusements Card Games And Fireside Fun
Cassell & Co Ltd London
1898 16th thousand.
Square 8vo. 224 + (16)pp including Publisher’s list
at rear with date “ 11.0 “. All edges
gilt. Numerous bw illustrations throughout
text. Publisher’s red pictorial cloth covers,
black lettering on front, gilt lettering on spine, fanned cards +
teetotum + race game + skittles all within double line frames on
front. Original white eps.
Covers : top/bottom spine & corners rubbed & slight knocked,
2cm mark on front cover, covers patchy fading and
marked. Contents : foxing to eps,
browning to list at rear else very clean &
tight. Clean tight copy with worn covers.
G+/VG covers & contents. 35.00
15011 Anonymous Catalogue Of An
Extensive Collection Of Playing Cards From The 17th To The 20th
century Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co
London 1981. 1st
edition. Unpaginated. Small
4to. Green card covers, black lettering and banding
on front. 354 lots with illustrations
throughout text. Very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F. 45.00
15435 Anonymous De La Rue &
Co’s Whist Rules + Works by Cavendish ( rear )
[ PLAYING CARD SIZE PRINTED BOTH SIDES, ROUNDED CORNERS
] Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd [ London
] circa 1899 1st edition
thus? Softback. 48mo.
6.2 x 9cm. White paper, black lettering both sides,
black line around edges. Bennett Billiards 7th edition
cited, this is dateed 1899. Slight browning else very
clean & unmarked. F-. .
18.00
15006 Anonymous Games And
Amusements Ward Lock & Co Ltd
London 1910 1st
edition. 140 + (4)pp.
8vo. Green pictorial covers, board + chess + cards
compendium drawing in black on front, black lettering on front &
spine. White eps. Very slight rubbing
top/bottom spine & corners. Contents clean &
tight. Bright attractive
copy. VG+. 95.00
15002 Anonymous Round Games For All
Parties A Collection Of The Greatest Variety Of
Family Amusements For Friends Or Pic-nic For Use Of Old Or Young And
Adapted To The Understanding Of Children From The Ages Of Seven To
Seventy David Bogue London
1854 First edition.
12mo. (2) + x + 164 + 2pp including original half
title page + publisher’s list at rear.
Colour engraved frontis and 11 other colour plates.
Rebound in new blue cloth with gilt lettering on
spine. All edges gilt.
Attractive ’ Spin The Trencher ’ cartouche from original
cover stuck down inside front. Covers :
bright. Contents : unattractive vertical brown line/stain
along title and frontis, fox spot on title else very clean, tight
& unfoxed. F/VG cover & contents.
175.00
15354 Anonymous Rules For Polish
Bezique Thomas De La Rue & Co [ London
] circa 1904 1st edition
thus?. Large
24mo. White paper, printed both sides in green,
green line around edges, title top of front, “ ENT. STA. HALL
“ printed at bottom, “ see also “ THE POCKET GUIDE TO
POLISH BEZIQUE “ by “ CAVENDISH “ Price 6d “
printed on rear at bottom.
Faint rubs to corners else clean tight & unfoxed
copy. VG.
20.00
15440 Anonymous Tableau Du Trente
& Quarante A Monte carlo [ UNUSED
DIVIDED BACK POSTCARD, COLOUR BAIZE TABLE LAYOUT + PLAYING CARDS ON
FRONT ] Bert & Cig
Grass circa 1910?
1st edition thus.
Softback. 14.3 x 9.3cm. Stiff
card with green baize table layout + playing cards + black text on top,
“ CARTE P;OSTALE “with divided back.
UNUSED. vSlight crease top corne, light crimp top
corner, sl;ight rubs corners else very clean.
VG. 25.00
15008 Anonymous The Book Of Sports
And Games Encyclopaedia Britannica
circa 1925 1st edition
Softback. 69 +
(3)pp. Large 16mo
booklet. Numerous interesting photos of games in
progress. Five page chapter on card
games. Publisher’s brown marble card covers,
gilt/black freezes along top/bottom edge + black titles + small cameo
vase on front. 2 metal
staples. List of
authorities. Covers : hinges rusting, spine edge rubbed,
slight mark rear else very clean Contents
: very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy
with rusty staples. VG+. 55.00
15010 Anonymous The Laws Of
Contract Bridge 1963 Authorized Edition as agreed upon and
promulgated by The Portland Club The European
Bridge League American Contract Bridge
League John Waddington & Co Ltd Leeds &
London 1963 1st edition
thus. 57 + (1)pp.
Large 16mo booklet. Publisher’s tan card
covers, two metal staples, brown pips + lettering on
front. Faintest small mark rear
cover, slight rust to staples else else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean & tight copy.
Bright attractive copy. VG+. 15.00
15472 Anonymous The Official Rules
Of The Game Canasta For 2 3 Or 6 Players Presented For Guinness
Time John Waddington Ltd Leeds
circa 1950 1st edition. Softback.
Small 12mo. 13 + (1)pp. Publisher’s white card
covers, red & black lettering + seal balancing outlined green
playing cards on front. Two original metal staples through
spine. Covers : very clean & unrubbed with sharp
corners. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. F.
95.00
15426 Anonymous Twelve Good Games
Of Patience Using Obe Or Two Packs Benno
Partners & Products London circa
1930? 1st edition.
Softback. 24mo. Publisher’s
pale green paper covers, black lettering on front.
Single metal staple. Covers : slight
brownimg else very clean. Contents : slight browning
else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean
tight copy. VG+.
45.00
15438 Anonymous Whist Developments
+ Whist Perception [ ADVERT PLAYING CARD SIZE, BLANK REAR,
ROUNDED CORNERS ] Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd [
London ] circa 1899 1st edition
thus? Softback. 48mo.
6.2 x 8.9cm. White paper, black lettering on front,
black line around edges. Slight browning else
very clean & unmarked. F-. .
18.00
15355 Anonymous Whist
Rules Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd [ London
] circa 1904 1st edition
thus. Large 24mo.
Rounded edges. White paper, printed both sides
in black, black line around edges, title top of front, “ ENT.
STA. HALL “ printed at bottom. Publisher list
on rear “ NEW AND IMPORTANT WORKS “, mostly dated
1904. Slight browning, slight tiny
mark rear else very clean tight & unfoxed copy.
VG+. 20.00
15429 Anonymous Wil’s Gold
Flake Cigarettes Will’s Capstan Cigarettes [ SMALL
PLAYING CARD SIZE SCORING SHEET - Advert to reverse ]
UNENTERED Will’s Cigarettes [ London?
] circa 1930? 1st edition
thus. Softback.
Black lettering + pips on front, advert to rear ( “
WILL’S LEGATION 9d PER OZ, WILL’S WHIFFS 3 FOR 6d “
). Square corners. Small
light pencil ? on rear ( should erase ). Slight
browning else very clean & unrubbed with sharp corners.
VG. 12.00
15220 anonymous Amended Rules Of
Canasta As Played At Crockfords’s Club
1/- The Sunday Times
London 1952 Revised edition, 1st
edition thus. Large
16mo.
24pp.
Publisher’s black soft card pictorial soft card covers, red
lettering, reverse of playing card “ couple in armchairs reading
“The Sunday Times “ on front + printed
1/-. Two staple hinges
through. Covers : faint
occasional rubs along edges, slight crimp near
staple. Contents : clean, tight &
unfoxed. VG. 45.00
15341 anonymous Auction Bridge Made
Easy Simplified Instructions Illustrated By Diagrams
And Sample Games Daily News Ltd
London circa 1920 1st
edition.
Softback. Large
12mo. 63 + (1)pp including
eps. Publisher’s pictorial paper
covers, large cameo sitting room with lampstand + armchair + cards
spread on table with red
background. Covers : heavy rub
along spine, shelf dust to rear but complete, Contents :
slight browning else clean & tight, Clean tight copy with
covers detaching. VG-. 75.00
15436 anonymous Bezique And Rubicon
Bezique L G Sloan Ltd 41 Kingsway London ( sole
representative ) The United States Playing Card
Company circa 1935? 1st edition
thus? Softback. 48mo.
6.7 x 9.8m. Pale green soft card covers, black
lettering + freeze around edges on front. 2
metal staples through spine. Covers : slight rust
from staples else very clean with sharp
corners. Contents : slight rust
offsetting else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy with slight rust.
VG+. 45.00
15311 anonymous Blank Square Edge
Playing Card In The Manner Of De La Rue [ De La Rue
Playing Card Co ? London ] circa
1870? 1st edition.
Softback. Standard blank playing card
from presumed De La Rue pack, pale green reverse with sea shells
collage. Square edges Faintest dust
to front else very clean & unrubbed &
unfoxed. VG+. 25.00
15244 anonymous Cards Of Fate
Commando War Stories In Pictures No 1230
9p D C Thomson & Co Ltd
1972 1st edition.
Softback.
64pp. Square
12mo. Publisher’s white
pictorial paper covers, red & black lettering + 6 playing cards in
fan, 7 hearts with fighter pilot in goggles, Ace spades with another,
Joker at rear + 3 hurricane aircraft on
front.
“ Six ordinary playing cards and six ordinary pilots. Each
was sent one card - and from that moment he was as good as dead
“. Cartoon strip with pictures of playing cards +
Hurricane fighters + Joker dressed up for
real. Covers : faint
creases front bottom corner, crease rear bottom corner, handling marks,
crimps at spine. Contents :
clean & tight &
unfoxed. VG-.
25.00
15312 anonymous Cassell’s
Book Of Indoor Amusements Card Games And Fireside Fun
Cassell & Co London
1892 7th edition. Small
4to. Tissue guarded engraved frontis + numerous
illustrations in text. 224 + (16)pp
including Publisher’s list at rear with date “ 8G 8/91
“. All edges
gilt. Publisher’s blue cloth covers,
black lettering on front, gilt lettering on spine, fanned playing cards
+ teetotum + Pope Joan board + skittles design on
front. Original white
eps. Short neat dedication with date
“ Sept 29th 1893 “ on half title
page. Covers : rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners slight rubs edge of spine else
clean. Contents : foxing to tissue guard, slight
foxing to prelims & trails else very clean & tight.
Clean tight copy. VG. 85.00
15255 anonymous Champion Parlour
Games And Forfeits Felix McGlennon Ltd City
Road London circa 1935? 1st
edition. 4to.
Softback. 8pp. White paper with
black lettering + drawing Edwardian children playing a game within
Greek key freeze on front. Single staple hinge
through. Single horizontal fold, pages slight browned else
very clean, tight &
unfoxed.
VG. 55.00
15434 anonymous Guide To Bridge [
FULL CONTEMPORARY GREEN LEATHER MINIATURE RULES BOOK
] Thom De La Rue & Co Ltd
London circa 1904? 1st
edition?.
Softback. 48mo miniature
book. (3) + 4 - 18 + (2)pp including leather
covers. Full green leather binding, gilt lettering on
front, blind line around edges, Inside front cover is
“ iNDEX”, inside rear cover is Publisher’s book list
“ NEW WORKS ON BRIDGE “ including “ HELLESPONT
“. Faintest corner rubs else very clean
& tight & unfoxed. This is almost
certainly one of the De La Rue “ Pocket Series “ book with
covers used to attach the leather binding. Bright
attractive copy. F-. 125.00
15283 anonymous How To Win At Poker
And Solo The Southern Press & Rigby
Ltd Australia 1975 1st
edition.
Softback. Large 16mo.
64pp. Publisher’s black pictorial
soft card covers, red/white lettering + 5 playing cards as Royal Flush
on front. 2 metal
staples. Covers : Slight rub top of spine, very
slight crease front bottom corner. Contents :
small 2cm cut from title top corner else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG. 45.00
15284 anonymous Illustrites Buch
Der Patiencen Erstes Bandchen 60 Patience SpieleMit
Abbilovngen Zur Veranschaulichung Der Lage Der Karten
L V Kern’s Verlag Max Muller
Breslau circa 1910? Elfte
Auflage. Small
4to. 136pp.
Publisher’s light brown pictorial cloth covers, black lettering +
scrolling art nouveau design in black with black & red pips hanging
like leaves on front. Original pale green
wallpaper pattern eps. Small attractive 2cm
bookseller’s ticket on fep. Cotton page
marker. Covers : Slight rub top of spine, very slight shelf knock
front top corner else bright attractive copy. VG+.
75.00
15221 anonymous Rules Of Canasta As
Played At Crockfords’s Club 1/- The
Sunday Times London
1952 2nd
edition. Large
16mo. 17 +
(1)pp.
Publisher’s black soft card pictorial soft card covers, blue
lettering, Joker on front + printed red circle with 1/-
inside. Two staple hinges
through. Covers : spine edge
rubbed, faint rubs other edges, slight bump bottom
corner. Contents : clean, tight &
unfoxed. VG-. 45.00
15393 anonymous Tarts &
Tartlets Cooked In The New World Gas
Cooker Sales Brochure R
A 1660 ( 2-36 ) Radiation
London 1936 1st
edition. Softback.
Large 8vo. 16pp. 2 bw photo
plates. Large white paper covers, yellow & white
lettering, on blue area + 2 large Queen hearts + numerous yellow &
red rosettes on front. 2 metal
staples. Covers : slight foxing to
rear else bright & un rubbed. Con tents : slight
foxing to front outside edges of pages else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive copy with
slight foxing.
VG+. 35.00
15214 anonymous The Art Of Modern
Conjuring And Drawing Room
Entertainment With Over Two
Hundred Illustrations From Photographs Ward Lock
& Co Ltd London circa
1915? 2nd edition?
8vo. 222 + (2)pp including adverts at
rear. Frontis + 30 bw photo
plates. Publisher’s blue pictorial
cloth covers, black lettering, red bands across + fine vertical lines
in background, + two hands holding card deck with several cards exposed
on front & spine. White
eps. Attractive small 3cm
booksellers blind embossed stamp fep.
Covers : faint shelf rubs top/bottom of spine &
corners. Contents : browning
to eps, slight foxing to title page + leading outside edge of pages
else clean & tight. Bright attractive
copy. VG. 45.00
15272 anonymous The Celebrated De
La Rue Collection Of Playing Cards The Property
Of The De La Rue Company Ltd Sale
Catalogue Monday 30th November 1970 At Eleven
Precisely Catalogue Price 1s
6d UNILLUSTRATED
EDITION Sotheby & Co London
1970 1st edition.
Softback. Narrow 4to.
40pp including eps. Publisher’s
cream printed soft card covers, black lettering + hatched areas around
on front. 2 staple hinges
through. Faint shelf dust to covers else
very clean, tight, unmarked and unfoxed.
VG+. 85.00
15413 anonymous The Celebrated De
La Rue Collection Of Playing Cards The Property
Of The De La Rue Company Ltd Sale
Catalogue Monday 30th November 1970 At Eleven
Precisely Catalogue Price 7s
6d ILLUSTRATED EDITION WITH 10
PLATES Sotheby & Co London
1970 1st edition.
Softback. Narrow 4to.
40pp including eps. Publisher’s
cream printed soft card covers, black lettering + hatched areas around
on front. 2 staple hinges
through. Very slight rub front top corner
else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy.
F-. 175.00
15313 anonymous The Great Builders
Ants De La Rue Blank Square Edge [ Playing? ]
Card De La Rue Playing Card Co
London circa 1870? 1st
edition.
Softback. Blank card with colour
pictorial back. Numerous ants some in hats,
carrying packs up a hill. gilt line around edge, very small gilt
lettering at corners “ THE GREAT BUILDERS ANTS
DE LA RUE No 43 “.
Trace of glue to corners on blank side, faint rubs corners else
clean. VG. 25.00
15266 anonymous The International
Laws Of Contract Bridge 1981 Master Bridge
Series The Portland Club & Victor Gollancz &
Peter Crawley London 1990 1st
edition thus.
Softback.
8vo.
64pp. Publisher’s green plain
soft card covers, white lettering on front &
spine. Original white
eps. Covers : faint rubs
along edges. Contents : water mark on half title page else very
clean & tight & unfoxed.
VG. 24.00
15158 anonymous The Laws Of Auction
Bridge As Revised And Adopted By The Portland Club After Consultations
With Other London Clubs Thomas De La Rue
London 1928 2nd
edition. Softback.
Large 12mo. 47 + (1)pp.
Publisher’s grey stiff paper covers with black printing and
border design on front. Two metal
staples. Covers : slight rub top of
spine, crease rear top corner, few slight marks on front cover, slight
browning of covers else very clean.
Contents : 2 fox marks to title page else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight still attractive
copy. VG. 15.00
15159 anonymous The Laws Of
Contract Bridge As Revised And Adopted By The Portland Club After
Consultations With Other London Clubs FULL LEATHER
BINDING Thomas De La Rue
1929 First edition december
1929. Large 12mo. 49 +
(1)pp. All edges gilt. Contemporary plum
mottled full leather binding, gilt lettering on
front. Original white
eps. Covers : bowing out, faint rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners, else very clean.
Contents : slight foxing to prelims/trails else very clean &
tight. Clean tight
copy. VG. 125.00
15291 anonymous The Official
Handbook Of The Third World Bridge Team Olympiad
Deauville France June 5 - 21 1968 American Contract
Bridge League 1968 1st
edition.
Softback. Small 4to.
192pp. Numerous black & red
hands. Publisher’s mauve soft card
covers, white lettering + huge silver trophy on
front. Covers : slight vertical fold
front, another on rear, slight rubs top/bottom of spine + corners else
clean. Contents : two column ink
list of plays/draws on first page ( about 3 x 5cm size else very
clean & tight & unfoxed A clean tight
copy. VG. 250.00
15290 anonymous The Official System
Of Contract Bridge Simplified Concise The
Official Book On The Official System Bridge
Headquarters Inc + The John C Winston Co
Chigago 1931 1st
edition. 8vo. vi +
236pp. Publisher’s brown suede covers, gilt lettering on
front & spine, gilt club pip + vertical band by spine on
front. Yellow pictorial dw, black lettering, 4
x 5 boards with red & black pips in squares on front, not price
clipped $1.50. Original photo front eps,
rules rear eps. Covers : very slight 0.1cm shelf
knocks top/0.5cm browned strip bottom of spine + along very bottom
outside edge. Dw : 1cm loss top of spine, + top
corners, heavy rubs top edge + bottom of spine else clean.
Contents : slight browning to pages else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight, still.
VG/VG-. 15.00
15430 anonymous ( Illustrator ) An
Interrupted Game Of Solitaire Pictorial Comedy
Postcards [ BW ENGRAVING UNUSED POSTCARD MAN LEANING OVER GRAND
TABLE TOWARDS BEAUTY IN LOPNG DRRESS WHO IS PLAYING AT CARDS, BROLLY
& BOWLER ON FLOOR ] James Henderson & Sons
Ltd circa 1918 1st
edition. Softback.
Engraving with plate impression, white background + black italic
lettering along bottom on front, black lettering on rear “
POST CARD
“.
Faint rubs to corners from slip-in album else else very clean with
clear image. VG+. 25.00
15007 Anonymous. Card And Conjuring
Tricks And Book Of Riddles W Foulsham & Co
Ltd London circa
1920? 1st edition? 15 +
(1)pp. 8vo booklet. One
staple hinge through. Soft plain paper printed
covers, black titles and drawing of Royal Flush hand and
“TWOPENCE” on front. Hinge
rusting. Rear cover slight browned with 2 x 2cm
loss bottom edge and top corner rubbed and slight
marked. Contents fading but still a tight copy of of
a very ephemeral booklet. G+. 24.00
15014 Arden, B + Lewis ( illustrator
) How To Play Canasta And Samba ( 3 Pack Canasta
) Auto Novelties (London) Ltd circa
1955? 1st
edition
32pp. Large 16mo booklet.
Publisher’s red & white stiff paper covers, two metal
staples, drawing of Joker holding cards sitting at white table + red
& black lettering + “ PRICE 1/6d “ on front Covers
:. Bw Illustrations in
text. Covers : slight crimping at front cover hinge,
slight rub rear bottom corner else clean. Contents : very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 45.00
15403 Badsworth Badsworth On
Bridge The Principles Of Bridge And The Laws Of The
Game With Cases And Decisions By The Committee Of The Portland Club
Reviewed And Explained G P Putnam’s Sons
New York 1903 1st
edition. Square 12mo.
(4) + iv + (2) + 283 + (1) + (2)pp including adverts at
rear. All edges gilt.
Publisher’s red cloth covers, gilt lion rampant on front, gilt
lettering on front and spine. Original white
eps. Neat short dedication on
fep. Covers : top/bottom/edge spine +
corners slight rubs, slight fade to spine, slight lean else
clean. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 145.00
15015 Badsworth Badsworth On
Bridge The Principles Of Bridge And The Laws Of The
Game With Cases And Decisions By The Committee Of The Portland Club
Reviewed And Explained G P Putnam’s Sons
New York 1905 2nd edition with the
revised laws and a summary of the variations, 1st edition
thus. Square 12mo. iv +
(4) + 288pp. Publisher’s green cloth with
gilt lion rampant on front gilt lettering on front and
spine. Original white eps.
Signature on fep. Covers :
top/bottom/edge spine + corners slight rubs, a few tiny spots on front,
slight bow. Contents : prelims/trails browned,
slight cracking to front inner hinge else very clean &
tight. Clean tight copy.
VG. 65.00
15239 Bagley, Wm A One Man
Show A Complete Guide For The Semi - Professional
Entertainer Vawser & Wiles
London circa 1940 1st
edition. Square
8vo. 96pp.
Numerous illustrations.
Publisher’s plain green paper boards, green cloth spine, blue
lettering on front. Green colour
pictorial dw, yellow lettering, performer in dinner suit on stage on
front, clipped but price not clipped 3/6
Net. White
eps. Covers : book slight
lean, top/bottom spine & corners slight rubs, front bottom corner
1cm scuff to board, faint small white mark on
front. Slight crease to top
edge of dw due to overlap with covers else bright attractive
copy. F/VG. 75.00
15337 Baldwin, J L + Clay,
James Laws Of Short Whist And A Treatise On The
Game Harrison London
1870? 2nd edition, with alterations &
additions, Large 16mo. vii + (1) +
120pp. Publisher’s plain burgundy cloth
covers, gilt lettering + double blind line around edges on
front All edges
gilt. Original yellow
eps. Attractive small 1cm
bookseller’s ticket inside front
cover. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of
spine + corners, slight shelf knock front bottom corner 1cm mark front
+ another rear, 1cm ripple front, slight patchy
fading. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy with marked
covers. VG-.
95.00
15261 Barnhart, Russell T
Banker’s Strategy At Baccarat Chemin De fer Baccara - En - Banque
And Nevada Baccarat GBC
Press Las Vegas
1980 1st
edition.
Softback.
4to. 89 single side
pages. Pale green plain soft card
covers, black lettering within freeze border on
front. Plastic spiral
binding.
Original price label inside front cover “ £7.95
“. Covers : faint
browning, very slight rub bottom
corner. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed.
VG+. 250.00
15016 Bartlett, Vernon The Past Of
Pastimes Chatto & Windus
London 1969 1st
edition. Large 8vo.
160pp. 16 bw photo plates. Sage
cloth with red lettering on spine. Red & cream
pictorial dw with drawings of old games in progress on front, black
lettering on front & spine, not price clipped 35s net. Signature +
name/address stamp inside front cover, date written inside rear
cover. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of
spine, faint rub front bottom corner else bright. Dw
: rubbing along top edge, tape support to top/bottom spine (no loss), a
few slight marks. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in
handled dw. An often overlooked but interesting
reference. VG/VG. 15.00
15017 Beasley, H M ( Lt. Col.
) Simple Contract The Beasley System
Revised Mudie & Sons Ltd
London 1938 1st
edition. Square 12mo. 99 +
1pp. Grey boards with red cloth spine, titles black
to spine. Grey dw, titles red to front and spine, not
price clipped ( 2/6 net ). Boards slight
darkening. Dw front and spine darkened,
two 1cm closed tears rear top edge, very slight tears ends of spine, no
loss, bright. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VF-/VG+. 75.00
15465 Beasley, H M ( Lt-Col. )
Contract Bridge [ 10 complete newspaper cuttings ]
Daily Telegraph London circa 1937
1st edition. 1, 2, or 3 colums neatly cut out
complete. headings are : Playing to break a contract, safety
plays, opening bid technique, forcing 2 clubs, response, get out of
partner’s way, grand slam, no trumps, valuable signals, trump
suits, improve your contract. Paper slight browning, no tears,
few neat folds else very clean & unchipped.
VG. 75.00
15243 Bell, Lady Little Games For
Country Houses Arthur L Humphreys
Piccadilly London 1912 1st
edition. 38 +
(2)pp. Small
12mo. Publisher’s plain blue
paper covered boards, blue cloth spine, white printed label with red
& black lettering + Arts & Crafts freeze around edges on
front. Original white
eps. Includes game “ Non-Bridge
Players “. Covers : rub + slight crease
front bottom corner, faint handling marks, rear ep split at spine but
cloth firm. Contents : slight
foxing to fep else clean &
unfoxed. VG-.
75.00
15257 Belladonna, Giorgio & Avarelli, Walter
& Packer, Vee ( translator ) The Roman Club
System Of Distributional Bidding Translated From Bridge - II
Systema Fiori Romano Cassell
London 1960 1st
edition. Large
8vo. xiv +
162pp. Publisher’s green
cloth covers, red lettering on spine. Green
pictorial dw, white lettering, black band along bottom edge, large
combined pip sign in red & black on front, not price clipped 15/-
net. Original white
eps. Covers :
slight shelf knock + slight fade bottom edge of
spine. Dw : rubs top of spine + top
corners. Contents : slight foxing
top outside edges of pages else very clean, tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy in unchipped dw. VG+/VG. 75.00
15020 Benham, Gurney (Sir, F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S.
)) A Short History Of Playing Cards
Price 2/6 LIMITED EDITION Auto Truck
Department R A Lister & Co Ltd
Dursley Gloucestershire circa
1935 1st edition.
12mo. Price 2/6 printed on title
page. 55 + (1)pp.
Publisher’s black paper covered boards, silver lettering + fanned
4 cards on front. Original white
eps. Covers : slight rubbing
top/bottom of spine + corners else very clean.
Contents : very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean
tight copy. VG. 20.00
15021 Benham, Gurney W ( F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S.
) Playing Cards History Of The Pack And
Explanations Of Its Many Secrets Spring Books
London circa 1960
Reprint. 4to. vii + (1) +
196pp. Numerous colour plates and colour &
bw illustrations in text. Red cloth with bw playing
card and black lettering on front cover, black lettering on
spine. Green dw with drawings of old court
figures in outline and colour pictures of modern court cards all over,
red lettering within yellow area on front, and on spine, not price
clipped 25/-. Original white
eps. Covers : slight bow else
bright. Dw : top/bottom spine 0.5cm chips, rear
bottom edge rubbed and creased, front bottom edge 1cm
chip. Bright copy in chipped
dw. VG+/VG-. 24.00
15019 Benham, Gurney W ( F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S.
) Playing Cards History Of The Pack And
Explanations Of Its Many Secrets RED COVER NON FIRST
EDITION 1ST ISSUE + ERRATA PRINTED OPPOSITE TITLE
PAGE Ward Lock & Co Ltd
London 1931 1st edition 2nd
issue. 4to. vii +
195pp. Numerous colour
plates. Red cloth with bw playing card and black
lettering on front cover, black lettering on spine ( this denotes a
later issue ). Grey printed dw with black
lettering and ‘ 12s 6d ‘ on front & spine, colour
‘ Queen Of Hearts ’ card stuck down on
cover. Original white
eps. Covers : faint small mark front else
bright. Dw : 7cm loss middle
of spine ( title cut out ), very small chips top/bottom of spine,
crimping along top/bottom edge but very clean.
Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in
chipped dw. VG+/VG-. 75.00
15392 Bergholt, Ernest A New Book
Of Patience Games Routledge & Kegan Paul
Ltd London 1953 14th
impression. vi + (2) + 117+
(1)pp. 8vo. Publisher’s
burgundy plain cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Light brown dw, red lettering, red band around edges on front, not
price clipped 8s 6d net. Original white
eps. Covers : slight shelf knock top of spine
else bright. Dw : closed 1cm snag front
top edge, rub top of spine, slight darkening to spine else
clean. 2 chips top edge, closed 1cm tear bottom of
spine but clean. Contents : faint browning to
eps else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy in complete dw. F-/VG.
20.00
15027 Bergholt, Ernest Royal
Auction Bridge A Systematic Exposition Of The Elements Of
The Game Under the New Code Of Laws Of 1924 As Approved And Adopted By
The Portland Club Chas Goodall & Son Ltd
London 1924 7th
edition. Softback.
16mo. 54 + (10)pp. All edges
gilt. Grey stiff paper colour pictorial covers,
cotton ties through, pips around edges in red & black, red &
black lettering on front. Covers : very small closed
0.5cm tear rear bottom edge, faint marks on rear else
clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 25.00
15024 BERKELEY Piquet & Rubicon
Piquet The Club Series G Bell & Sons
Ltd 1890 1st
edition. 12mo. 64,
(2)pp. Brown pictorial cloth covers, black lettering
on front & spine, chessmen + fanned playing cards + snooker
cues and ‘ PRICE 1/- ’ on front.
White eps. Publisher’s catalogue on rear ep
plain. Neat owner’s name and initials on
ep. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom spine and
corners, two 1cm faint marks on rear. Contents :
browning to eps, front inner hinge cracked else very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 45.00
15022 Berkeley Bezique &
Cribbage The Club
Series Price 1/- George
Bell & Sons London 1908
2nd edition?
12mo. (4) + 63 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s grey
pictorial cloth covers, black lettering +numerous games equipment
including chessmen, chessboard, hand of playing cards + billiards cues
on front. Covers : crimp on
cloth on front cover, 2 tiny ink spots on front, tiny spot on rear
slight knock bottom of spine.
Contents : slight browning to pages else very clean, tight &
unfoxed. VG. 75.00
15025 Berkeley Piquet & Rubicon
Piquet The Club Series G Bell & Sons
Ltd London 1898 2nd
edition. 12mo.
(4) + 64pp. Brown pictorial cloth covers,
black lettering on front & spine, chessmen + fanned playing cards +
snooker cues and ‘ PRICE 1/- ’ on front.
White eps. Detailed drawing of “ John Jacques
& Son “ compendium on front ep, blank on rear
ep. Covers : Slight rubbing along
top/bottom spine else very clean.
Contents : browning to eps, else clean.
Attractive bright copy. VG. 25.00
15026 Berkeley Piquet & Rubicon
Piquet The Club Series G Bell & Sons
Ltd London 1918 3rd
edition?. 12mo.
(4) + 64pp. Brown pictorial cloth on
paper covers, black lettering on front & spine, chessmen + fanned
playing cards + snooker cues and ‘ PRICE 1/- ’ on
front. White blank eps. Small
signature + date “ 19/8/21 “ on
fep. Covers : Slight snag rear top edge,
faint shelf dust Contents : faint
browning to eps, else very clean & tight &
unfoxed Clean tight copy.
VG. 20.00
15030 Bohn, Henry G The Handbook Of
Games Bohn’s Reference
Library George Bell & Sons
London 1879 New
edition. Small 8vo. (14) + xiv +
617 + + (1) + (14)pp. Illustrations in
text. Brown blind stamped cloth. Yellow
printed eps. Small attractive bookseller’s ticket
inside front cover. Front inner hinge split, rear
inner hinge tender, bumps top/bottom corners + top of spine else very
clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy quite
attractive. VG-. 75.00
15028 Bohn, Henry G The Handbook Of
Games DEDICATED BY AUTHOR Henry G
Bohn 1850 First
edition. Small 8vo but slightly trimmed.
xiv + 617 + (3)pp. Numerous illustrations in
text. Original brown leather binding, original red
leather label on spine. Hinges supported with new
leather inset and old spine relaid. Original
marble eps. Marbled edges of
pages. Small attractive book plate for ‘F
M D’ALQUEN’ with signature and address neatly written on in
ink. Neat ink dedication from the author to to “ F
D’Alquen “ on fep. Corners of covers and
eps worn, edges of covers and spine
rubbed. Contents foxed but
tight. Unusual association copy.
VG-. 350.00
15412 Boon, John Under Six
Reigns Being Some Account Of 114 Years Of progress
And development Of The House Of Waterlow Under Continuous Family
Management WITH PUBLISHER’S COMPLIMENTS
SLIP Waterlow & Sons Ltd
London 1925 1st
edition. 4to. (12) + 41
+ (1) + (2)pp. Cream paper covered boards, silver
& gilt lettering + round embossed cartouche on
front. Original white eps. Tipped
in Compliments Slip from the
Publisher. Covers : slight
browning, small 1cm crimp in spine, slight rub rear top corner else
very clean. Contents : foxing to eps else very clean,
tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 175.00
15491 Brookes, Alfred George + Parker
Brothers Improvements In Or Relating To Means Or
Apparatus For Use In Playing A New Card Game Patent No 26130 [
PIT OR BOARD OF TRADE GAME WITH WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, GAS & GOLD
SUITS ] Accepted 11th Feb 1904 Her Majesty’s
Stationery Office 1904 1st
edition. 4to. 4 + (2)pp including 1 plate
depicting numerous cards. Library stamp with date “4 MAR
1904” top corner of front. Extracted from bound volume so
binding marks along left wich could be guillotined off. Slight
browning else very clean & unchipped. VG+.
95.00
15489 Brookes, Arthur A Card Game
And Materials For Playing The Same Patent No 21701 [ LIMERICK
GAME ] Accepted 12th Dec 1907 Her
Majesty’s Stationery Office
1907 1st edition. 4to.
1 + (1)pp. Library stamp with date “4 JUN 1908” top
corner of front. Extracted from bound volume so binding marks
along left wich could be guillotined off. Slight browning else
very clean & unchipped. VG+. 45.00
15483 Brookes, Arthur Improvements
In Playing Cards Patent No 23560 [ ALPHABET LETTERS GAME ]
Accepted 1st Aug1907 Her Majesty’s Stationery
Office 1907 1st
edition. 4to. 2 + (1) + (1)pp including
full page plate with illustration depicting a typical
card. Library stamp with date “AUG 1907”
top corner of front. Extracted from bound volume so
binding marks along left wich could be guillotined off. Slight
browning else very clean & unchipped. VG+.
45.00
15031 Browning, Captain ( Siambo )
Auction Bridge And How To Play It George Routledge
& Sons 1909 First
edition. Yellowback. Large
16mo. xvi + 191 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s yellow paper
covered pictorial boards, red and black lettering on cover and spine,
‘ONE SHILLING NET’ + magician with table fanning cards in
air on front. Covers : front cover hinge very weak,
light scuffs & marks, slight fade. Spine : 3 x
0.5cm chip (no loss of text), top/bottom spine
rubbed. Contents : end papers used
as score sheet in pencil (may erase), browning to pages else clean and
tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy with scuffed covers. G+/VG-
covers & contents. 225.00
15247 Bryden, Dean Fun With
Cards George Sully New York
1927 1st edition.
8vo. x + 165 + (1)pp.
Bw photo frontis fanned playing cards + numerous hands in
text. Publisher’s red plain
cloth covers, black lettering + band around edges on front &
spine. Original white
eps. Small 2cm attractive
bookseller’s ticket fep. Covers : slight
rubs top/bottom of spine + bottom corners, slight fade to spine, front
& rear bright. Contents :
slight browning to pages else clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy with bright front
& rear covers. VG.
15.00
15286 Burns, Margery The Nottingham
System Of Contract Bridge [ POSSIBLY DEDICATED BY AUTHOR
] Educational Publications Ltd
London 1969 3rd
edition. Large
8vo. 107 + (1)pp.
Publisher’s plain red cloth covers, gilt lettering on
spine. White dw, large red/black suit
pips + black lettering, nor price clipped
30/-. Original white
eps. Short
dedication possibly by author “ Very best wishes Margery
“ on fep. Covers
: very slight 0.2cm shelf knock top of spine, faint small indent
rear else clean. Dw : closed
1cm tear bottom of spine, rub top of spine, slight shelf marks, faint
trace of price sticker on
rear. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG+/VG-.
145.00
15034 Cadogan, Adelaide Lady
Illustrated Games Of Patience Leslie Frewin
London 1968 1st edition thus.
Small 4to. 48pp. Numerous full page colour
plates. Cream cloth covers with gilt lettering on
spine. White dw with red & black banding, red
cartouche on front, black lettering on front, red lettering on spine,
not price clipped 35s net. Original cream
eps. Covers : bump top corner, tiny
foxing mark on front outside edge else bright. Dw :
top corner knocked else bright. Contents : very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Bright copy with
bumped corner. VG+/VG+. 20.00
15437 Camden The Royal Game Of
Bezique Patronised By His Royal Highness The Duke Of
Edinburgh Chas Goodall & Son
Londom circa 1900 1st edition
thus? Softback. 48mo.
6.8 x 9.8m. White paper covers, black lettering +
pips freeze around edges on front. Single metal
staple through spine. Covers : very clean with sharp
corners. Contents : very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy
with slight rust. F-.
85.00
15476 Camden The Standard Rules Of
The Royal Game Of Bezique 5000-12-17 Chas
Goodall & Son London circa
1917? 46th edition.
Softback. 24mo. 6.8 x
9.8m. 11 + (5)pp including adverts at rear.
Pale blue soft card covers, black lettering + extensive pips decoration
on front. Original cotton ties through
spine. Covers : scuffing along spine, slight slight
rubs else clean. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 25.00
15236 Campbell - Walker, Arthur ( Captain, F.R.G.S.
) The Correct Card Or How To Play At
Whist A Whist Catechism Longmans
Green & Co London 1878
5th edition.
12mo. (2) + xiv + 78 + (2)
pp. Bw engraved oval on title page
“ A quiet rubber
“. Publisher’s
green cloth covers, large gilt hand holding up card with green
lettering on front. All edges
gilt. Original brown
eps.
Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine & corners.
Contents : front inner hinge part split, top half fep torn away
else very clean & unfoxed. Needs a replacement
fep. VG-. 55.00
15208 Carroll, Lewis & Shaftel, Joseph ( producer
) Alice’s Adventures In
Wonderland IPC Project Pub London & 20th Century
Fox Film Co Ltd 1972 1st
edition. 4to.
16pp. Numerous colour stills from film +
colour photos of cast.
Publisher’s white colour pictorial soft card covers, red
lettering + colour photo from film Alice sitting on stone front + Queen
Of hearts rear, red freeze around edges. Two staple
hinges through. Covers :
faint browning, slight handling.
Contents : clean, tight & unfoxed.
VG. 15.00
15249 Carroll, Louis & Tenniel, John (
illustrator ) Alice In Wonderland
MacMillan & Co Ltd
London 1948 Later edition but dated
on title page. 8vo. 177
+ (3)pp. Numerous bw plates by
Tenniel. Green cloth covers, black lettering on
front & spine, girl in red dress with playing cards on
front. White dw, red lettering, girl looking up
at insect smoking pipe on front, not price clipped 5s
net. Original glassine wrapper
retained. Original white eps.
Covers : book slight lean, front cover bowed, slight shelf rub bottom
of spine, slight bump front top corner, water damage mark front bottom
corner. Dw : water mark bottom edge of top/bottom
spine & corners, slight shelf knocks/rubs, some slight scratches on
front. Contents : very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Glassine dw is complete. VG-/VG-. 24.00
15331 Cavandish Whist
Developments American Leads And The Plain - Suit
Echo Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1885 2nd
edition. Small 12mo.
xiv + (2) + 172 + (4)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s grey cloth covers, gilt spade
cartouche with titles within on front. Original plum
lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Neat signature on first
blank. Covers : wear top of spine,
rubs bottom of spine + corners, slight fade to spine, else
clean. Contents : slight browning + faint
foxing to prelims/trails else very clean & tight.
Clean tight copy. VG-. 175.00
15043 Cavendish Round Games At
Cards Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1901 2nd
edition. Small 12mo. iv
+ (2) + 61 + (3)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s red cloth covers, gilt
cartouche with titles within on front. Original plum
lattice eps. All edges gilt. Neat
owner’s signature title
page. Covers : faint
rubs bottom corners, 2cm light mark front, 4 small light marks rear (
may remove ( else very clean. Contents :
foxing to eps, slight foxing to title page else very clean &
tight. Clean tight attractive
copy. VG. 55.00
15035 Cavendish Round Games At
Cards 1ST EDITION 2ND ISSUE? WITH LATTICE
EPS Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1875 1st edition 2nd
issue?. Small 12mo. iv
+ 55 + (1) + (4) + (2)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s dull red cloth covers, gilt
cartouche with titles within on front. Original plum
lattice eps. All edges gilt. Covers
: very slight rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, faint patchy
fading, dark stain along rear leading edge + front top corner else
clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy with hole in
cover. VG-. 35.00
15441 Cavendish Round Games At
Cards Price 1/6 1ST EDITION 2ND ISSUE? WITH
LATTICE EPS Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1875 1st edition 2nd
issue?. Small 12mo. iv
+ 55 + (1) + (4) + (2)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s dull red cloth covers, gilt
cartouche with titles within on front. Original plum
lattice eps. All edges gilt. Covers
: faint slight rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, small light
ink? stain front top edge, small scuff to cloth rear, line mark rear
along top edgeelse clean &
complete. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy mark on front & small scuff to rear.
VG-. 55.00
15038 Cavendish The Laws And
Principles Of Whist Stated And Explained, And Its Practice Illustrated
On An Original System By Means Of Hands Played Completely Through
[ YELLOWBACK ] Frederick A Stokes New
York 1888 1st
edition.
Yellowback. Small
12mo. 268pp.
Publisher’s colour pictorial paper covered boards, pale blue
cloth spine, fanned heart suit + gilt lettering over cream area +
gilt ground at bottom with double brown line around edges on
front. gilt titles + round cartouche to
spine. Original white
eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom
of spine + corners, , chip to paper on rear edge, 1cm knock to rear
board edge, slight browning to paper else
clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. VG-. 145.00
15427 Cavendish The Laws Of Ecarte
Adapted By The Turf And Portland Clubs With A Treatise On The
Game Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1878 1st
edition. Small 12mo. 62
+ (2)pp including Publisher’s list at rear.
Publisher’s burgundy cloth covers, gilt diamond cartouche with
titles within on front, gilt lettering on spine, blind pips around
adges. Original plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Signature on fep with
date “ 21/4/79 “. Covers :
rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, 2cm slight mark front, fade to
spine else clean. Contents :
browning to pages throughtout else very clean &
tight. Clean tight but browned copy.
VG-. 45.00
15325 Cavendish The Laws Of Ecarte
Adapted By The Turf And Portland Clubs With A Treatise On The
Game Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1886 3rd
edition. Small 12mo. 72
+ (4)pp including Publisher’s list at rear.
Publisher’s burgundy cloth covers, gilt diamond cartouche with
titles within on front, gilt lettering on spine. Original
plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Covers : slight
knock top of spine, fade along spine, slight rubs corners else
clean. Contents : very slight foxing to
eps, faint browning to pages, very slight cracks to internal
hinges else very clean & tight. Clean tight
bright copy. VG. 75.00
15059 Cavendish The Laws Of Piquet
Adapted By The Portland And Turf Clubs With A Treatise On The
Game Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1891 8th
edition. Small 12mo. x
+ 208 + (4)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s green cloth covers, gilt
diamond cartouche with titles within on front, gilt lettering on
spine. Original plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Old signature on title
page. Covers : slight shelf
knocks rear corners, faint rubs top/bottom of spine else
bright. Contents : very clean &
tight. Bright attractive copy. VG+.
25.00
15326 Cavendish The Laws Of Piquet
Adapted By The Portland And Turf Clubs With A Treatise On The
Game Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1896 9th
edition. Small 12mo. x
+ 208 + (4)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s green cloth covers, gilt
diamond cartouche with titles within on front, gilt lettering on
spine. Original plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Old signature on title
page. Covers : slight rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners else
bright. Contents : faint browning else
very clean & tight. Bright attractive
copy. VG+. 25.00
15041 Cavendish The Laws Of Rubicon
Bezique Adapted By The Portland Club With A Guide To The
Game Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1895 3rd
edition. Small 12mo. 51
+ (1) + (4) pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s blue cloth covers, gilt
lettering on front & spine, blind freeze around edges.
Original plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. T.D.L.R. & Co price
ticket tipped in “ 1s 6d. net.
“. Covers : slight rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners lse clean.
Contents : foxing to rear ep, faint browning to pages, crack to
internal hinge after title page else very clean &
tight. Bright attractive copy. VG+.
45.00
15330 Cavendish Whist
Developments American Leads And The Plain - Suit
Echo Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1887 3rd
edition. Small 12mo.
xiv + (2) + 172 + (4)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s grey cloth covers, gilt spade
cartouche with titles within on front. Original plum
lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Covers : rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners, slight fade to spine, else
clean. Contents : slight browning + faint
foxing to prelims/trails else very clean & tight.
Clean tight copy. VG. 125.00
15288 Cavendish, James Clay The
Laws And Principles Of Whist Stated And Explained, And Its Practice
Illustrated On An Original System By Means Of Hands Played Completely
Through Thos De La Rue & Co
London 1868 8th edition with new
preface, 1st edition thus. 12mo. 120 +
(1) + (1)pp including Publisher’s list at rear.
Publisher’s brown pictorial cloth, gilt embossed design to front,
titles gilt to front and spine, covers blind stamped to edges with
hearts pattern. All edges gilt. Brown
lattice eps. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of spine
+ corners. patchy faded area rear bottom cover, faint tiny dent front
else clean. Contents : rear end paper missing, front
inner hinge split else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. A clean copy.
VG-. 25.00
15036 Cavendish, James Clay The
Laws And Principles Of Whist Stated And Explained, And Its Practice
Illustrated On An Original System By Means Of Hands Played Completely
Through Thos De La Rue & Co
London 1881 13th
edition. Small 12mo. xi + (1) + 268 +
(6)pp including list at rear & bw frontis at
front. Brown pictorial cloth, gilt diamond
cartouche to front, titles gilt to front and spine, covers blind
stamped to edges with hearts pattern, 4 gilt pips top of spine.
All edges gilt. Brown lattice
eps. Decorated title page in
red & black. Neat signature + date “
October 1883 “ on first blank. Covers : slight
rubs top/bottom of spine + corners else very clean.
Contents : leaning else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. A clean tight bright
copy. VG.
25.00
15040 Cavendish, James Clay The
Laws And Principles Of Whist Stated And Explained, And Its Practice
Illustrated On An Original System By Means Of Hands Played Completely
Through Thos De La Rue & Co
London 1893 21st
edition. Small 12mo. xiv + (2) + 320 +
(4)pp including Publisher’s list at rear & bw frontis at
front. Publisher’s brown pictorial cloth,
gilt diamond cartouche to front, titles gilt to front and spine, covers
blind stamped to edges with hearts pattern, 4 gilt pips top of
spine. All edges gilt. Brown lattice
eps. Decorated title page in
red & black. Bright attractive
copy. F-.
25.00
15406 Churchill, S Garton + Fergusson,
Albert B ( treatise ) Contract Bidding Tactics At
Match Point Play Suit - Over - Suit And Picture
Theory Strategic And Psychic Bidding With A
Treatise Privately Published By The Author &
Printed At A Press Ltd US
1936 1st edition. Narrow
4to. xxi + (1) + 323 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s plain burgundy
cloth covers, gilt lettering + 2 small aces on
spine. Original white
eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine, faint rubs
corners, faint mark rear, very slight fade to spine else
clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG-. 145.00
15329 Clay, James + Baldwin, J L ( editor
) The Laws Of Short Whist And A Treatise On The
Game Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1881 2nd? edition new &
revised. Small 12mo.
xiii + (3) + 134 + (10)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s red cloth covers, gilt
cartouche with titles within on front. Original plum
lattice eps. All edges gilt.
Attractive 1cm bookseller’s ticket inside front
cover. Pencil address on first
blank. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of spine +
corners, slight fade to spine, slight shelf knocks top/bottom of spine
+ top corners else clean. Contents :
slight foxing to eps else very clean & tight.
Clean tight copy. VG-. 45.00
15046 Cohen, Ben and Reese,
Terence The Acol System Of Contract
Bridge With An Appendix Illustrating The System At Work In
The International Series Of 1949 Joiner and Steele
Ltd London 1949
4th edition, first edition thus ( new preface & with appendix
). Large 12mo. 127 + (3)pp.
Plain green cloth covers, titles gilt to front and spine.
Cream pictorial dw, titles red and black, red band along top/bottom
edge, 3 fanned cards + part of king on front, not price clipped ( 10/6
). Covers : very slight rubs top/bottom
of spine else bright. Dw : slight rubbing along
top edge and ends of spine, slight browning to spine else clean &
complete. Contents : slight shelf dust top outside
edges of pages else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F-/VG+. 85.00
15047 Cohen, Ben + Barrow, Rhoda.
Calling A Spade A Spade Anthony Blond
London 1965 1st
edition. 142pp. Plain red cloth,
titles black to spine. Red pictorial dw, titles white
and black, 2 large aces on front, not price clipped 18s.
net. Covers : shelf rubs top/bottom of
spine, slight knock front top corner else bright. Dw
: closed 2cm tear, rub top of spine. darkening bottom of spine, crimp
along top edge where dw overlapped covers else very
clean. Contents : foxing to top outside edges
of pages , few fox spots leading outside edges else clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright copy with slight rubbing.
VG+/VG. 15.00
15402 Cohen, Ben + Barrow, Rhoda.
Calling A Spade A Spade Anthony Blond
London 1965 1st
edition. 142pp. Plain red cloth,
titles black to spine. Red pictorial dw, titles white
and black, 2 large aces on front, not price clipped 18s.
net. Covers : bright.
Dw : small 1cm closed tear front top corner else
bright. Contents : slight foxing to top outside
edges of pages else very clean & tight.
Bright attractive copy. F-/F-. 45.00
15280 Collier, Jeremy ( M.A. ) & Goldsmid, Edmund
( editor, F.R.H.S., F.S.A. ) An Essay Upon Gaming In
A Dialogue Between Gallimachus And Dolomedes
Collectanea Adamantaea - VIII Printed For J
Morphew Near Stationers’ Hall MDCCXIII LIMITED
EDITION 275 COPIES Privately Printed
Edinburgh 1885 1st edition
thus.
12mo. 40pp.
Publisher’s plain white paper covers. Cream
printed dw, black lettering on front, turnover
flaps. Red & black title
page. Covers : clean &
unchipped. Dw : spine chipped away, heavy crimps rear, 1cm
chip rear by spine, slight browning, shelf
dust. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Internally clean
copy. G+/VG covers & contents.
75.00
15488 Corkhill, Percy Fullerton
Improvemements In Or Relating To Means Or Apparatus For Use In Playing
A New Card Game Patent No 12867 [ BANKER JINKS BUYING &
SELLING GAME ] Accepted 20th May 1909 Her
Majesty’s Stationery Office
1909 1st edition. 4to.
3 + (1) + (2)pp including full page plate with illustration depicting 2
cards. Library stamp with date “12 JUN
1909” top corner of front. Extracted from bound
volume so binding marks along left wich could be guillotined off.
Slight browning else very clean & unchipped.
VG+. 65.00
15050 Cotter, E P C Contract
Bridge English Universities Press Ltd
London 1969 1st
edition. A Teach Yourself Book.
Large 12mo. 128p. Several bw
illustrations. Publisher’s plain blue ribbed
cloth covers, titles silver on blue label on spine. Yellow
and black dw, titles yellow and black, price clipped.
Covers : very slight knocks front top corner + top corner of spine else
bright. Dw : slight stains along inside top edge else
very clean. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Clean tight copy in unchipped dw.
VG+/VG. 15.00
15049 Cotter, E. P. C. Tackle
Contract Bridge This Way Stanley Paul
London 1962 1st
edition. 128pp. Small
8vo. Publisher’s plain black cloth with gilt
lettering on spine. Green dw, bw photo of author at
card table on front, titles white and black to cover and spine, not
price clipped 12s 6d net. Covers : faint rub
top of spin else bright. Dw : 2cm closed tear
rear bottom edge, spine rubbed, edges slight rubbed but
complete. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in complete dw.
F/VG-. 35.00
15044 Cotton, Charles + Tysoe,
Peter Twenty Card Games An Extract from
‘The Complete Gamester’ DEDICATED BY
AUTHOR Privately Printed At The Oxford School Of
Art 1955 1st
edition. (8) + 51 + (5)pp. 12 bw
woodcuts. Designed and Illustrated by Peter
Tysoe. Publisher’s cream cloth covers,
decorative woodcut within gilt frame Queen Of Lyon, titles black to
front, plain spine. Original white
eps. Neat ink dedication on fep “ To Major
Francis, With Best Wishes. Peter Tyloe 1959
“. Covers : faint browning marks front
top corner + rear, small mark rear, faint rub top of spine else very
clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG. 240.00
15475 Crawley, Captain + Crawley, Rawdon
( Bart. ) Whist For All Players A
New Edition Chas Goodall & Son Ltd
London 1911 New edition, 1st
edition thus, dated on title page.
Softback. 24mo. 27 + (5) +
(2)pp including covers ( adverts at rear ). All edges
gilt. Pale blue soft card pictorial covers, red &
black lines around edges + intense pattern using pips in red &
black + lettering on front. Original white
cotton ties through. Covers : slight rub
along spine edge, 1cm scuff rear, faint rubs edges, shelf dust marks
rear else very clean & unchipped. Contents
: very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 95.00
15362 Crawley, Captain [ Pardon, George Frederick
] The Handy Book Of Games For Gentlemen
Billiards Bagatelle Backgammon Chess Draughts Whist Loo
Cribbage Ecarte Piquet All-Fours Quadrille Chas H
Clarke London circa 1860
Early possibly pirate edition, not in the British
Library. Small 8vo. xii
+ 563 + (1)pp. Numerous
illustrations. Publisher’s blue blind
stamped rippled cloth covers, gilt lettering on front, gilt titles of
games in staggered banner on spine. Original yellow
eps. Signature on fep. Covers
: spine relaid by professional bindery, inside hinges supported by
matching new yellow tape, rubs to corners, gilt on spine now fading
else very clean. Contents : slight browning to pages
else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Clean very tight copy with relaid spine.
VG. 350.00
15477 Crawley, Rawdon ( bart)
Cribbage Chas Goodall & Son
London circa 1917? 1st
edition. Softback.
24mo. 6.8 x 9.8m. 28 + (20)pp including
adverts at rear. Pale blue soft card covers, black lettering +
extensive pips decoration on front. Original
cotton ties through spine. Covers : scuffing along
spine, slight crimping, slight slight rubs else
clean. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 65.00
15219 Culbertson, Ely Advanced
Canasta Latest Winning Hints 1/- The
Sunday Times London circa
1952? 1st edition.
Large 16mo.
24pp.
Publisher’s black soft card pictorial soft card covers, yellow
lettering, Joker on front + printed yellow circle with 1/-
inside. Two staple hinges
through. Covers : faint rub
front bottom corner. Contents : clean, tight
& unfoxed. VG+. 85.00
15296 Culbertson, Ely Contract
Bridge At A Glance Culbertson’s Own
Summary Faber and Faber Ltd London
1932 2nd edition 5th impression.
Square large 16mo. 47+ (1)pp including first/last
pages. Publisher’s black cloth, titles red
& blue to front. Rules inside
covers. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of
spine + corners. Contents : internal
cotton tie loosening gatherings are tight but loosening from covers
else very clean & unfoxed. Clean
copy. VG. 45.00
15294 Culbertson, Ely Contract
Bridge At A Glance Culbertson’s Own
Summary Faber and Faber Ltd London
1933 1st edition thus. Square large
16mo. (2) + 65 + (1)pp including
eps. Publisher’s black cloth, titles gilt to
front. Yellow dw, red &
b
lack lettering, red & black pips along top/bottom edges, not price
clipped 3s 6d net. Covers :
bright. Dw : faint browning at edges else clean &
unchipped. Contents : internal cotton tie
loosening gatherings are tight but loosening from
covers. Bright attractive
copy. VG/VG+. 150.00
15205 Culbertson, Ely Contract
Bridge Complete The Gold Book Of Bidding And
Play Faber & Faber Ltd
London 1936 1st
edition. Small 8vo. 562 +
(2)pp. Publisher’s gold cloth covers with red
& black lettering on front &
spine. Yellow & black printed
dw, red /black/white lettering + suit signs on front, not price clipped
7s 6d net. Diagrams as eps. Covers:
very slight 0.2cm shelf knocks top/bottom spine, very faint rubs top
corners. Dw : shelf dust
marks rear. Contents : clean &
tight. Bright & very attractive copy.
VG+/VG+. 175.00
15404 Culbertson, Ely Culbertson On
Canasta A Complete Guide For Beginners And Advanced Players With
The Official Laws Of canasta Faber & Faber
London 1950 1st
edition. Large 8vo. (4)
+ 90pp including eps. Publisher’s colour card
covers, red plastic spiral binding as issued, bw lettering with red
capitals + fanned aces with bw portrait photo on
front. Attractive book plate tipped in
inside front cover with date “ April 1950
“. Covers : rubs to corners, faint
shelf marks else clean. Contents : very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 25.00
15057 Culbertson, Ely
Culbertson’s New And Complete Summary Of Contract
Bridge Faber and Faber Ltd
1954 New edition, 1st edition thus Small
12mo. 64 + (2)pp.
Publisher’s tan cloth covers, titles red to front and
spine. Green pictorial dw with bw photo
of Culbertson on cover, titles white and black to cover and spine,
price clipped. Covers : faint rub rear
corner else bright. Dw : edges slight rubbed else
clean. Bright attractive copy in rubbed
dw. F/VG. 35.00
15463 Culbertson, Ely
Culbertson’s Own Contract Bridge Self-Teacher 1933
Culbertson System Faber & Faber Ltd
London 1933 1st
edition. Large 4to.
Softback. 64pp. Yellow soft card
covers, red & black large black pencil marking bidding quiz +
lettering + ‘ 2/6. ’ printed on
front. Covers : slight fan front top corner,
slightest knock front top edge else very clean &
bright. Contents : very clean, tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+. 250.00
15254 Culbertson, Ely
Culbertson’s Own New Contract Bridge Self-Teacher How
To Bid And Raise How To Lead And Play Complete
And Official Faber & Faber Ltd
London circa 1935? 1st
edition?. 4to.
Softback. 80pp. Red & black pictorial
card covers, 12 Kings with robes containing different pips + Ace of
Spades containing photo of EC + white black & yellow lettering +
'3/6 net' printed on front. Original spiral
binding. Covers : spiral binding rusting, slight rubs
at corners, faint dustiness. Contents : pages
slight browning else very clean, tight &
unfoxed. VG. 75.00
15218 Culbertson, Ely
Culbertson’s Summary Of Contract Bridge New Culbertson
System As Presented In The Gold Book Of Bidding And
Play Faber & Faber London
1936 1st edition. Small
12mo. 80pp.
Inset index page markers.
Publisher’s gold cloth with black lettering on front &
spine. White eps with printed Scoring/index on paste
downs. Covers : faint 0.2cm knock
top of spine. Contents : clean,
tight & unfoxed. VG+. 95.00
15300 Culbertson, Ely
Culbertson’s Summary Of Contract Bridge New Culbertson System As
Presented In The Gold Book Of Bidding And Play Faber
and Faber Ltd London & The John C Winston Co ( printers
) 1937 1st edition
thus. Square large 16mo.
80pp. Publisher’s gold cloth covers, titles
blue to front. Gilt dw, outline
black ragged oval with red lettering + bw portrait photo on front, not
clipped. Covers : very slight
rubs top corners, a few small light marks. Dw : 3cm
chip middle of spine, 0.5cm loss along front top edge + rear bottom
edge. Contents : very slight foxing to eps else
clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-/VG-. 125.00
15411 Culbertson, Ely New
Culbertson System 1941 Contract Bridge Self-Teacher
The John C Winston Co Philadelphia
1941 1st edition thus.
4to. Softback.
80pp. Red & black pictorial card covers, bw
portrait photo = large brown pencil + black & white lettering
+ ‘ $1. ’ printed on front. Original
spiral binding. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of
spine + corners else very clean. Contents
: very clean, tight & unfoxed. Clean
tight copy. VG. 45.00
15421 Culbertson, Ely Pocket
Outline From Culbertson’s Contract Bridge For Auction
Players Garden City Pub Co Inc New
York 1932 1st
edition.
Softback. Large 16mo. Blue card,
folded once, black lettering on all sides, each side has black line
around edges with pips in corners, perforated edge to tip into book
complete. Originals were torn out along perforated
edge. Very clean & unrubbed & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy. F. 45.00
15297 Culbertson, Ely & ( Cohen, Ben
) Culbertson’s New And Complete Summary Of
Contract Bridge BEN COHEN’S
COPY Faber and Faber Ltd London & The John C
Winston Co ( printers ) 1935 1st
edition thus. Square large
16mo. 80pp. Publisher’s
black cloth, titles gilt to front and
spine. Neat ink on fep “ B
Cohen’s “. Covers : slight fade to gilt on
spine, very slight 0.1cm shelf knock rear top corner else
bright. Contents : very slight browning to page edges
else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy. VG+.
225.00
15298 Culbertson, Ely & ( Preedy, Ena
) Culbertson’s New And Complete Summary Of
Contract Bridge ENA PREEDY’S
SIGNATURE Faber and Faber Ltd London & The John C
Winston Co ( printers ) 1935 1st
edition thus. Square large
16mo. 80pp. Publisher’s
black cloth, titles gilt to front and
spine. Neat pencil signature on fep
“ Ena Preedy “. Covers : gilt lettering on
spine faded, gilt on front slight fading, slight knocks/rubs
corners. Contents : slight browning to pages, red ink
underline of “ this model 1935 “ in preface, faint pencil
“ 1935 “ rear of title else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG-. 125.00
15299 Culbertson, Ely & Culbertson, Josephine (
editor ) & Morehead, Albert H ( editor )
Culbertson’s Summary Of Contract Bridge The
Latest Improved Culbertson System Faber and Faber Ltd
London & The John C Winston Co ( printers )
1941summary New edition, 1st edition
thus. Square large 16mo.
64pp. Publisher’s beige cloth covers, titles
red to front and spine. Beige dw,
red front, black & white lettering, small round bw portrait photo
on blue round area within beige round area on front, not price clipped
3s 6d net. Covers : small 1cm light mark
front, faint shelf knocks top/bottom of spine else
clean. Dw : small chip top of spine + front edge,
slight browned else very clean & complete,
Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG/VG. 75.00
15293 Culbertson, Ely & Reese, Terence ( editor
) Culbertson’s Complete Summary Of Contract
Bridge Bidding Leads & Plays Faber
and Faber Ltd London 1953 1st
edition thus. Square large
16mo. 65pp. Publisher’s
pale green cloth, titles yellow to front and spine.
Red dw, bw lettering on front & spine, black area on front with
blue lettering, not price clipped 6s 6d net. Neat ink
on first page “ Bought 1967 “.
Slight knock top of spine else bright attractive
copy. F-/VG+. 55.00
15381 Culbertson, Josephine
Contract Bridge For Beginners Faber and Faber
Ltd London 1938 1st
edition. Small 4to. 223 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s plain black cloth
covers, titles yellow to front and spine. White dw, red
band along middle, blue bands along edges, black/red/white lettering on
front & spine, large green lozenge area on front, not price clipped
6s. net. Original white
eps. Covers : faint rubs
top/bottom of spine + rear top corner else very clean &
bright. Dw : fading to spine, rubs top/bottom but
complete. Contents : faintest foxing to eps
else very clean & tight & unfoxed. A bright
attractive copy in complete dw.
F-/VG-. 125.00
15058 Culbertson, Josephine
Contract Bridge For Beginners Faber and Faber
Ltd London 1941 2nd
impression. Wide 8vo. 223 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s plain black cloth,
titles yellow to front and spine. Pale yellow dw, black
lettering on front & spine, large green lozenge area on front, not
price clipped 6s. net. Original white
eps. Signature & date “ 11.9.44
“ on fep, Covers : very clean &
bright. Dw : yellow fading to cream, rub top of
spine, closed 1cm tear edge, small snag spine fold, shelf dust but
complete. Contents : a few faint fox spots to
eps else very clean & tight & unfoxed. A
bright attractive copy in complete dw.
F/VG-. 75.00
15039 Culbertson, Josephine
Culbertson’s Contract In Ten Minutes Faber and
Faber Ltd London 1947 11th
edition. Softback. Square large
16mo. (2) + (4) + 7 to 59 + (3)pp ( fep
doesn’t appear ever to have been present, so perhaps pagination
counts soft card covers ?
). Publisher’s
yellow soft card covers, titles black to front & spine, red &
black pips along centre on
front. Covers :
faint rubs top/bottom of spine else very
clean. Contents : clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright copy lacking
dw. F-. 15.00
15295 Culbertson, Josephine & ( Cohen, Ben
) Culbertson’s Contract In Ten
Minutes BEN COHEN’S COPY
Faber and Faber Ltd London 1947
11th edition. Softback. Square
large 16mo. (2) + (4) + 7 to 59 +
(3)pp ( fep doesn’t appear ever to have been present, so perhaps
pagination counts soft card covers ?
). Publisher’s
yellow soft card covers, titles black to front & spine, red &
black pips along centre on front. Pale dw
repeats cover design, nor price clipped 1s 6d
net. Neat ink on first page “ Ben
Cohen’s ). Covers : faintest
shelf dust else bright. creasing to rear top corner,
tiny chipping/rubbing front top edge by spine else
clean. Contents : clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright copy in clean
dw. VG+/VG-. 95.00
15069 Dalton W Bridge At a
Glance An Alphabetical Synopsis Of Bridge, Together
With The New Revised Laws Of The Game With Notes And Comments By The
Author Thomas De La Rue & Co
Ltd 1905 2nd
edition. Small 12mo. xiv + (2) +
100 + 3pp including Publisher’s list at rear.
No illustrations. Publisher’s plum cloth
covers, gilt cartouche with titles within on front, gilt lettering on
spine. Original plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. T.D.L.R. & Co price
ticket tipped in “ 1s 6d. net.
“. Covers : slight rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners, faint spot front else
bright. Contents : slight browning to
eps, faint browning to pages else very clean &
tight. Bright attractive copy. VG+.
125.00
15062 DALTON, Basil Games Of
Patience Fifty Selected Games For A Single
Pack Richards
1933 4th edition. Small
12mo. 120pp. Publisher’s
plain range cloth covers, titles black to front and
spine. Orange dw, titles black to front and spine,
not price clipped, ‘2/- net’ on spine.
Covers : faint fade to spine else bright.
Dw : slight fade to spine, light mark rear else very clean &
unchipped. Contents : slight browning to eps
else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy. VG+/VG+. 45.00
15226 Dalton, Basil Auction Bridge
Up-To-Date Thomas De La Rue Ltd
London 1913 6th
edition. Large
16mo. (viii) + 243 + (5)pp including Publisher’s list
at rear. Publisher’s
dark green plain cloth covers, gilt lettering + blind band around edges
on front & spine. Original red
lattice eps. Tipped in at title page small
printed slip “ Published at 5s net T.D.L.R. & Co.
“. Neat pencil signature on half title
page. Covers : shelf knock front
bottom corner, slight rubs top/bottom of spine + top
corners. Contents : very clean, tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight quite
attractive copy. VG.
55.00
15061 Dalton, Basil Round Games
With Cards Keen Round Games for Keen
Card-Players Richards
1930 1st edition.
Softback. 12mo.
64pp. Publisher’s green paper wrappers,
titles black to cover and spine. 4 fanned cards + 9d on cover +
double black line around edges on front. Covers : 1cm
closed split top of spine, faint rubs top/bottom of spine + corners
else very clean & unchipped. Contents
: outside edges of pages and title page foxed, 2 x 2cm area on title
page scuffed ( no loss ) else very clean &
tight. Clean tight copy with
foxing. VG. 75.00
15063 Dalton, Basil The Complete
Patience Book The Richards Press
Ltd London 1948
1st edition. Small 12mo.
256pp. Publisher’s plain tan cloth, titles red
to spine. Small bookseller’s ticket to
pastedown. Green pictorial dw, titles red and white to cover and
spine, King Diamonds on front, not price clipped 5/-
net. Red top edge
pages. Original white
eps. Small attractive 2cm bookseller’s
ticket inside front cover. Covers :
bright. Dw : 0.5cm loss top of spine, closed
1cm jagged tear front edge, rub bottom of spine, faint foxing rear else
clean. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in chipped
dw. F/VG-. 65.00
15064 Dalton, Basil + Le Doux, Jean
Picart The Complete Patience Book
Pan Books Ltd London 1967
First paperback edition.
Softback. 12mo. 234 +
(4)pp. Colour pictorial decorated card covers, face
up columns of unusual cards on front, black & white lettering on
front & spine, ‘6/- net’ printed on
rear. Pages browned else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
VG+. 10.00
15367 Dalton, Basil & Picart Le Doux,
Jean The Complete Patience Book
Unabridged Pan Books Ltd
London 1967 1st paperback
edition. Softback.
12mo. 234 +
(4)pp. Publisher’s brown card covers,
white lettering + Publisher’s logo on green spine, black &
white lettering over wood grained background with playing cards by Jean
Picart Le Doux laid out in game on front, “ United Kingdom 6/-
“ printed on rear. Browning to
pages else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy with browned pages.
VG+. 20.00
15345 Dalton, Basil ( M.A. ) The
Ten Best Card Games For Two Grant Richards
Ltd London 1921 2nd
edition.
Softback. Small
12mo.
62pp. Publisher’s orange
paper covers, black lettering on front & spine, 4 fanned cards +
double black line around edges + “ 9d “ on
front. Original white
eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom
of spine + corners, darkening & crimping to spine else clean &
unchipped. Contents : foxing to
prelims/trails & outside edges of pages else clean &
tight. Clean tight copy with heavy foxing
to pages. VG-. 20.00
15344 Dalton, Basil ( M.A. ) The
Ten Best Card Games For Two Grant Richards
Ltd London 1922 3rd
edition.
Softback. Small
12mo.
62pp. Publisher’s orange
paper covers, black lettering on front & spine, 4 fanned cards +
double black line around edge + “ 9d “ s on
front. Original white
eps. Covers : slight shelf rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners, faint mark rear, faint initials front
else clean &
unchipped. Contents :
foxing to pages throughout else clean &
tight. Clean tight copy with heavy foxing
to pages. VG.
20.00
15346 Dalton, Basil ( M.A. ) The
Ten Best Card Games For Two Grant Richards
Ltd London 1926 6th
edition.
Softback. Small
12mo.
62pp. Publisher’s orange
paper covers, black lettering on front & spine, 4 fanned cards +
double black line around edges + “ 9d “ on
front. Original white
eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom
of spine + corners, crease rear top edge, 2cm scuff mark rear else
clean & unchipped. Contents :
light foxing to prelims/trails & outside edges of pages else clean
& tight. Clean tight copy with foxing
to pages. VG-. 15.00
15262 Dalton, Basil ( M.A. ) The
Ten Best Card Games For Two + Round Games With Cards
Keen Round Games For Keen Card-Players
Richards London 1930
Reprint + 1st edition, 1st edition
thus. Small
12mo. 62 + (2) +
64pp. Publisher’s pale green
plain cloth covers, blue lettering on front &
spine. Green dw, black lettering,
fanned 4 cards on front within freeze border, not
clipped. Original white
eps. Two volumes bound as one by the
publishers, the second volume is a first
edition. Covers : slight shelf rub
bottom of spine, bump rear bottom corner else
bright. Dw : very slight browning to
spine, very slight rub top of spine, small spot on spine else
clean. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+/VG+. 45.00
15360 Dalton, Basil ( Revenant, M.A.
) Cards For 3 Five Hundred, Skat
And Ombre With Notes On Three - Handed Whist, Solo
Whist, And Auction Bridge Basil Blackwood
Oxford 1927 1st
edition. Large 8vo. vii
+ (1) + 56pp. Publisher’s cream paper
covered boards, red lettering on spine, black lettering + 2 vertical
red lines + outline 3 seated men playing cards on
front. Original white
eps. Attractive small 2cm bookseller’s
ticket inside rear cover. Covers : heavy rubs
top/bottom of spine, slight rubs corners, slight browning, slightly
bowed, Contents : faint browning else very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Clean
tight copy in browned boards. VG-.
95.00
15066 Dalton, W Bridge
Abridged Or Practical Bridge Thomas De La Rue
Ltd London 1901 2nd
edition. Small 12mo. x + 164 + (2)
+ (8) + (2)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s plum cloth covers, gilt
cartouche with titles within on front, gilt lettering on
spine. Original plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Neat owner’s signature to
pastedown. T.D.L.R. & Co price ticket tipped in “ 3s
6d. net. “. Small bookseller’s ticket on title
page. Heavy owner’s name in ink on title page crossed
out. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of spine +
corners, slight shelf knocks corners.
Contents : slight foxing to prelims/trails, slight browning to pages
else very clean & tight. Bright attractive
copy. VG. 125.00
15324 Dalton, W Bridge
Abridged Or Practical Bridge Thomas De La Rue
Ltd London 1901 3rd
edition. Small 12mo. x + (2)
+ 171 + (1) + (8)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s plum cloth covers, gilt
cartouche with titles within on front, gilt lettering on
spine. Original plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Covers : slight
rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, slight shelf knock front
bottom corner, patchy old water mark front top edge + spotting to
rear else clean. Contents : trace of old
price label rear ep else very clean & tight.
Clean tight copy. VG-. 75.00
15067 Dalton, W Bridge
Abridged Or Practical Bridge Thomas De La Rue
Ltd London 1903 5th
edition. Small 12mo. xi + (1)
+ 205 + (1) + (6)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s plum cloth covers, gilt
cartouche with titles within on front, gilt lettering on
spine. Original plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. T.D.L.R. & Co price ticket
tipped in “ 3s 6d. net. “.
Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, slight shelf knocks
corners. Contents : browning to eps,
slight browning to pages, 4 small faint spots front else very clean
& tight. Clean tight copy. VG.
55.00
15423 Dalton, W Bridge Abridged Or
Practical Bridge [ DEDICATED BY AUTHOR ] Thos De La
Rue Ltd London 1901 1st
edition. 12mo. x + (2) + 139 + (1) +
(8)pp. Plum blind stamped cloth, embossed gilt device
+ titles + blind pips freeze around edges on front, gilt lettering on
spine. Original plum lattice
eps. Ink dedication on first blank “ J M
Howlou 1901 With The Author’s Compliments
“. All edges gilt.
Covers : slight knock front bottom corner, very slight rubs top/bottom
of spine + corners else bright. Contents : first
gathering slightly tender else very clean & unfoxed.
Clean copy with bright covers. VG. 250.00
15068 Dalton, W Bridge At A
Glance An Alphabetical Synopsis Of Bridge, Together
With The New Revised Laws Of The Game With Notes And Comments By The
Author Thomas De La Rue & Co
Ltd 1905 2nd
edition. Small 12mo. xiv + (2) +
100 + 3pp including Publisher’s list at rear.
No illustrations. Publisher’s plum cloth
covers, gilt cartouche with titles within on front, gilt lettering on
spine. Original plum lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Signature on
fep. Blind small bookseller’s stamp on
half title page. Covers : very slight rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners, 2 faint spots rear else
bright. Contents : slight browning to
eps, faint browning to pages else very clean &
tight. Bright attractive copy.
VG+. 125.00
15377 Dalton, W Saturday
Bridge Reproduced With Revisions From The Saturday
Review The West Strand Pub Co Ltd
London 1908 5th
impression. 8vo.
x + (2) + 231 + (1)pp. Publisher’s green
cloth covers, black lettering on front & spine, 4 fanned gilt &
red/black aces on front. Original white
eps. Covers : shelf rub bottom of spine,
faint rub top of spine + corners, slight 1cm scratch rear else
very clean. faint to spine, rubs top/bottom of spine,
very slight shelf knocks corners, some small water spots.
Contents : slight finger mark front outside edge of pages, slight
browning to eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG. 35.00
15227 Darvas, Robert & De V Hart, Norman &
Stern, Paul ( Dr ) & Culbertson, Ely ( introduction
) Right Through The Pack Stuyvesant
House New York 1957 1st
edition. Large
8vo. xv + (1) +
328pp. Numerous bw comical illustrations in
text. Publisher’s orange plain cloth
covers, gilt lettering on front & spine, gilt cartouche on
spine. White
eps. Covers : bump front bottom corner,
slight shelf knocks top/bottom of spine, large pin hole bottom edge of
spine. Contents : clean, tight &
unfoxed. VG-.
85.00
15305 Davy, Kenneth L Let’s
Learn Bridge
Rockcliff Salisbury Square
London 1946 1st
edition. 12mo. 47
+ (1)pp. Numerous set hands in
text. Publisher's colour pictorial paper
covered boards, multiple ace playing cards in wallpaper pattern on
front/spine/rear/, white area with black lettering bounded by pips on
front. Signature with date September 1946 “ on
fep. Covers : rub top of spine,
slight fade to spine.
Contents : slight browning to eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight attractive
copy. VG. 55.00
15461 De Lyons Pike ( Prof. ) How
To Play Whist Solo Whist And Cribbage MODERN MARBLE PAPER
BINDING Gaskell Jones & Co Ltd
London circa 1901 1st
edition. Large 16mo. 32pp including
original half title page.
List of books as frontis. New special green marbled paper
covers, new cream eps, new white label stuck down on
front. Binding by
professional bindery. Contents : pages browning
around edges else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Fine/VG cover &
contents. 250.00
15466 De V Hart, Norman ( Daily Telegraph Bridge
Correspondent ) [ Contract Bridge 7 complete
newspaper cuttings ] Daily Telegraph
London circa 1937 1st
edition. Single column neatly cut out complete.
Headings are : 3NT doubled, safety play, Wales defeated by 4660 points,
Telegraph Cup final session, Bach’s Team’s success, first
session, safety play examples. Paper slight browning, no tears,
few neat folds else very clean & unchipped.
VG. 45.00
15485 Denby, John William
Improvements In And Applicable To Playing Cards Patent No 14157 [
EMPIRE GAME USING SUITS TIGERS, OSTRICH, BEAVERS & KANGAROOS
] Accepted 11th Sept 1902 Her Majesty’s
Stationery Office 1902 1st
edition. 4to. 2 + (2)pp including full
plate with reduced scale reproductions of 8 cards.
Library stamp with date “3 OCT 92” top corner of
front. Extracted from bound volume so binding marks along left
wich could be guillotined off. Slight browning else very clean
& unchipped with sharp corners. VG+. 55.00
15391 Dick, J B 180 Games For One
Player How To Play 180 Games Of All Kinds, Outdoor
And Indoor, On Board, Table Or Floor, With Pencil And Paper Or In The
Head, From Bounce Ball And One - Man Fives To Cat’s Cradle,
Crytographs And Carlton Phoenix House Ltd
London 1954 1st
edition. 137+ (3)pp.
Large 8vo. Publisher’s mauve plain cloth
covers, gilt lettering on spine. Green dw, red &
black lettering, 450’s table & chair with large 1 notice +
letter cards suspended from line on front, not price clipped 10s 6d
net. Original white eps.
Covers : faintest rubs corners else
bright. Dw : 2 chips top edge, closed 1cm
tear bottom of spine but clean. Contents :
faint small fox mark front outside edges of pages else very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in
complete dw. F-/VG-. 45.00
15238 Dickson, Roy Ward How To Win
At Roulette And Blackjack Wolfe Publishing Co
London 1975 1st
edition. Large
8vo. 191 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s plain
black cloth covers, gilt lettering on
spine. Red pictorial dw, black &
white lettering, 4 piles of white chips on front, not price clipped
£3.75. White
eps. Covers : slight shelf rub bottom of
spine else very clean. Dw :
slight fade to spine, closed 1cm tear rear top of spine else very
clean. Contents : very clean, tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
F-/VG+. 55.00
15469 Diehl, Charles Vidal Poker
Patience And Progressive Poker Patience Price
Sixpence Thomas De La Rue & Co
London circa 1910? 1st
edition. Softback. 16mo. 25 + (3)pp
including publisher’s adverts at rear.
Publisher’s pale blue printed card covers, red & black
lettering within extensive pips decoration on front. Original
cotton tie through spine. Covers : rub to spine, dw faint finger
marks else clean & unchipped. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG. 95.00
15473 Diehl, Charles Vidal Poker
Patience And Progressive Poker Patience Price
Sixpence Thomas De La Rue & Co
London circa 1910? 1st
edition. Softback. 16mo. 25 + (3)pp
including publisher’s adverts at rear.
Publisher’s pale blue printed card covers, red & black
lettering within extensive pips decoration on front. Original
cotton tie through spine. Covers : rub to spine, few faint marks,
small ink spot front top corner else clean & unchipped.
Contents : very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Clean tight copy. VG. 85.00
15275 Dodson, Goodlette & Hulse, H R ( editor
) Exhibition Card Fans George
Routledge & Sons London
1935 1st edition.
Softback. Large
8vo. 49 + (3) pp including
eps. 12 bw photos
forming 12 sided diagram as title page + numerous bw photos in
text. Tinted portrait photo of author stuck
down by leading edge to fep ( probably as issued
). Publisher’s original brown wood
grained soft card covers, brown lettering + shaded triangles
forming vertical freeze down sides + 5 fanned playing cards with pips
showing on front. Small gilt
printed round bookseller’s sticker on bottom of title page
“ DAVENPORTS DEMON SERIES TRICKS JOKES PUZZLES
“. Covers : slight rubs
top/bottom of spine, faint browning. Contents : stuck
in bookseller’s ticket has slightly crimped title page else clean
and tight &
unfoxed. VG.
95.00
15292 Doe, John The Bridge
Manual An Illustrated Practical Course of Instruction and
Complete Guide to the Conventions of the Game
Frederick Warne & Co 1901 2nd
edition 6th thousand. Small 8vo. v + (3) +122 + (30)
+ (16)pp. Numerous black & red
illustrations. Publisher’s brown cloth
covers, gilt score card to front, titles gilt to front and spine.
All edges gilt. Original white eps. Covers : shelf
knocks top/bottom of spine + corners else bright.
Contents : eps + title + final page browned else very clean & tight
& unfoxed A clean tight copy with bright
covers but bumped corners. VG-.
125.00
15075 Doe, John The Bridge
Manual An Illustrated Practical Course of Instruction and
Complete Guide to the Conventions of the Game
Frederick Warne & Co 1906 6th
edition (20th thousand) with new preface. Small
8vo. vii + (1) + 122 + 30 + 16pp including
Publisher’s list at rear. Numerous colour
illustrations. Publisher's brown cloth covers, gilt score card to
front, titles gilt to front and spine. All edges
gilt. Original orange decorative eps. Covers :
rubs top/bottom of spine, slight rubs corners else
bright. Contents : very clean & tight *
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG.
75.00
15335 Doe, John The Bridge
Manual An Illustrated Practical Course of Instruction and
Complete Guide to the Conventions of the Game
Frederick Warne & Co London
1906 5th edition (17th thousand). Small
8vo. vii + (1) + 122 + (30) + (16)pp including
Publisher’s list at rear. Numerous colour
illustrations. Publisher’s brown cloth covers, gilt score
card to front, titles gilt to front and spine. All edges
gilt. Original orange decorative
eps. Attractive small 2cm bookseller’s ticket inside
front cover. Covers : rubs
top/bottom of spine, slight rubs corners else
bright. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG.
55.00
15076 Donovan, Peter and Macleod,
Iain Bridge is Still an Easy Game
Ashford Press Publishing Southampton
1988 1st edition. x +
246pp. Publisher’s black cloth covers,
titles gilt to spine. Plum dw, titles white and blue, white
line around edges, not price clipped (12.95).
*. Large Queen Clubs as ep.
Neat dedication on front ep “ With Best Wishes for Pleasant
Reading Peter Donovan “. Covers : very slight lean else
bright. Dw : a few slight faint shelf scratches else
bright. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
F-/VG+. 45.00
15077 Dunn, Archibald Bridge and
How to Play It George Routledge & Sons
Ltd 1907 15th edition, entirely
rewritten, 1st edition thus. Yellowback Small
12mo. 128pp. Yellow pictorial paper
covered boards, titles black on front and spine, 4 kings in each corner
with scrolling lines around edges. Neat short
dedication with date ‘4th January 1908’ on
fep. Covers : ends of spine and corners rubbed, faint
scuffs to paper else very clean & still bright. Contents :
slight browning to pages else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG. 95.00
15260 Dunn, Archibald Bridge and
How to Play It [ SIGNATURE OF
F W DUNN POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE AUTHOR ] George
Routledge & Sons Ltd 1907 8th
edition. Yellowback Small 12mo 108 +
(4)pp. Yellow colour pictorial boards, titles
black on front and spine, black elaborate swirls all over with the 4
kings depicted in each corner. White original
eps. Neat owner’s name &
address on fep ( “ F W Dunn “
). Covers : corners rubbed,
edges scuffed, 2 2cm black ink stains on front, browned
patches. Contents : very slight browning
to pages else clean & tight & unfoxed. G+/VG cover
& contents. 65.00
15078 Dunn, Archibald The Bridge
Book George Routledge & Sons Ltd
London 1907 4th revised edition
with new preface. 234 + (2)pp. Top
edge gilt. Green colour pictorial cloth, gold
embossed framing with colour pips in corners + black lettering on
front, gilt lettering on spine. Neat pencil signature
on ep. Covers : 4cm slight line mark on front,
another on rear, 3 x 3cm whitish mark on rear (may
remove). Contents : book slight lean, faint
browning to pages else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright copy.
VG. 75.00
15273 Dunn, Archibald ( Junr.)
Bridge and How to Play It. George Routledge &
Sons London 1902 9th
edition.
Yellowback. Small 12mo. 108 + (1) + (3)pp
including Publisher’s list at
rear. Yellow colour
pictorial paper covered boards, titles black on front and spine,
scrolling wrought iron design around edges + colour 4 kings in corners
on front. Original white
epos. Spine
: heavy rubs along edges but titles still
present. Covers : heavy rubs corners, surface
light shelf dust, slight scuffing but text present.
Contents : very clean and tight &
unfoxed. G+/VG cover
& contents. 145.00
15395 Ellinger, Maurice + Phillips, Hubert ( preface
) Poker How To Play &
Win Faber & Faber Ltd
London 1934 1st
edition. 189 + (3)pp.
8vo. Publisher’s plain black cloth covers, yellow
lettering on spine. Yellow dw, red & black
lettering, 4 colour pips down sides, not price clipped 5s
net. Original white
eps. Covers : faint small mark front top corner
else bright. Dw : slight browning to spine, rubs top
of spine + front top corner else very
clean. Contents : slight dust top outside
edge else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy. F-/VG-.
250.00
15379 Ellinger, Maurice + Phillips, Hubert ( preface
) Poker How To Play &
Win Faber & Faber Ltd
London 1965 6th
impression. 117 + (1)pp. Large
8vo. Publisher’s plain black cloth covers, yellow
lettering on spine. Yellow dw, red & black
lettering, 4 colour pips down sides, not price clipped 9s 6d
net. Original white
eps. Covers : very clean. Dw
: slight browning to spine, slight rubs top/bottom of spine + corners,
slight foxing to front fold else very
clean. Contents : slight browning
to eps else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy in unchipped dw.
F/VG-. 25.00
15386 England, Frank Bidding
Standards At Contract De La Rue & Co Ltd
London 1930 1st edition reprint
February 1930.
8vo. vi + (2) + 48pp. Score table
printed on rear ep. Publisher’s plain red
cloth covers, gilt lettering on front & spine.
Original white eps. Covers :
slight shelf knock top corner of spine + rear bottom corner, slight
rubs top/bottom of spine, faint rubs corners else clean.
Contents : slight browning to eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 45.00
15468 England, Frank Contract
Bridge [ 9 complete newspaper cuttings ]
Daily Telegraph London circa 1937
1st edition. Single + double column neatly cut out
complete. Headings are : bugbear in bidding, two bids and
responses, minimum responses, the distributional echo, the play’s
the thing, the singleton king, limbo of lost chances, deschapelles and
other coups, that first lead. Paper slight browning, no tears,
few neat folds else very clean & unchipped.
VG. 75.00
15394 Figgis, E Lennox + Herbert, A P (
introduction ) Challenge To Chance
Arco Pub Ltd London
1957 1st edition. Large
8vo. 200pp.
Publisher’s plain red cloth covers, black lettering to
spine. Green dw, black lettering on white shadows on
front & spine, 5 illustrations in green/white/red of dog race +
roulette + 3 coins + 2 dice + fanned cards on front, not price clipped
21s net ( crossed through in ink by 2/6 ). Original
printed sales wrapper around dw. Original white
eps. Covers : shelf knocks bottom corners else
bright. Dw : slight rubs top/bottom of spine,
slight crimp along rear top edge, else clean &
unchipped. Wrapper : 1cm closed tear else
bright. Con tents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight copy, covers
bright. VG/VG.
15.00
15486 Finch, Charles Henry
Improvements In Or Relating To Means Orc Apparatus For use In Playing A
New Card Game Patent No 10470 [ DOMCARDO MATHEMATICAL GAME USING
FRACTIONS AS PIPS ] Accepted 28th June 1906 Her
Majesty’s Stationery Office
1906 1st edition. 4to.
2 + (4)pp including 4 full plates with reduced scale reproductions of
36 cards. Library stamp with date “20 JUL
1906” top corner of front. Extracted from bound volume so
binding marks along left wich could be guillotined off. Slight
browning else very clean & unchipped. VG+.
65.00
15271 Flint, Jeremy & Feuerstein, Hana (
illustrator ) How To Play Bridge
Hamlyn London
1977 1st edition. Small
4to. 62pp including
eps.
Publisher’s black laminated boards, green card table with cards
laid out + scorer + bridge marker on front, blue/black/white lettering,
not price clipped £1.50 UK
Price. Slight browning to
pages. Original white
eps. Bright attractive
copy. VG+/F-. 55.00
15274 Flint, Jeremy & North,
Freddie Tiger Bridge The Game At The
Top George Routledge & Sons
London 1970 1st
edition. Large 8vo. 184 + (4)
pp. Publisher’s
original black cloth covers, silver lettering + small logo on
spine. Green pictorial dw, bw
lettering, bw photo bridge game on front, price
clipped. Original white
eps. Covers
: bright. Dw : rubs along top/bottom
edges. Contents : very
clean and tight &
unfoxed. F/VG.
85.00
15201 Foster, R F Foster’s
Bridge Tactics A Complete System Of self
Instruction Frederick Warne & Co + Mudie &
Sons London 1906 2nd
edition? 12mo. vi + (2) + 215 + (1) +
(17)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s blue cloth covers, 4
large gilt & red playing cards in spread on front, gilt lettering
on front & spine. All edges
gilt. Original decorated orange Warne
eps. Covers : slight rubs
top/bottom of spine & corners, slight shelf knocks corners else
clean. Contents :
faint browning to pages else very clean, tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG. 45.00
15316 Foster, R F Foster’s
Whist Manual A Complete System of Instruction in the
Game Frederick Warne & Co
1899 4th edition (thirtieth thousand).
Small 8vo. 170 + (2)pp. Publisher’s plum
cloth covers, 4 gilt & red playing cards in spread on front, titles
gilt to front and spine. Original off
green decorative eps. All edges gilt. Neat
pencil signature fep. Attractive small 2cm
bookseller’s ticket inside rear
cover. Covers : top/bottom of spine heavy
rubs, small shelf knocks corners, slight fade to
spine. Contents :
browning to prelims/trails else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG-.
25.00
15084 Foster, R F Foster’s
Whist Manual A Complete System of Instruction in the
Game MID 4TH & 5TH
EDITION Frederick Warne & Co
1900 4th edition (thirty fifth thousand) in a 5th
edition Jacket. Small 8vo. 168 + (4) + 16pp
including Publisher’s list at rear. Publisher’s
plum cloth covers, 4 gilt & red playing cards in spread on front,
titles gilt to front and spine. Original
orange decorative eps. All edges gilt.
Small 2cm attractive bookseller’s ticket inside front
cover. Covers : top of spine rub, slight
rubbing to corners and bottom of spine, patchy fade mark front bottom
edge, slight fade to spine.
Contents : browning to prelims/trails else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG.
25.00
15319 Foster, R F Foster’s
Whist Manual A Complete System of Instruction in the
Game MUDIE + WARNE EDITION WITH MUDIE PLAIN
EPS Frederick Warne & Co + Mudie
& Sons London 1891 2nd
edition. Small 8vo. 168 + (4) + (8)pp including
Publisher’s list at rear. Publisher’s plum
cloth covers, 4 gilt & red playing cards in spread on front, titles
gilt to front and spine. Original plain
yellow eps. All edges gilt. Attractive small
2cm bookseller’s ticket inside front
cover. Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine +
corners, small shelf knocks corners, slight fade to
spine. Contents : small thumb
mark 1 page, dust marks rear ep else very clean &
tight. Clean tight copy. VG-. 25.00
15318 Foster, R F Foster’s
Whist Manual A Complete System of Instruction in the
Game MUDIE + WARNE EDITION WITH WARNE EPS
Frederick Warne & Co + Mudie & Sons
London 1891 2nd
edition. Small 8vo. 168 + (4) + (16)pp
including Publisher’s list at rear. Publisher’s
plum cloth covers, 4 gilt & red playing cards in spread on front,
titles gilt to front and spine. Original
red decorative eps. All edges gilt. Ink
signature + date “ Oct 1896 “ on
fep. Covers : rubs top of spine + top
corners, small shelf knocks bottom of spine + bottom corners, faint
water stain to rear. Contents
: fox mark on title page, foxing to rear ep else very clean &
tight. Clean tight copy. G+/Vg cover &
contents. 25.00
15320 Foster, R F Foster’s
Whist Manual A Complete System of Instruction in the
Game MUDIE + WARNE EDITION WITH WARNE EPS & 25TH
THOUSAND Frederick Warne & Co + Mudie
& Sons London 1891 2nd
edition twenty fifth thousand. Small 8vo. 168 +
(4) + (14)pp including Publisher’s list at rear.
Publisher’s plum cloth covers, 4 gilt & red playing cards in
spread on front, titles gilt to front and
spine. Original orange decorative
eps. All edges gilt. Covers :
slight rubs top of spine + corners, small 1cm scuff mark to
rear. Contents : faint
browning else very clean & tight. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 25.00
15317 Foster, R F Foster’s
Whist Manual A Complete System of Instruction in the
Game MUDIE EDITION Mudie & Sons
London 1891 2nd
edition. Small 8vo. 168 + (4) + (8)pp including
Publisher’s list at rear. Publisher’s plum
cloth covers, 4 gilt & red playing cards in spread on front, titles
gilt to front and spine. Original yellow
eps. All edges gilt. Neat ink signature + date
“ 1895 “ on fep. Covers :
top/bottom of spine rubs, small shelf knocks bottom
corners. Contents :
very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 25.00
15202 Foster, R F New Laws Of
Contract Bridge 1933 Herbert Jenkins Ltd
London 1933 1st
edition. Small 12mo. 63 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s plain blue cloth
covers, dark blue lettering on front & spine.
Green marble dw, black lettering, not price clipped, small “
REDUCED TO pp “ sticker on front. Owner’s
neat address with date “ 18-4-46 “ on
fep. Covers : white mark on rear else
bright. Dw : spine fading, wear top/bottom of spine +
corners, generally clean & complete.
Contents : tiny ink spot one page else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG+/VG-. 75.00
15323 Foster, R F Practical
Poker Brentano’s Ltd
London 1922 1st edition
thus.
12mo. (8) + 253 +
(3)pp. Publisher’s pale blue
cloth covers, 4 large black playing cards in spread on front, black
lettering on front & spine. All
edges gilt. Original plain white
eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine,
slight rubs corners, very slight , slight fade to spine else
clean. Contents : browning/slight foxing to eps
else very clean, tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 95.00
15237 Foster, R F Whist
Tactics A Complete Course Of Instruction In The Methods Adopted
By The best Players Illustrated By 112
Hands Played By Correspondence Between 16 of the Best players In The
American Whist League Mudie & Sons
London 1895 1st
edition.
12mo. (4) + iii + (1) + 141 + (3) +
(56) + vii + (1) + (8)pp. 112 red &
black hands in 28 plates.
Publisher’s pale green dimpled cloth covers, 4 large gilt playing
cards on front, gilt lettering on front &
spine. All edges
gilt. Original plain yellow
eps.
Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of spine & corners, very faint
water mark on front.
Contents : faint browning to pages else very clean, tight &
unfoxed. VG. 95.00
15322 Foster, R F Whist
Tactics A Complete Course Of Instruction In The Methods Adopted
By The best Players Illustrated By 112
Hands Played By Correspondence Between 16 of the Best players In The
American Whist League Frederick Warne & Co
+ Mudie & Sons London
1895 2nd
edition.
12mo. (4) + iii + (1) + 141 + (3) +
(56). 112 red & black hands in 28
plates. Publisher’s pale
green dimpled cloth covers, 4 large gilt playing cards on front, gilt
lettering on front & spine. All
edges gilt. Original plain white
eps. Attractive small 2cm bookseller’s ticket
inside front cover. Covers : rubs
top/bottom of spine, faint rubs corners, very slight shelf knock rear
corner, slight fade front top corner else
clean. Contents :
heavy browning to prelims/trails else very clean, tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG-. 75.00
15321 Foster, R F Whist
Tactics A Complete Course Of Instruction In The Methods Adopted
By The best Players Illustrated By 112
Hands Played By Correspondence Between 16 of the Best players In The
American Whist League Frederick Warne & Co
+ Mudie & Sons London
1901 3rd
edition.
12mo. (4) + iii + (1) + 141 + (3) +
(56) + vii + (1) + (8)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. 112 red & black hands in 28
plates. Publisher’s pale
green dimpled cloth covers, 4 large gilt playing cards on front, gilt
lettering on front & spine. All
edges gilt. Original Warne decorated
eps. Small name stamped on
fep. Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine,
faint rubs spine edges + corners else
clean. Contents :
slight browning to prelims/trails else very clean, tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG. 35.00
15083 Foster, R F ( Of New York )
Foster’s Whist Manual A Complete System Of
Instruction In The Game Frederick Warne &
Co + Mudie & Sons London
1900 5th edition (thirty fifth thousand).
Small 8vo. 170 + 18pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s plum cloth covers, 4 gilt & red
playing cards in spread on front, titles gilt to front and
spine. Original orange decorative
eps. All edges gilt.
Owner’s pencil signature and date ‘1903’ on
fep. Covers : top of spine heavy rub, slight rubbing
to corners and bottom of spine, faint fade to spine
bright. Contents : very small
fox mark title page, faint browning prelims/trails else very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Clean tight attractive
copy. VG. 20.00
15088 Fox, G C H The Second
Daily Telegraph Bridge Quiz Robert Hale
London 1979 1st
edition. 122 + (1) + 4 + (1)pp including Publisher’s
list at rear. Black cloth, titles gilt to
spine. White pictorial dw, titles red and black,
large anxious looking queen on front, price clipped ( yellow price
ticket stuck down 4.95 net ). Covers : slight rub top of
spin else bright. Dw : faint rub along top edge else very
clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
F-/VG+. 15.00
15264 Fox, G C H Duplicate
Bridge Its Procedure And
Tactics Edward Arnold ( Publishers )
Ltd London 1955 1st
edition.
8vo. 143 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s pale blue
cloth covers, blue lettering on spine.
Cream dw, red & green lettering, suit pips within decorative green
freeze around edges on front, not price clipped 10s 6d
net. Original white
eps. Covers :
bright. Dw : small fox
mark front else bright. Contents : slight lean else
very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy.
F-/F-. 85.00
15087 Fox, G C H Duplicate
Bridge St. Martin’s Press New
York 1975 First US
edition. 160pp.
Publisher’s black cloth covers, titles silver to
spine. White pictorial dw, titles red and black,large club
pip on front, not price clipped (2.50 net). Very
slight shelf rub top of spine else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. F-/F.
45.00
15282 Frankau, Gilbert & Thackery, Lance (
illustrator ) The X Y Z Of Bridge P
S King & Son London [ 1906 ]
1st edition.
Softback. Oblong small
4to. 47 + (1)pp.
23 colour plates. Publisher’s grey
pictorial soft card covers, red/black lettering over drawing 4 mules in
evening dress at table playing cards + “ 1/= “ on
front. 2 metal staples.
Pencil signature front top corner. Covers
: Slight snag top of spine, rub bottom of spine + corners, light fox
marks. Contents : occasional dust marks/spots
along top edge else clean & tight &
unfoxed. Plates unfoxed. Clean
tight copy. VG-. 250.00
15091 Gaffney, Thomas Winning
Blackjack In Atlantic City And Around The World
Citadel Press Carol Publishing
Group New York
1975 1st
edition. Softback. 105
+ (1)pp including eps. Green colour pictorial soft card
covers, colour lettering + 5 cards on front, white lettering on
spine. Covers faint shelf rubs edges else
bright. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. bright attractive copy. F-.
45.00
15484 Gee, Pattie Williams
Improvements In Card Apparatus Employed In Playing Cards Patent No 2198
[ ROYALTY GAME USING SUITS DYNASTY CONSORT SOVEREIGN COMMONWEALTH
& USERPER EG WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, MATILDA OF FLANDERS, VICTORIA,
OLIVER CROMWELL ] Accepted 23rd Oct 1904 Her
Majesty’s Stationery Office
1904 1st edition. 4to.
4 + (2)pp including full plate with reduced scale reproductions of 4
cards. Library stamp with date “15 May
95” top corner of front. Extracted from bound volume so
binding marks along left wich could be guillotined off. Slight
browning else very clean & unchipped with sharp corners.
VG+. 65.00
15092 Gibbs. Henry H The Game Of
Ombre Privately Printed at The Chiswick Press
London 1902 3rd edition with new
preface, 1st edition thus. ix + (1) + 133 +
(3)pp. 2 colour & 2 bw tissue guarded engraved
plates. Small 4to.
Publisher’s plain green cloth covers, gilt line around edges,
gilt lettering on spine. Top edge
gilt. Untrimmed. Original white
eps. Untrimmed page edges. Covers
edge of bottom of spine slight 0.5cm shelf knock, slight rub top of
spine else bright. Contents : slight browning to eps
else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy. VG+. 350.00
15093 Goldsmid, Edmund ( F.R.H.S., F.S.A.
) Explanatory Notes Of A Pack Of Cavalier Playing
Cards Temp Charles II Forming A Complete Political Satire Of The
Commonwealth E & G Goldsmid
Edinburgh 1886 1st
edition. 23 + (1)pp with plates
interleaved. 13 bw engraved plates on card containing
facsimiles of all 52 playing cards in the set. Narrow
4to. Publisher’s sage cloth covers, blind banding
around edges, gilt lettering on front & spine.
Original white eps. Covers : spine worn but
still intact, corners rubbed & slight knocked, rear cover spot
marked & rubbed. Contents : faint foxing to
title, inner hinge cracked else clean & tight and
unfoxed. A Victorian reproduction set of playing
cards complete. VG-/VG+ book & plates.
150.00
15252 Goldston, Will & Swaffer,
Hannen ( introduction ) Sensational Tales Of Mystery
Men LIMITED EDITION No 496 Will
Goldston Ltd London
1929 1st edition December 1929.
8vo. 324pp. Bw portrait frontis + 3
tipped in postcard size portraits + numerous tricks in Section
Two. Publisher's plain red cloth covers, black
lettering with title framed by black line on front, black lettering on
spine. Original white eps. Small
2cm bookseller's ticket inside front cover. Front of original dw tipped
in. Neat 2 line dedication with date " 15th may 1945
" inside front cover. Covers : book leaning, slight
fade to spine, very slight 0.2cm shelf knock bottom of spine, front
bottom corner slight turning in else bright. Contents
: appears to lack front end paper else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy lacking front
ep. VG. 250.00
15258 Goren, Cha H Goren Settles
The Bridge Arguments SIGNED BY AUTHOR Robert
Hale & Co London 1974 1st
edition. Large
8vo.
426pp. Publisher’s brown
cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine. Brown
dw, white & yellow lettering, not price clipped net £4.95
net. Original white
eps. Covers :
faint shelf rubs at corners.
Dw : spine fading, very slight rub top of
spine. Contents : very clean, tight &
unfoxed.
VG+/VG+. 25.00
15203 Goren, Charles H Contract
Bridge In A Nutshell Walter Edwards
London 1947 1st
edition. Large 12mo.
128pp. Publisher’s olive cloth
covers with red lettering on spine.
Colour pictorial dw, colour suits over grey upper & white lower
half with white/black/red lettering on front, price clipped but “
Price 15/- “ printed on rear. White
eps. Front edge of pages has a finger tab with
subject printed on as easy lookup.
Covers : fade along 1cm front edge by spine, very slight 0.1cm shelf
knock top of spine. Dw : very slight
browning. Contents : Clean, tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+/VG+. 75.00
15095 Goren, Charles H +
Porten, Ronald P Von de + Rimington, Derek ( introduction
) Introduction To Competitive Bidding With An
Introduction By Derek Rimmington Robert Hale
London 1985 First English
edition. 179 + (1)pp.
Plain black cloth covers, titles silver to spine.
White dw, titles black, squares of pips all over, not price clipped, (
yellow price ticket stuck down 6.95 net ). Dw
has 5cm crimp rear top edge else bright attractive
copy. F/VG+. 45.00
15096 Graham, H E Contract
Bridge Some “ Do ” - Some “ Don’t
” William Clowes & Sons Ltd
London 1948 First
edition. Large 8vo. 77 + (1) +
(2)pp. Publisher’s black pictorial card covers,
suit signs and white lettering on front. Original
white eps. Covers : 1cm closed snag bottom of
spine, slight rubs top/edges of spine + front bottom corner, tiny mark
front else very clean. Contents : very
clean and tight & unfoxed. Clean
tight copy. VG-. 75.00
15417 Gran, Elena & Michel
Elena And Michel Gran [ Exhibition Catalogue SEVERAL
COLLAGES USING PLAYING CARDS TERMED TROMP L’OEIL
] Albemarle Gallery
London 1998 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 48pp. Colour portrait frontis
+ 38 colour plates.
Publisher’s black soft card covers, white lettering on spine,
black lettering over illustration collage using numerous continental
playing cards on front. Faintest shelf marks rear else bright
attractive copy. F-. 35.00
15098 Greenwood, David + Reese, Terence ( foreword
) The Pairs Game Cassell
London 1978 1st
edition. 150pp. Publisher’s
plain green cloth covers, titles silver to spine. Green dw,
pink & black lettering + 4 pink pips on spine, large white area
with red & black lettering + colour pips in corners on front, not
price clipped 6.95 net. Covers : Bump top of spine,
slight shelf rub bottom of spine, small spot dent rear bottom edge else
very clean. Dw : faint rub top of spine else
bright. Con tents : internal hinge cracking at centre
( book opened flat causing this ) else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight copy in bright
dw. VG/F-. 15.00
15363 Guest, Freddie
Fifteen The Advanced Game Of Contract
Bridge Stanley Paul London
1960 1st edition. Small
8vo.
72pp. Publisher’s
black cloth covers, red & white lettering on front &
spine. Red dw, black & white lettering on front
& spine, fanned spade suit on front, not price clipped 19s 6d
net. Original white eps.
Covers : bottom edge of spine else clean. Dw : fading
to spine, rubs top/bottom of spine, slight foxing & browning to
rear else very clean. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG+/VG.
30.00
15270 Gurney, Benham ( Sir, F.S., F.R.Hist.S.
) A Short History Of Playing Cards
LIMITED EDITION Privately Published By The
Author circa 1935 1st edition thus,
publisher’s cancel.
12mo. 3 - 55 + (1)pp lacking original title
page cut out by author and replaced by original printed label stuck
down on fep indicting copyright and limited edition - this becomes a
first edition thus and is
complete. Publisher’s
black cloth covers, white lettering + 4 court cards in colour on
front. Original plain glassine dw.
Original white eps. Covers :
faint rub bottom of spine + bottom corners else
bright. Dw : 2 x 6 cm chip front bottom edge,
1cm closed tear rear. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F-/VG-. 95.00
15210 H ( ***** ), G Hoyle’s
Games Improved And Enlarged By New And Practical
Treatises With The Mathematical Analysis Of The Chances Of The
Most Fashionable Games Of The Day Forming An Easy And Scientific Guide
To The Gaming Table And The Most Popular Sports Of The
Field ORIGINAL SPINE RELAID BY PROFESSIONAL
BINDERY Longman & Co et al
London 1859 New
edition. 16mo. x + (2)
+ 492pp.
Publisher’s brown blind stamped cloth, gilt design &
lettering on spine, blind embossed playing cards + other games
equipment on front. Original yellow eps.
Attractive 3cm embossed bookseller’s stamp on
fep. Covers : corners rubbed, slight fading else
clean & complete. Contents : a few
occasional marks else clean, tight &
unfoxed. Clen tight copy.
175.00
15213 Harbin, E O
Phunology A Collection Of
Tried And Proved Plans For Play, Fellowship And
Profit Arco Publications Ltd
London 1958 1st UK
edition.
8vo. ix + (1) + 397 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s red cloth
covers, gilt lettering on spine. Black colour
pictorial dw, bw & shades of blue lettering, colour illustration
clown in funnel hat with seal balancing red balloon on front,not price
clipped 15s net. Original white
eps. Covers : faint shelf knock top of
spine else bright. Dw : slight rubs top/bottom of
spine, slight crease front top edge.
Contents : very clean, tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F-/VG. 75.00
15409 Hargrave, Catherine Perry A
History Of Playing Cards And A Bibliography Of Cards &
Gaming Dover Publications New
York 1966 1st paperback
edition. Softback.
4to. xx +
462pp. Publisher’s white soft
card covers, white lettering on front & spine, 3 old colour cards
on front + small original UK price sticker. Covers :
slight browning to spines else bright attractive copies. Slipcase :
slight knock top corner, slight browning else clean and
complete. Very slight shelf rubs corners else
very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy. VG+. 45.00
15388 Hart, Norman De V Book Of
Contract Bridge Daily Telegraph & Morning
Post London 1938 3rd revised
edition. x + (2) + 205+ (1) +
(2)pp. Small 8vo. Publisher’s
plum cloth covers with black lettering on cover and
spine. Buff dw with blue lettering including “
2/6 “ on covers and spine, not clipped.
Original white eps. Covers : faint rubs top/bottom of
spine, slight rubs bottom corners else bright. Dw :
browning to spine + edges, rubs top/bottom of spine, 2cm spot front
else complete. Contents : slight red mark from cover
top outside edge of pages else very clean &
tight. Bright attractive copy in unchipped
dw. VG+/VG-. 25.00
15100 Hart, Norman De V Book Of
Contract Bridge Daily Telegraph & Morning
Post London c1930 1st
edition? x + (2) +
206pp. Small 8vo. Publisher’s
plum cloth with black lettering on cover and spine.
Buff dw with blue lettering including “ 2/6 “ on covers and
spine, not clipped. Original white
eps. Covers : faintest rubbing to corners, faint
raising of cloth from board front top edge else
bright. Dw : slight browning to front & spine all
over, rub rear top corner else complete. Contents :
slight foxing front outside edges of pages else very clean &
tight. Bright attractive copy in complete
dw. F-/VG. 95.00
15383 Haunstein, Ella Von 20
Patiencen B Dondorf GMBH
Frankfurt AM circa 1900? 1st
edition? Large 8vo. 43 +
(1)pp. 13 colour plates using circa 1900
Dondorf playing cards. Publisher’s pale
blue cloth covers, gilt lettering on front & spine, gilt dragon
cartouche + art nouveau pips decoration around titles on
front. Original white eps.
Covers : faint rubs top/bottom of spine else very
clean. Contents : rusting to internal metal
staples else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+. 75.00
15384 Haunstein, Ella Von 20
Patiencen Hubel & Dench Leipzig Binding B
Dondorf GMBH Frankfurt AM
circa 1900? 1st edition?
Large 8vo. 43 + (1)pp. 13
colour plates using circa 1900 Dondorf playing
cards. Publisher’s pale blue cloth
covers, gilt lettering on front & spine, gilt dragon cartouche +
art nouveau pips decoration around titles on front.
Original white eps. Covers : faint rubs
top/bottom of spine, 3 2cm ink marks, faint fade along spine else
clean. Contents : rusting to internal metal
staples else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 25.00
15102 Heather, H E Cards And
Card Tricks Containing A Brief History Of Playing Cards, Full
Instructions With Illustrated Hands For Nearly All Known Games Of
Chance Or Skill And Directions For Performing A Number Of Amusing
Tricks ORIGINAL SPINE RELAID BY PROFESSIONAL
BINDERY The Bazaar Office
London [ 1876 ] 1st
edition. 8vo. 264 + 4pp
including Publisher’s list at rear.
Double bw frontis + numerous bw illustrations. in
text. Maroon mottled cloth covers, gilt fanned
playing cards on front, gilt lettering on front &
spine. Original yellow
eps. Old signature on
fep. Covers : rubs corners, few faint
marks else clean. Contents : browning to title
page else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Clean tight copy with relaid spine keeping all original gilt
lettering. VG. 250.00
15104 Henry, Ros + Phillips, Brian
Creative Poker Pan Books
London 1985 1st
edition. Softback. 187 +
(5)pp. Green colour pictorial wrappers, titles white
on cover and spine, numerous 5 card combinations on
front. Bottom edge of spine slight knock, covers very
faint handling marks else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. VG+.
15.00
15268 Hervey, George F Card Games
For One Patiences
Solitaires English Universities Press
Ltd London
1965 1st edition.
12mo. xii +
148pp. Publisher’s plain pale
blue ribbed cloth covers, blue label with white lettering + blue
publisher’s cartouche on spine.
Yellow dw, black areas, black + yellow lettering, not price clipped 7/6
net. Original grey
eps. Signature + date “ 28th
March 1966 “ written on fep, small neat ink number written top
corner rear ep. Covers : slight
knock rear top corner, faint rub bottom of spine else clean &
bright. Dw : faint rubs corners, very slight
apparent insect mouse nibbles ( possibly just rubs ) along front top
& bottom 2 x 0.2cm edge else clean &
complete. Contents : few slight fox spots to prelims else
very clean & tight. Clean tight
copy. VG+/VG-.
12.00
15471 Hoffmann, Professor Bridge
Price Sixpence Chas Goodall & Son Ltd
London 1911 19th
edition. Softback. 16mo. 52 + (8)pp including
adverts at rear. Publisher’s very pale green
card covers, red & black lettering within extensive pips decoration
gilt on front. Covers : small slight ink smudge else very
clean & unrubbed. Contents : small slight ink smudge on title
else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy. F-. 95.00
15359 Hoffmann, Professor The
Illustrated Book Of Patience Games George Routledge
& Sons Ltd London 1904
7th edition. Small 4to. 4 +
122 + (1) +
(1)pp. Numerous
playing card arrangements in red & black as plates and in
text. Text banded in double red lines around page
edges. Publisher’s green pictorial cloth
covers, red lettering + black & red playing cards face up in
circles on front, gilt lettering + 2 crossed playing cards on
spine. Original white
eps. Covers : heavy rubs top/bottom of spine +
corners, bump rear top corner, slight rubs edge, faint marks front
& rear, 2 crimps in cloth rear.
Contents : slight foxing to eps, few occasional small fox marks, slight
browning to pages, front inner hinge cracking else clean &
tight. Clean tight copy with
worn covers. G+/VG covers &
contents. 20.00
15357 Hoffmann, Professor The
Illustrated Book Of Patience Games George Routledge
& Sons Ltd London 1907
6th edition. Small 4to. 4 +
122 + (1) +
(1)pp. Numerous
playing card arrangements in red & black as plates and in
text. Text banded in double red lines around page
edges. Publisher’s green pictorial cloth
covers, red lettering + black & red playing cards face up in
circles on front, gilt lettering + 2 crossed playing cards on
spine. Original white
eps. Covers : slight shelf knock rear bottom
corner, rub top of spine, faint rubs bottom of spine + corners, some
faint marks rear top edge else very
clean. Contents : slight browning to eps,
faint few fox spots, rear inner hinge cracking else very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Clean
tight copy. VG. 25.00
15245 Hoffmann, Professor The
Illustrated Book Of Patience Games [ DEDICATED FROM J McCLEAN TO LADY
NOBLE ] George Routledge & Sons Ltd
London 1907 6th
edition. Square
12mo. 122 +
(2)pp. Numerous
playing card arrangements in red & black as plates and in
text. Text banded in double red lines around page
edges. Publisher’s green pictorial cloth
covers, red lettering + black 7 read playing cards face up in circles
on front, gilt lettering + 2 crossed playing cards on
spine. Original white eps.
Neat pencil dedication “ To Lady Noble from J McClean “ on
fep. Covers : slight 0.2cm
shelf knock bottom of spine + bottom corners, slight rubs top/bottom of
spine + bottom corners.
Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. VG.
45.00
15107 Hoffmann, Professor Tricks
With Cards Frederick Warne And Co
London 1899 1st
edition. x + 250 + (4)pp including
Publisher’s list at rear.
Publisher’s blue pictorial cloth covers, gilt red & black
embossed diagonal playing card design in shape of old paper whist
marker on front, gilt lettering on front and spine.
Original pale brown eps. Covers : corners slight
knocks, top/bottom spine slight rubbed, tiny spot plus few faint marks
on rear else very clean. Contents : browning to
eps, 2 pages red crayoning by child, small green crayoning another,
inner hinge cracked at centre but generally clean &
tight. Slight crayoning 3 pages + cracked inner
hinge else clean & tight copy. VG/G+ covers &
contents. 75.00
15462 Hoffmann, Professor Tricks
With Cards NEW MATCHING FRONT EP BY PROFESSIONAL
BINDERY Frederick Warne And Co
London 1889 1st
edition. ix + (1) + 250 + (4)pp including
Publisher’s list at rear.
Publisher’s green pictorial cloth covers, gilt red & black
embossed diagonal playing card design in shape of old paper whist
marker on front, gilt lettering on front and spine.
Original rear green ep, new matching front ep. Small
attractive bookseller’s ticket inside front
cover. Covers : very slight shelf rubs
top/bottom of spine, faint rubs bottom corners else very clean &
bright. Contents : browning to eps else very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy. VG+.
145.00
15110 Hoffmann, Professor Tricks
With Cards From Modern Magic [ YELLOWBACK ] George
Routledge & Sons Ltd London circa
1910? First edition thus?.
8vo. 145 + (1)pp including rear
ep. Numerous bw illustrations in
text. Yellowback cover design by “
PEACOCK “. White pictorial card covers,
conjuror holding card hand entertaining 1910? style ladies on front,
red banding and lettering on front, black & red lettering on
front, blue lettering on spine, ‘ 2/- net’ small sticker
attached to bottom of spine. Original white
eps. Covers : 1cm closed tear top edge of spine,
spine paper crimping but intact, covers edges very slight
rubbed. Clean and tight
copy. VG. 85.00
15242 Hoffmann, Professor & Bergholt, Ernest
& Browning, Captain Hoyle’s Games
Modernized New Edition Reset Thoroughly Revised To 1909 With The
Addition Of Chapters On Auction Bridge And Three Other card Games And
With New Chapters On Roulette And Trente Et Quarante And With A
Chapter On Bridge By Archibald Dunn George Routledge
& Sons Ltd Lobdon 1909 Revised
edition, 1st edition thus. xvi, 475 +
(1)pp. Numerous black & red illustrations
in text. 12mo.
Publisher’s burgundy plain cloth covers, gilt lettering on
front & spine. Original brown
eps. Attractive small
bookplate stuck down inside front cover.
Covers : heavy rippling of cloth on boards all over, rubs top/bottom of
spine & corners. Contents : small slight
mark one page else clean &
unfoxed. G+/VG cover
& contents. 25.00
15306 Hoffmann, Professor ( translator & editor
) The Illustrated Book Of Patience Games ( From The
German ) George Routledge & Sons Ltd
London 1892 1st
edition. Small
8vo. 123 + (1)pp.
Colour decorated title page + numerous red/black set piece positions in
text. Publisher’s pictorial blue
cloth covers, gilt lettering on front & spine, black/red playing
cards in circle round ace on front, 2 overlapping cards on spine,
bevelled edges. Original black
eps. Pencil signature on top corner title
page. Covers : 1 x 2cm loss to cloth bottom corner of
spine, rubs top of spine + corners, faint small mark front else
clean. Contents : slight lean, foxing to
prelims & trails, occasional foxing to page edges else clean &
tight. Clean & tight copy with
heavy scuff to bottom of spine. VG-.
35.00
15302 Horton, J B ( Mrs, editor )
How To Play Bridge Table Tennis And Other Indoor Games
Etc MODERN MARBLE PAPER
BINDING POSSIBLY THE FIRST
BRIDGE BOOK WRITTEN BY A LADY Gaskill Jones & Co
Ltd London circa
1905? 1st edition.
Large 16mo. 32pp including original half title
page. Adverts as
frontis. New special brown marbled paper covers, new cream
eps, new white label stuck down on
front. Binding by
professional bindery. Contents: browning around
edges else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Fine/VG cover & contents.
145.00
15112 Howe, W H Everybody’s
Book of Indoor Games Howe & Co
circa 1890 25th thousand. Square
16mo. 186 + 8pp. Publisher’s brown
cloth, titles black to front and spine, advert in black on rear for F.
H. Ayres. Reviews printed on eps. Ends of pages
red. Owner’s name on fep, second owner’s name
stamped twice on same ep. Covers : slight rubs
top of spine + corners, slight patchy grubby.
Contents : inner hinge cracking open after title page, eps slight
browning else clean & tight & unfoxed.
Clean tight copy with cracked inner hinge VG-. 25.00
15113 Hoyle, Cavendish The A
B C Of Royal Auction Bridge Drane’s
London c1910 1st
edition. Square 16mo. 64 + 16pp including
Publisher’s list at rear, aces in corners. Red
cloth covers, titles white to front and spine. White dw repeats
cover design, 1/- on front. Ceam dw, red lettering, repeats
cover design, not clipped. Original white
eps. Neat pencil signature on ep.
Covers : faint rub bottom of spine else
bright. Dw : slight foxed, 2cm crease on
front top edge plus two very small nicks else clean &
attractive. Contents : foxing to title + outside
edges of pages else very clean & tight. Bright
attractive copy. VG+/VG+.
250.00
15117 Hugard, Jean ( master magician
) 165 Card Tricks & Stunts
Trolbourne Ltd Greenwich
c1970 1st UK edition.
Softback. 163 + (1)pp including rear
ep. Large 8vo. Black soft
card covers, fanned card including Ace of Spades on front, white &
yellow lettering on front & spine. Very slight
rub front bottom corner else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
F-. 25.00
15118 Humphreys, A L Crockfords Or
The Goddess Of Chance In St James’s Street 1828 -
1844 Hutchinson London
1953 1st edition. 230 +
(2)pp. Bw frontis
drawing. Large
8vo. Red cloth covers with black
lettering on spine. Grey and
orange colour pictorial dw, yellow red and black lettering, not price
clipped 15s net. Original
white eps. Covers : very slight rubs top/bottom of spine
else bright Dw : 2cm tear/scuff rear top
edge of spine, corners slight rubbed, a few
marks. Contents : clean &
tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy. F-/VG-.
24.00
15119 Hunter, Norman Simplified
Conjuring For All A Collection Of New Tricks Needing No
Special Skill Or Apparatus For Their Performance With Suitable
Patter C Arthur Pearson Ltd
London 1923 1st
edition.
8vo. 124 + (2)pp including
eps. Numerous bw illustrations in
text. Yellowback.
Publisher’s colour pictorial card covers, bw photo of conjuror
with three red & black playing cards on front, yellow black &
red lettering and ‘ PRICE TWO SHILLINGS NET ’ on front and
spine. Eps printed with publisher’s
list. Covers : 1cm loss top of spine rubs
bottom of spine else bright. Contents : very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Bright copy with rubbed
spine. VG. 85.00
15478 International Bezique And
Rubican Bezique Etc Price Sixpence H P Gibson
& sons Ltd London circa 1917?
1st edition. Softback.
24mo. 6.8 x 9.6m. 8pp. Cream soft
card covers, brown lettering + hatching freeze around edges on
front. Original single metal staple through
spine. Covers : scuffing along spine, slight
crimping, slight slight rubs else
clean. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 35.00
15479 Jackpot Poker Patience
Price Sixpence The International Card Co 2 Bury
St London circa 1908 1st
edition. Pale yellow soft card covers, blue lettering
+ card logo + colour pips on front. Original
cotton ties through spine. Covers : slight rubs
top/bottom of spine & corners, few very faint marks else
clean. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 55.00
15265 Jacoby, Oswald Oswald
Jacoby’s Complete Canasta The World’s
Work ( 1913 ) Ltd & The Windmill
Press Kingswood Surrey
1950 1st UK edition.
8vo.
160pp. Publisher’s beige
plain cloth covers, red lettering on
spine. Cream colour pictorial dw, red
& black lettering, card table with hands depicted + banner style
lettering on front, not price clipped 10s 6d
net. Original canasta score
sheets as eps. Covers :
slight shelf knocks top/bottom of spine + front bottom
corner. Dw : browning, 2 very small chips top
of spine, slight rub bottom of spine. Contents
: slight browning to eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. VG/VG. 85.00
15405 James, Jeremy Grand
Slam A International Television Bridge
Tournament British Broadcasting Corporation
London 1981 1st
edition. Softback.
8vo. 140 + (2)pp.
Publisher’s cream card covers, black lettering on front &
spine, 4 colour court cards playing cards on front, black line around
edges, price printed on rear
&2.95. Covers : shelf scratches
to front & rear else bright. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright copy with
shelf scratches to covers.
VG+. 15.00
15285 Keller, John W The Game Of
Euchre Including Treatise On French Euchre Set-back Euchre Etc
And Progressive Whist EX LIBRARY
COPY Frederick A Stokes Co New
York 1887 1st
edition. Yellowback.
Small 12mo. (2) + 82pp.
Publisher’s colour pictorial paper covered boards, pale blue
cloth spine, 5 playing cards including Joker + gilt lettering + red
lettering within scroll over cream area with double brown line around
edges all over green area on
front. Original white
eps. Withdrawn library label + bar code stuck
down inside front cover, very small neat library reference code written
on bottom edge of title page, Discarded stamp. NO LIBRARY
MARKS ON COVERS ON IN TEXT OR AT
REAR. Covers : rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners. Contents :
slight browning mark to fep, faint browning to pages else very clean
& tight & unfoxed. VG-.
125.00
15269 Kelsey, H W Advanced Play At
Bridge Faber & Faber Ltd
London 1968 1st
edition. Large
8vo. 192pp.
Publisher’s plain red cloth covers,gilt lettering on
spine. White dw, red area along top edge
of front, black lettering, bw photo rear view of man seated at table
with fanned cards in hand taking card from dummy hand on table on
front, not price clipped 21/- net. Original white
eps. Covers : faintest shelf
knock top corner of spine, very slight rub bottom of spine, slight lean
else bright. Dw : slight rub top of spine +
corners, slight crimp along rear edge else clean.
Contents : very clean, tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+/VG. 45.00
15207 Kemmis, J H The Devil’s
Picture Books Pearson’s Magazine Vol V
January To June 1898 C Arthur Pearson
Ltd London 1898
1st edition. Softback.
4to. 16 x 23.5cm. (1) +
278 - 284pp ( 8 pages ). 21 bw illustrations of
playing cards from different sets ( 59 cards in all
). Binding marks on inside edges (
pages could be trimmed by 0.5cm ) else very clean &
unfoxed. VG. 75.00
15204 Kempson, Ewart Contract
Bridge How To Play It The Star Publications
Dept Bouverie Street London [ 1955
] 2nd edition ( 1st was 1952 with 4 fewer pages
). Large 12mo. 164pp.
Publisher’s plain cream cloth with gilt lettering on
spine. Cream printed dw, blue
lettering, price clipped. Original white
eps. Covers : faint shelf dust else
bright. Dw : 2 x 4cm creased area front top
edge, 4 x 4cm water stain front bottom edge, 1cm chips front/rear top
corners, light shelf marks rear but complete.
Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in worn but
complete dw. F-/VG-.
25.00
15287 Kempson, Ewart Contract
Bridge Hands Faber and Faber Ltd
London 1950 1st
edition. 96pp. Publisher’s blue
cloth, titles gilt to spine. Cream dw, black & red
& green lettering on front & spine, green square on front with
suit pips layed out, not price clipped 7s 6d. net.
Covers : slight bump front bottom corner, very slight 0.1cm shelf
knocks top/bottom of spine else bright.
Dw : crease/rub front top edge by spine, 0.5cm tear top of spine,
slight rub top of spine else bright. Contents : very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Clean tight copy,
still bright. VG+/VG.
35.00
15126 Kempson, Ewart First Pocket
Book Of Bridge Problems WITH BRIDGE PRIZE CARD
Nicholas Vane London
1961 1st edition. Small 8vo. 79 +
(1)pp. Tipped in card ‘ Bridge Prize ’
from Bridge Magazine. ‘ January Competition Results
’ cut out and attached by two corners to
fep. Owner’s signature and date ‘
1966 ’ on fep. Plain black cloth covers,
titles gilt to spine. Orange dw, titles green to cover and spine,
price clipped but 8s 6d net printed above. Covers : slight
rub rear top corner else bright. Dw faint rubs top corners
els bright. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
F-/F-. 95.00
15382 Kempson, Ewart North v South
Bridge Contest LIMITED EDITION 12 COPIES
ONLY DEDICATED BY AUTHOR TO GRAHAM
MATHIESON T & G Allan Newcastle Upon
Tyne circa 1932 1st
edition. 8vo. 113 +
(1)pp. 2 bw photo
plates. Publisher’s burgundy cloth
covers, blind freeze around edges, gilt lettering on front &
spine. Original purple marble
eps. Ink dedication rear of title page “
Graham Mathiesson with sincere admiration Ewart Kempson
“. Stuck down on fep at top edge typed
sheet of scoring rules for 1932. Tipped in rear of title
page typed note report of Mathiesson in the
match. Covers : rubs top
corners + along top edge, slight rubs bottom golf spine, else
clean. Contents : faint foxing to prelims else very
clean & tight. Clean tight
copy. VG.
950.00
15398 Kempson, Ewart + Buller, Walter ( foreword ) +
MacPhee, George ( foreword ) N E Scotland V England
Contract Bridge Contest February 9 - 11
1933 T & G Allan Newcastle Upon
Tyne 1933 1st
edition. Large 12mo.
128pp. 2 bw photo frontis + plate at rear,
adverts at front & rear. Art deco
blue & pale green card covers, pale green lettering + bridge with
card pips on + signpost ontop of bridge on+ “ 1/- “ in
heart pip on front. Neat signature on
fep. Covers : very slight rubs top/bottom of
spine, finger marks to rear else complete.
front inner hinge broken ( needs reglueing, few fox spots front outside
edges of pages else very clean &
tight. Clean tight
copy. VG.
250.00
15481 Kimberley, William Improved
Playing Cards Patent No 2388 AD 1892 [ KIMBERLEY DESIGN PACK GREAT
BRITAIN FRANCE UNITED STATES & GERMANY SUITS ] Accepted 17th
Dec 1892 Her Majesty’s Stationery
Office 1892 1st
edition. 4to. 3 + (1) + (2)pp including
full plate with full size reproduction of 5 of
Hearts. Library stamp with date “15 May
95” top corner of front. Extracted from bound volume so
binding marks along left wich could be guillotined off. Slight
browning else very clean & unchipped with sharp corners.
VG+. 95.00
15127 King, Tom + Platt, Charles (
introduction ) Thirty - One Patience
Gams Single And Double Pack With An
Historical Introduction By Charles Platt W Foulsham
& Co Ltd London [ 1927
] 1st edition.
Softback. 8vo. 62
+ (2)pp. Publisher’s yellow paper covers,
black lettering on front & spine, beauty in cotton floral frock
& orange hair playing cards on green baize table viewed from above
on front. Dw repeats cover design, not price
clipped “ TWO SHILLINGS NET
“. Covers : faintest rub front top
corner, faint dust else bright. Dw : wear top of
spine, slight browning/foxing on inside else clean.
Contents : browning to pages else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in clean unchipped
dw. VG+/VG. 45.00
15279 Klein, Emil Enjoy Your
Bridge Nicholson & Watson
London 1947 1st
edition.
12mo. 191 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s yellow plain cloth
covers, brown lettering on spine. Yellow
pictorial dw, brown lettering, hand of playing cards fanned on red
background on front, not price clipped 6/-
net. Original white
eps. Covers : bright.
Dw : slight fade to spine, slight rubs top/bottom of spine, slight
shelf marks rear. Contents : browning to pages else very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy with browned pages. VG+/VG.
25.00
15267 Klinger, Ron Basic Acol
Bridge Flipper The Fast Fact Finder For Beginners Master
Bridge Series Victor Gollancz Ltd + Peter
Crawley 1961 1st
edition.
Softback. Narrow
12mo. 28pp, successively trimmed to give
index to page at edge.
Publisher’s white pictorial soft card covers, white lettering red
areas on front. Two staple hinges through
at top. Very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F. 45.00
15130 Konstam, Kenneth How To Play
Calypso A New British Game for Two
Hodder & Stoughton 1954 1st
edition. Small 8vo. 71 + (1)pp. Bw
portrait photo printed on rear cover.
Publisher’s light blue 50’s wallpaper pattern card covers
with heavy black ragged bands and white & blue lettering within,
black lettering on spine, “ 2/6 “ printed on
front. Covers : faintest rubs top/bottom of
spine, slight shelf dust to rear, 2/6 crossed through with light pencil
line else clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight attractive
copy. VG+. 20.00
15342 Konstam, Kenneth The C A B
System Of Bidding At Bridge The Sunday
Times Ltd London
1959 1st edition.
Softback. 16mo.
(8))pp including covers.
Publisher’s plain white card covers, black lettering +
Publisher’s logo + black line around edges on
front. 2 metal staples.
Pencil signature front top. Faintest fox marks to
front else very clean & tight, VG+.
75.00
15129 Konstan, Kenneth Card Games
For Two English Universities Press Ltd
London 1954 1st
edition. A Teach Yourself Book.
Large 12mo. 150 + (2)pp. Several bw
illustrations. Publisher’s plain blue ribbed
cloth covers, titles silver on blue label on spine. Yellow
and black dw, titles yellow and black, not price clipped (6/-
net). Covers : slight fade bottom outer edge of spine
else bright. Dw : slight foxing, slight rubbing ends
of spine. Bright attractive copy in unchipped dw.
F-/VG. 15.00
15482 Lehmann, Paul Improvements In
Playing Cards Patent No 23948 AD 1894 [ LEHMANN DESIGN PACK]
Accepted 20th Apr 1895 Her Majesty’s Stationery
Office 1895 1st
edition. 4to. (1) + (1) + (2)pp including
full plate with reduced scale reproductions of 6 cards in the German
pips Bells suit. Library stamp with date “15
May 95” top corner of front. Extracted from bound volume so
binding marks along left wich could be guillotined off. Slight
browning else very clean & unchipped with sharp corners.
VG+. 55.00
15375 Lenz, Sidney S Contract
Bidding George Allen & Unwin Ltd
London 1931 1st
edition. 8vo.
96pp. Publisher’s orange cloth covers,
black lettering on front 7 spine, black pips in corners + black line
around edges on front. Cream dw, black lettering, 8
red & black pips down edges + black line around edges on front, not
price clipped 3s 6d net. Original white
eps. Covers : faint rub bottom of spine else
bright. Dw : slight shelf dust, slight browning but
unchipped. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in
unchipped dw. F-/VG. 45.00
15374 Ludovici, L J The Itch For
Play Gamblers And Gambling High Life And Low
Life Jarrolds Pub ( London ) Ltd
1962 1st edition.
Large 8vo. 255 + (1)pp.
8 bw plates. Publisher’s black plain cloth
covers, silver lettering + Publisher’s logo on
spine. White dw, black lettering, 2 bands of 5
pink cards standing askew with yellow area between on front, reverse on
spine,not price clipped 25s net. Covers : slight rubs
top/bottom of spine else bright. Dw : rubs top of spine +
top corners, foxing to rear. Contents :
foxing to top/leading outside edges of pages else very clean &
tight. Clean tight copy in unchipped dw.
VG+/VG. 15.00
15334 Mainwaring, Arthur ( Captain
) Cut Cavendish Or Whist ~In A Few Wiffs
With A Postscript On bridge George Routledge &
Sons Ltd London
1900 1st edition.
16mo. ix + (1) + 54 + (8)pp including
Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s plain
burgundy cloth covers, gilt lettering on front &
spine. Original white
eps. Initial “
date “ 13/x/00 “ inside front cover.
Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, shelf knocks
bottom corner, faint dark mark rear, slight light spot front else
clean, Contents : eps
browned, page 18/19 browned from old newspaper insert, a few light
pencil notes ( now erased ) else clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG-.
240.00
15135 Mann, Sylvia Collecting
Playing Cards Arco Publications
1966 1st edition. 8vo
215pp. 8 photo plates. Olive mottled
cloth covers with gilt lettering within brown banner area on
spine. White & red dw with photos of playing
cards on front, white lettering within red area on front, not price
clipped 42s net. Covers : some brown marks
along outside bottom edge else bright. Dw : faint
rubs spine edges, dust /shelf marks to rear else clean &
unchipped. Contents : very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy with some
marks on bottom outside edges of covers.
VG/VG+. 24.00
15217 Mann, Sylvia Collecting
Playing Cards An Up-to-date Edition
Of A Standard Work Presenting An Overall Picture Of This Fascinating
And Rewarding Hobby Howard Baker
Press 1973 2nd
edition. Large
8vo. 215 +
(1)pp. 8 photo
plates. Red plain cloth covers with gilt lettering on
spine. Black colour pictorial dw white lettering, 5
colour playing cards on front, not price clipped £1.80 ( in UK
only ). Covers : bumps bottom corners, slight
shelf knock top of spine, very slight rub bottom of
spine. Dw : slight rubs along top/bottom
edges. Contents : clean, tight &
unfoxed. VG/VG.
15.00
15301 Mann, Sylvia Collecting
Playing Cards DEDICATED BY
AUTHOR Arco Publications 1966
1st edition. 8vo. 215
+ (1)pp. 8 photo plates. Olive mottled
cloth covers with gilt lettering within brown banner area on
spine. White & red dw with photos of playing
cards on front, white lettering within red area on front, not price
clipped 42s net. Neat dedication in blue ink on fep
“ Mr Yate Yours sincerely Sylvia Mann
“. Covers : very slight shelf knocks top/bottom
of spine + rear top corner else very clean. Dw : rubs
top/bottom of spine, faint rubs corners. small crease rear bottom
edge. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG+/VG. 125.00
15136 Manning Foster, A E Auction
Bridge Do’s and Don’ts [ GREENBACK
] Methuen & Co Ltd
London 45.00 3rd
edition.
Greenback. 12mo. vi + (2) +
152pp. Publisher’s green paper on boards, black
lettering on spine, white title + 4 spread cards within black framing
area on front. Original white
eps. Covers : faint rubs top/bottom spine
else bright. Contents : faint browning to eps,
foxing to outside edges of pages else very clean &
tight. Bright attractive copy with
foxing. VG+. 65.00
15137 Manning Foster, A E Auction
Bridge Made Clear With An Extensive A B C Of The Game And The Complete
Code Of New And Revised Laws (1928) And A Section On “Contract
Bridge” Eveleigh Nash & Grayson
London 1928 7th impression, 1st
edition thus. 213 + (3)pp. Small
12mo. Publisher’s blue cloth covers, gilt
lettering on front & spine. Cream dw, red and
black lettering on covers and spine, “ NEW AND REVISED LAWS 1928
“ and “ 3/6 “ printed on front, not
clipped. Covers : slight handling marks
else bright. Dw : slight rubs top/bottom spine +
corners, spine browning, a few small marks. Contents
: very clean & tight & unfoxed. VG+/VG-.
24.00
15350 Manning Foster, A E Baby
Bridge Book John Waddington Ltd London &
Leeds Circa 1920 8th
edition.
Softback. Large 24mo.
80pp. Publisher’s blue card covers, black
lettering + line around edges + “ 1/- NET “ on
front. Faint crimps in covers else very clean
and tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F-. 142.00
15351 Manning Foster, A E Baby
Contract Book John Waddington Ltd London &
Leeds Circa 1920 4h
edition.
Softback. Large 24mo.
72pp. Publisher’s blue card covers, black
lettering + line around edges + “ 1/- NET “ on
front. Faint smudge to title front, tiny crease
top corner last 3 pages else very clean and tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+. 142.00
15139 Markus, Rixi Commonsense
Bridge The Bodley Head
1972 1st edition. 171 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s plain green cloth covers,
titles gilt to spine. Green pictorial dw, titles red and black,
large card askew with titles on front, not price clipped
£1.50 net. Covers :
bright. Dw : very slight rubbing
along top of spine, 2 slight faint scratches else
bright. Contents : slight lean, very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+/VG+. 45.00
15451 Mason, James
Forfeits [ ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE POPULAR
RECREATOR A KEY TO INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2 VOLUMES
] Cassell Petter & Galpin
London [ 1873 & 1874 ] 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 2pp ( page 383 to 384 ) extracted
along inner spine. Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. Starts mid page, finishes end of
page. Black text on white
pages. Faint fox mark front else very clean
& un-chipped. VG. 20.00
15450 Mason, James Round
Games Bouts Rimes Characters And Predictions
The Woodman The Feather [ ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE
POPULAR RECREATOR A KEY TO IN-DOOR AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2
VOLUMES ] Cassell Petter & Galpin
London [ 1873 & 1874 ] 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 3pp ( page 21 to 23 ) extracted
along inner spine. Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. 1 small illustration in text. Starts top of
page, finishes mid page. Black text
on white pages. Light fox mark rear margin else
very clean & un-chipped. VG. 15.00
15449 Mason, James Round
Games Picture Gallery Who Was He How When And
Where The Scissors [ ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE POPULAR
RECREATOR A KEY TO IN-DOOR AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2 VOLUMES
] Cassell Petter & Galpin
London [ 1873 & 1874 ] 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 3pp ( page 204 to 206 ) extracted
along inner spine. Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. Starts top of page, finishes mid
page. Black text on white
pages. Very clean & un-chipped &
unfoxed. VG+. 15.00
15448 Mason, James Round
Games Rhapsodies Quotations And Authors Birds
Fly Proverbs Simultaneous Proverbs Elements [
ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE POPULAR RECREATOR A KEY TO IN-DOOR AND
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2 VOLUMES ] Cassell Petter
& Galpin London [ 1873 & 1874
] 1st edition.
Softback. 4to.
3pp ( page 277 to 279 ) extracted along inner spine.
Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. Starts top of page, finishes mid
page. Black text on white
pages. Very clean & un-chipped &
unfoxed. VG+. 15.00
15263 Mayer, Edward Money
Bridge Eyre & Spottiswoode
London 1954 1st
edition. Large
8vo.
258pp. Publisher’s plain
green cloth covers, gilt lettering on
spine. Dark beige dw, red & black
lettering, not price clipped 16/- net price label stuck down inside
front flap. Original white
eps. Covers : slight bump top
corner of spine + top corners, slight
bow. Dw : two closed
1cm tears rear top edge, another front edge, slight rubs top/bottom of
spine. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed.
VG/VG. 24.00
15140 Mayer, Edward Winning At
Rubber Bridge B T Batsford Ltd
London 1975 1st
edition. Large 8vo. 195 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s plain blue cloth
covers, gilt lettering + 2 pips + logo on
spine. Red dw, red & black lettering,
4 large court cards on front, not price clipped £4.50
net. Original white
eps. Covers : Dw : slight fade to spine, slight
rub top of spine else very clean. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy.
F-/VG+. 20.00
15141 Mayerl, Billy Four Aces Suite
For Piano No 1 Ace Of Clubs No 2 Ace Of
Diamonds No Ace Of Hearts No 4 Ace Of
Spades MUSIC SHEET Keith Prowse
& Co Ltd London circa
1940 1st edition.
Softback. 4to.
20pp. Cream pictorial paper covers, two staple
hinges through, drawings in red & black of figures and ace playing
cards they are associated with ( eg dancer dressed in tight leotard
made up of red and white diamonds dancing on the Ace of Diamonds ), red
& black lettering and ‘2/6 net’ printed on
front. Covers : 5cm light crease on rear
cover, very slight shelf dust else unchipped.
Contents : very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
attractive copy. VG+. 65.00
15464 McCullough, W D H + Fougasse ( illustrator
) Aces Made Easy Or Pons Asinorum In A
Nutshell Methuen & Co Ltd
London 1934 2nd
edition. Large 4to. (12) + 134 +
(2)pp. White cloth covers, black large lettering +
unusual ace on front. Black pictorial dw, wallpaper design
2 comical faces holding cards + central red area for titles on front,
not price clipped 5/- net. Eps mirror dw
design. Covers : book leaning, small knock front
bottom corner, browning along edges else clean. dw ; chips top of
spine, browning to spine else clean & complete. Contents :
dust along top edge, few faint fox spots outside edge else clean &
tight. Clean tight copy.
VG-/VG-. 35.00
15419 Melrose, C J Modern
Scientific Whist With Reasons Why Specially Written
With The View To Enabling Beginners To Become Skilful Players
ETC CATALOGUE DATE 184 C
10/97 L Upcott Gill
London 1898 1st
edition. viii + 296 + (2) + 11 +
(5)pp. 8vo.
Colour hands. Original green cloth with art nouveau leaf
design and gilt lettering on front and spine.
Original green decorated eps. Covers :
rubs top/bottom of spine + corners else very
clean. Contents : slight foxing to eps,
small fox spot front outside edge of pages else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 250.00
15143 Melrose, C J Solo
Whist Its Whys And Wherefores A
Progressive And Clear Method Of Explanation And Illustration On The
Game, And How To Play It Successfully L Upcott
Gill London 1899 1st
edition. xvi + 224 + (4) + 17 +
(5)pp.
8vo. Original green cloth with art
nouveau leaf design and gilt lettering on front and
spine. Red decorated eps.
Small attractive bookseller’s ticket inside front
cover. Covers : patchy fade marks front bottom edge,
very slight shelf knock front bottom corner, slight rubs top/bottom of
spine + corners else clean. Contents :
front inner hinge render, one gathering at loosening, slight foxing to
eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean copy with cracked inner
hinge. VG-. 45.00
15418 Melrose, C J Solo
Whist Its Whys And Wherefores A
Progressive And Clear Method Of Explanation And Illustration On The
Game, And How To Play It Successfully CATALOGUE DATE
194 C 4/99 L Upcott Gill
London 1899 1st edition ( 1st
issue). xvi + 224 + (2) + 13 +
(3)pp. 8vo.
Colour hands. Original green cloth with art nouveau leaf
design and gilt lettering on front and spine.
Original red decorated eps. Neat signature and date
on title page “ 8.10.1900 “. Covers :
rubs top/bottom of spine + corners else very
clean. Contents : slight foxing to eps,
small fox spot front outside edge of pages else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 85.00
15380 Meynell, Francis & Mendel,
Vera The Week - End Book The
Nonesuch Press London 1926
12th impression, “ 1926 “ printed on title
page. Large 12mo. xii +
360pp. Games boards as eps.
Publisher’s plain pale green cloth covers, gilt lettering
on spine. Cream dw, colour art deco tree
with hills to rear, colour floral freeze along edges + bw lettering on
front, black lettering + “ 6s NEW “ on
spine. Covers : very slight rub top of spine
else very clean & bright. Dw : rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners, browning to spine, slight red line mark
rear else complete. Contents : small fox spot front
outside edge, small light mark & slight crimping p76 else very
clean & tight. Bright attractive copy in complete
dw. VG+/VG. 35.00
15144 Mollo, Victor Bridge
Modern Bidding Faber and Faber
London 1961 1st
edition. Small 8vo. 124pp.
Brown cloth, titles gilt to spine. Orange and white
pictorial dw, titles black red and white, not price clipped (9s 6d.
net). Neat owner’s signature and date ‘1965’ on
fep, neat two line dedication on pastedown.
Covers : slight shelf knock rear bottom corner else
bright. Dw : slight foxing on rear, very slight
rubs to/bottom of spine + corners else bright.
Contents : very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy. F-/VG+. 35.00
15422 Mollo, Victor Bridge
Psychology Or Reading Between The Cards Gerald
Duckworth & Co Ltd London
1958 1st edition.
12mo. 127 + (1)pp. Bw
comical illustration as frontis + numerous set hand
diagrams. Publisher’s red
cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Pink
pictorial dw, black lettering, bw comical drawing on front bridge
players in dinner suits view from south’s hand with south’s
cards in view,not price clipped 10/6 net.
Original white eps. Covers : small 0.5cm mark on front +
another on rear, slight shelf rub bottom of
spine. Dw : rub top/bottom of spine, slight rub
& browning along top edge where dw overlapped
boards. Contents : clean, tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG/VG-. 45.00
15145 Mollo, Victor Victor
Mollo’s Winning Double The Shortest Cut To
Expert Play Faber And Faber
London 1968 1st
edition. 149 + (1)pp. Plain red cloth
covers, gilt lettering on spine. White pictorial dw,
titles red and black to cover and spine, set piece diagram on front,
not price clipped 16s net. Neat signature and date
“Jan 1969 Covers : faint rub bottom corner of spine else
bright. Dw: faint rubs top/bottom of spine +
corners else bright. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
F-/VG+. 24.00
15399 Monkland, George Graves,
Charles ( preface ) + Ferrier, Arthur ( illustrator )
Gin Rummy Arandar Books Ltd
London 1946 1st
edition. (6) + 136pp.
Numerous bw illustrations in text. Publisher’s
plain pale red cloth covers, black lettering on
spine. White pictorial dw, red &
white lettering, comical 2 men & 2 ladies playing cards at table
man holding up hand on front, not price clipped 6/-
net. Original white eps.
Covers : fading along bottom outside edge, faint rubs top/bottom of
spine, faint fade to spine else bright. Dw : rubs
top/bottom of spine, faint browning but clean &
unchipped. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in
complete dw VG+/VG. 125.00
15147 Montrose, Clifford 26 Round
Card Games Suitable For Any Number Of Players
Universal Publications Ltd London circa
1936 1st edition?
Softback. 12mo. 90 + (2)pp
including Publisher’s list at rear. Publisher’s
plain orange paper covers, small cartouche + freeze around edges
on front, black lettering on front and spine. Red
& black pictorial dw, overhead view of 4 men playing cards on round
red table + orbital zones on front, black/white title s + “ No
22 1/- net “ om spine. Very
clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy. F-/VG+.
45.00
15378 Morehead, Albert & Mott - Smith,
Geoffrey The Complete Book Of
Patience Faber & Faber Ltd
London 1967 5th
impression. 192pp. Large
8vo. Publisher’s plain green cloth covers, gilt
lettering on spine. Yellow & white colour dw, red
& black lettering, 8 colour pips down sides, price
clipped. Original white
eps. Covers : slight rub bottom of spine else
very clean. Dw : slight browning to spine, slight
rubs top of spine + top corners else clean, Contents
: very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy in unchipped dw.
F-/VG. 15.00
15250 Moser, M E A Word About Card
Games And Packs Of Playing
Cards Baily’s
Magazine Of Sports And Pastimes Volume The Eighty - Seventh
Nos 563 - 568 January To June 1907 Virtue
& Co Ltd
London 1907 1st edition. Large 8vo.
vii + (1) + 532 + (2)pp. 5 page article with 6 bw illustrations playing
cards. Contemporary tan half leather binding, brown marble paper
covered boards, raised gilt bands on spine. Original brown eps. Rubs
top/bottom of spine, scuff rear top edge. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. VG. 95.00
15474 Nemo Kuhn Khan Price
Sixpence Thomas De La Rue & Co
London circa 1910? 1st
edition. Softback. 16mo. 34 + (2)pp
including publisher’s adverts at rear.
Publisher’s pale blue printed card covers, red & black
lettering within extensive pips decoration on front. Original
cotton tie through spine. Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine, few
faint marks, small fox spot front top edge, slight crimp at spine else
clean & unchipped. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG-.
95.00
15387 Newman, Otto Gambling Hazard
And Reward The Athlone Press
London 1972 1st
edition. Large 8vo. viii + (2) +
266pp. Publisher’s plain red cloth
covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Green dw, red lettering, horse racing card on front, rice clipped but
with price sticker inside flap “ £5.75 net UK
only. Original white eps. Covers :
very slight rub bottom of spine else bright. Dw :
slight rubs top/bottom of spine + corners +, few slight scuffs rear
else dust top outside edges of pages else very clean &
tight. Bright attractive copy in
slightly rubbed dw.
VG+/VG. 20.00
15385 Newton, Lord ( translator ) + Gibson Bowes, T (
introduction, M.P. ) Trente Et
Quarante Translated From The French Of Edmunt
About PUBLISHER’S FILE COPY
Edward Arnold Ltd London 1899
1st edition. 8vo.
vi + (1) + 247 + (1) + 32pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Publisher’s green cloth
covers, gilt lettering + black/red pips on front & spine, outline
black gambling board with croupier on
front. Original white
eps. Large white label
stuck down on front “ FILE COPY “. Stamp on title
page with “ PUBLISHER'S FILE COPY NO 26659 “.
Covers : faintest rubs top/bottom of spine + corners. dust marks to
label else very bright. Contents : very clean
& tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy. F-.
175.00
15148 Nielsen, Aksel J
Bridge With The Three Musketeers Kaye and
Ward London 1978 1st
edition. 233 + (1)pp including rear ep.
Plain red cloth, titles gilt to spine. Black pictorial dw, titles
white and blue, hat with blue fur ribbon around + sword + cards all on
red cloak on front, not price clipped, Publisher’s small price
sticked inside front flap £5.25 net. Very
slight rub dw rear top edge else bright attractive
copy. F/F-. 16.00
15149 Nielsen, Aksel J Focus On
Bridge Defence Further Outstanding Defence Plays From
Championships Kaye & Ward
London 1980 1st
edition. 196pp. Publisher’s
pale purple cloth covers, titles gilt to spine. Green dw,
red to rear, titles black and white, 4 fanned cards on front, not price
clipped 4.95 net. Original white
eps. Covers : slight shelf knock rear top corner,
slight rub top of spin e. Dw : slight fading of
spine, patchy very faint handling marks else clean.
Contents : slight lean, very clean & tight &
unfoxed. occasional marks. Clean tight
copy. VG+/VG+. 18.00
15289 Noall, William The Australian
One Club System And Double Dummuy Problems REVIEW
COPY Angus & Robertson London
1859 1st edition.
8vo. 109 + (1)pp. Publisher’s
orange cloth covers, bw lettering + ace clubs on front, black lettering
on spine. Dw repeats cover design, not price clipped
13s 6d. Original white eps.
Tipped in printed sheet with type filled entries “ Review Copy
June 25th 1959 “. Covers
: very slight 0.2cm shelf knocks bottom of spine, faint rubs
corners + top of spine else bright. Dw : very slight
rubs top/bottom of spine + corners. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight, still
attractive copy. VG+/VG. 95.00
15150 Ouspensky, P D + Pogossy, A L ( translator
) The Symbolism Of The Tarot
Philosophy Of Occultism In Pictures And Numbers The
Trood Printing and Publishing Co St
Petersburg Russia
1913 1st edition.
Softback. 8vo. 65 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s soft cream card
covers, drawing beauty sitting on throne within red square line + red
& black lettering on
front. Small pencil price on
front and rear covers. Very attractive bookplate for
‘ C S OVERY ’ inside front cover. Covers
: foxed, very slight rubbing to edges but complete &
unchipped. Contents : browning to pages else
very clean & tight. Attractive
copy. VG. 250.00
15371 Parlett, David Card Games For
Two Teach Yourself Books Hodder &
Stoughton London
1981 3rd impression.
Softback. Large
12mo. 177 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s black & pale blue
card covers, black lettering + Publisher’s logo on spine, white
lettering over 2 fans of cards on front, price printed on rear “
£1.50 “. Covers :
faintest shelf rubs else very clean.
Contents : faint tiny knock rear top corner else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+.
15.00
15152 Parlett, David The Penguin
Book Of Card Games Penguin Books London
1979 1st paperback
edition. Softback. Large
12mo. 474 + (6)pp.
Publisher’s white soft card covers, red lettering on front &
spine, large ace spades with globe & penguin at centre on front,
price printed on rear £1.50. Covers :
faint fade to spine, faint small crease rear corner else very
clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+.
20.00
15424 Parlett, David The Penguin
Book Of Card Games The Leisure Circle Wembley
1979 2nd
edition?. Narrow 4to. 474 +
(2)pp. Publisher’s plain green cloth
covers, silver lettering + Publisher’s logo om
spine. Colour dw, white lettering, wrap around Pope
Joan game on green baize , not clipped.
Covers : faint shelf rubs top/bottom of spine else bright.
Dw : slight rub bottom of spine else bright. Contents
: tiny spot front outside edges of pages else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F-/F.
15.00
15397 Parlett, David The Penguin
Book Of Patience Allen Lane
London 1979 1st
edition. 367 + (1)pp. Numerous
illustrations in text. Publisher’s black cloth
covers, titles gilt on spine. Black pictorial dw, lettering
in red & white, overview of 2 hands with cards face up on table on
front, not price clipped £ 5.95 net.
Original white eps. Covers :
bright. Dw : few faint slight shelf scratches else
bright. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F/VG+. 45.00
15366 Parlett, David The Penguin
Book Of Patience Penguin Books
London 1980 1st edition
thus. Softback. Large
12mo. 367 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s white card covers, red
lettering + Publisher’s logo on spine, black & red lettering
over straight flush fan of cards on front, , price printed on rear
£1.75. Covers : faint crease
front top corner, faint rub rear bottom corner else very
clean. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+.
20.00
15336 Pembridge Whist Or
Bumblepuppy Thirteen Lectures Addressed To
Children Mudie & Sons
London 1895 3rd edition, revised
& enlarged, 1st edition thus. Small
8vo. (8) + 117 + (10) pp including Publisher’s
list at rear. Publisher’s green cloth
covers, gilt fanned card hand above 3 men playing cards at table on
front, gilt lettering on front &
spine. All edges
gilt. Original orange decorative
eps. Covers : slight rubs
top/bottom of spine + corners, very slight shelf knock front bottom
corner else bright. Contents :
browning to eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG.
75.00
15157 Phillips, Hubert Making
Bridge Pay Max Parrish London
1962 1st edition. 12mo.
448pp. Numerous illustrations in
text. Publisher’s green cloth covers,
gilt lettering on spine. Red dw with drawing of two kings
facing each other on front cover, 4 pips on spine, bw lettering, not
price clipped 21/- net. Original white
eps. Neat signature & date “ Jan
1965’ “ on ep. Covers : faint knocks
front bottom corner/ rear top corner, slight shelf rubs top/bottom of
spine, slight fading bottom edge of spine else bright. Dw :
spine very slight fade, two closed 1cm tears top of spine and rear
bottom edge, top edge of spine slight rubbed else
unchipped. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight attractive
copy. VG+/VG. 45.00
15154 Phillips, Hubert & Westall, B
C The Book Of Indoor Games Faber
and Faber & Thomas De La Rue And Co Ltd
London 1933 1st
edition. Wide 8vo. xii +
336pp. Numerous illustrations in
text. Brown pictorial cloth, unusual drawings of
different games in progress within red house on font & back covers,
titles black to front and spine. Dw repeats cover design,
not price clipped 5s net. Owner’s name on ep, but
crossed out. Covers : very slight shelf knocks
top/bottom of spine + top corners else bright. Dw :
slight rubs top/bottom of spine else very clean.
Contents : book slight lean, a few small fox marks outside edges of
pages front inner hinge opened but still tight else very clean &
tight. Clean tight
copy. VG+/VG+.
125.00
15233 Phillips, Hubert & Reese,
Terence How To Play Bridge Max
Parrish London 1958 1st
edition thus. Small
12mo. (8) +152pp.
Publisher’s black cloth with silver lettering on
spine. Green
pictorial dw, white lettering, red & white King holding up 2
playing cards on front, price
clipped. White
eps. Neat signature on
fep. Covers : faint shelf
knocks front/rear top corners, small faint white line bottom edge else
bright. Dw : very small 0.5cm chip
front top corner, rub + 2 closed 1cm tears top of spine else
clean. Contents : small fox mark front
outside edge of pages else very clean, tight &
unfoxed. Very clean tight copy in
complete dw. VG/VG.
35.00
15156 Phillips, Hubert & Westall, B
C The Complete Book Of Card Games The
Sports And Pastimes Library H F & G Witherby
Ltd London 1948
Reprint. 8vo. xii. 258pp.
Numerous illustrations in text. Green cloth, gilt
lettering on spine. White & brown dw with drawing of
Poker hand in brown and brown lettering on front cover, not price
clipped 10/6 net. Covers : very slight knocks front
bottom corner & bottom edge of spine, 0.2cm spot on
rear. Dw : 2cm loss top of spine, spine edges rubbed,
slight foxed. Contents : slight browning to eps, few
small fox spots outside edge of pages else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG/VG-.
15.00
15314 POLE, W ( Dr )
Whist The Club Series G Bell &
Sons Ltd London 1890
1st edition.
12mo. (6) + vi + (2) + (2) + 104 + (6)pp
including eps. Light blue pictorial cloth
covers, brown lettering on front & spine, chessmen + fanned playing
cards + snooker cues and ‘ PRICE 1/- ’ on
front. White eps. Drawings of
“ F H Ayres “ games on front paste down, publisher’s
lists on eps and rear paste down.
Covers : faint rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, small slight knock
centre of spine else very clean. Contents :
foxing/browning to eps, foxing to top outside edge else very clean
& tight. Clean tight attractive
copy. VG. 175.00
15160 POLE, W ( Dr )
Whist The Club Series G Bell &
Sons Ltd London 1905
Reprint edition but dated on title
page.
12mo. (iii) to (ix) + 1 + (2) + 104 + (2)pp
including eps ( this is complete as issued ). Blue
pictorial cloth covers, black lettering on front & spine, chessmen
+ fanned playing cards + snooker cues and ‘ PRICE 1/-’ on
front. White eps. Drawings of
“ John Piggott Ltd “ games on front paste down,
publisher’s lists on eps and rear paste
down. Small 2cm light owner’s
initials on half title. Covers : rubs
top/bottom of spine,faint rubs corners, small scuff front edge, slight
lean else very clean. Contents : faint browning
to eps else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Clean tight copy. VG. 35.00
15340 Pole, W ( Dr )
Whist The Club Series G Bell &
Sons Ltd London 1913
Pre-war edition. 12mo.
(10) + 104 + (2)pp including eps. Light
blue pictorial cloth on paper covers, black lettering on front &
spine, chessmen + fanned playing cards + snooker cues and ‘ PRICE
1/6 NET ’ on front. White
eps. Publisher’s lists on eps and rear paste
down. Covers : slight fade, slight
rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, small mark front edge, another
bottom of spine else clean. Contents :
slight browning to eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG-. 25.00
15315 Pole, W ( Dr )
Whist The Club Series G Bell &
Sons Ltd London 1918
Reprint. 12mo.
(7) + 1 + (2) + 104 + (6)pp including
eps. Light blue pictorial cloth on paper
covers, black lettering on front & spine, chessmen + fanned playing
cards + snooker cues and ‘ PRICE 1/6 NET ’ on
front. White eps. Publisher’s
lists on eps and rear paste down, fep
blank. Covers : fade to spine,
slight fade around outer edges else very clean.
Contents : faint browning to pages else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG. 25.00
15361 Pole, William ( F.R.S. ) The
Evolution Of Whist A Study Of The Progressive Changes
Which The Game Has Passed Through From Its Origin To The Present
Time Longmans Green & Co
London 1897 2nd cheaper
edition. Small 8vo.
xxvii + (1) + 269 + (3)pp. All edges
gilt. Publisher’s tan cloth covers, gilt
with line under om front & spine. Original
black eps. Attractive small 2cm
bookseller’s ticket inside rear
cover. Signature on
fep. Covers : slight shelf knocks top/bottom
corners, rubs top/bottom of spine slight mark front, darkening to
spine, faint grubbiness. Contents : faint browning to
pages else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 25.00
15328 Pole, William ( F.R.S. ) The
Philosophy Of Whist An Essay On The Scientific
And Intellectual Aspects Of The Modern Games In Two
Parts Part I The Philosophy Of Whist Play Part
II The Philosophy Of Whist Probabilities Thos De La
Rue Ltd London 1901 7th
edition revised & augmented. Small
12mo. xiii + (3) + 248 + (8)pp including
Publisher’s list at
rear. Original plum
lattice eps. All edges
gilt. Covers : very slight knock rear bottom corner,
slight old water mark bottom edge of spine, very slight rubs top/bottom
of spine + corners else bright. Contents : small fox
spot title page else very clean & unfoxed. Clean copy
with bright covers. VG. 25.00
15338 Pole, William ( F.R.S. ) The
Theory Of The Modern Scientific Game Of Whist
Longmans Green And Co London
1877 9th edition. Small
12mo. xii + 112pp.
Publisher’s blue blind stamped cloth covers, gilt lettering + on
front Original brown
eps. Old
signature on fep. Covers : slight
rubs top/bottom/edges of spine + corners, slight shelf knocks corners,
slight string mark leading edge else clean. Contents
: inner hinge cracked at page x, inner hinge for front cover tender
else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Clean tight copy with rubs to covers.
VG-. 25.00
15042 Pole, William ( F.R.S. ) The
Theory Of The Modern Scientific Game Of Whist Together With The
Laws Of Whist As Revised By The Portland And Arlington Clubs [
YELLOWBACK ] Frederick A Stokes New
York 1887 1st
edition.
Yellowback. Small
12mo. (2) + 136pp.
Publisher’s colour pictorial paper covered boards, pale blue
cloth spine, fanned diamond suit + gilt lettering + small
gilt lettering within cloud wisp over cream area + gilt ground at
bottom with double brown line around edges on
front. Original white
eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom
of spine + corners, slight browning to paper else
clean. Contents : slight browning mark to title
page, slight browning to eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. VG-. 145.00
15480 Portland ( editor ) & Cavendish &
Mossop, C & Ewald, A C & Hervey, Charles & Wilks, Abraham
S The Whist Table A Treasury Of Notes On The
Royal Game To Which Is Added Solo Whist And Its
Rules LARGE PAPER COPY LIMITED
EDITION NUMBER 8 FROM 150 John
Hogg Paternoster Row London [1894]
or [1895] 1st edition.
4to. 472pp. Tissue guarded portrait frontis + 2
other tissue guarded portrait pates + 2 other
plates. Top edge gilt.
Contemporary half dark leather binding, brown cloth with large gilt red
black playing card + gilt lettering on front, gilt titles + cartouche
on spine. Marbled eps. Covers
: leather on spine is heavily worn and disintegrating, cloth covers are
bright and unmarked ( requires rebind retaining cloth covers
). Contents : clean, very tight &
unfoxed. Early limitation number. G+/F-
cover & contents 250.00
15408 Potter, Stephen The Theory
And Practice Of Gamesmanship + Supership + One -
Upmanship + Some Notes On Lifemanship 4 VOLUMES IN 4
COMPLETE IN PUBLISHERS SLIPCASE Penguin Books
Harmondsworth 1962 1st paperback
editions. Softback.
12mo. 102 + (2)pp & 111 + (1)pp
& 150 + (1) + (5)pp & 115 + (1) +
(4)pp. (8) + 231 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s white with
orange bands along edges, humorous cartoons on front + orange
& black lettering ion front & spine, “ 2/6 “
printed on front. Slipcase is paper covered board,
horizontal orange bands, humorous gallery of famous people in blue
& white, black lettering. Covers : slight browning to
spines else bright attractive copies. Slipcase : slight knock top
corner, slight browning else clean and
complete. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive copies with
slight browning to spines in original slipcase.
VG+/VG books & slipcase. 175.00
15162 Radner, Sidney H How To Spot
Card Sharps And Their Methods Exposes The Crooked
Cards Devices And Methods Used By Gamblers To Cheat At Card
Games Key Pub Co New
York 1957 1st
edition.
Paperback. 95 + (1)pp. Narrow
4to. Numerous interesting photos &
illustrations. Red stiff paper covers, bw photo
of deal in progress on front against red & pink star burst design,
white lettering on front. Covers : vertical
crease and rubbed and top corner heavily rubbed on rear, front edges
slight rubbed, generally scuffed Contents : pages browning
else clean & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. G+/VG. 20.00
15165 Reese, Terence Develop
Your Bidding Judgment The Oak Tree Press
London 1962 1st
edition. Wide 8vo. 254 +
(2)pp. Publisher’s green cloth covers,
titles silver to spine. White, orange and black dw with bw photo
of 4 card players on front, titles yellow, black and white, not price
clipped 21/- net. Original white
eps. Covers : very slight shelf knock top edge
of spine, very slight bow else bright. Dw
: 2cm tear top of spine, 1cm nick (no loss) top edge, very slight
rubbing along top and bottom edges. Dw : 3cm
closed snag front top edge, rub top of spine, slight rub bottom of
spine, faint browning but clean & unchipped.
VG+/VG. 45.00
15166 Reese, Terence Develop
Your Bidding Judgment The Oak Tree Press
London 1962 1st
edition. Wide 8vo. 254 + (2)pp.
Publisher’s green cloth covers, titles silver to spine.
White, orange and black dw with photo of card players on front, titles
yellow, black and white, not price clipped (21/- net). Ink
signature and date “ July 1963 ” fep, small 1cm
bookseller’s ticket on front pastedown. Covers
: faint rub top corner of spine else bright. Dw :
faint rubs top of spine + corners else very clean &
unchipped. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F-/VG+. 75.00
15168 Reese, Terence Begin Bridge
With Reese The Bodley Head
London 1977 1st
edition. 128 + (5) + (3)pp. Plain green cloth,
titles gilt to spine. Green dw, titles red and black,
large white card on front, not price clipped (2.95
net). Covers “ very slight rub top of spine else
bright. Dw : bright. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F-/F. 45.00
15167 Reese, Terence Learn Bridge
With Reese Faber and Faber
Londom 1962 1st
edition. 164pp.
8vo. Publisher’s plain red cloth, gilt
lettering + King on spine. Red and white dw, titles red and
black, not price clipped (15s. net). Covers :
faintest rub top of spine, very faint fading along top edge else
bright. Dw has 1cm tear and 3cm crease top rear, 2cm
slight mark and occasional rubbing marks on rear, two 1cm slight line
marks on front, occasional slight red offsetting but
unchipped. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in complete
dw. F-/VG. 55.00
15347 Reese, Terence Reese On
Canasta With The British laws As published By the
Sunday Times Edward Arnold & Co
London 1951 1st
edition. 12mo.
96pp. Publisher’s plain yellow cloth
covers, blue lettering on front & spine.
Pale pink dw, blue lettering on spine, pale pink lettering on blue
front, not price clipped 5/- net. Original
white eps. Covers : very bright and
sharp. Dw : closed 2cm tear front, very slight
rubs corners else clean. Contents : very
clean, tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy in clean unchipped dw.
F/VG. 95.00
15170 Reese, Terence and
Dormer, Albert. The Acol System
Today Edward Arnold ( Publishers ) Ltd
London 1961 1st
edition. ix + (1) + 163 + 2 + (1)pp. Ink
dedication and date ‘ Xmas 1961 ’ on front
pastedown. Olive cloth, titles red to
spine. Olive pictorial dw, titles red and blue,
vertical freeze of colour pips on front, price
clipped. Cover : heavy foxing along bottom edge
and scattered overall foxing. Dw :
front browned, top edge rubbed, occasional marks.
Contents : few slight fox marks outside edges of pages else very clean
& tight. Clean tight copy.
VG/VG-. 10.00
15216 Reese, Terence & Dormer,
Albert The Complete Book Of Bridge
Faber & Faber London 1973
1st edition. Large
8vo. 485pp.
Numerous set hands.
Publisher’s plain pink cloth, covers, gilt lettering on
spine. Black colour pictorial dw,
white lettering, King of hearts with red title inside on front, not
price clipped £3.50 net. White
eps. Covers :
faint rubs top/bottom of spine else
bright. Dw : very slight rubs
along top/bottom edges else bright. Contents :
slight dust top outside edges of pages, faint foxing outside edges of
pages + eps else very clean & tight. Bright
attractive copy. VG+/VG+. 20.00
15390 Reese, Terence & Jais, Pierre ( Dr.
) How To Win At Rubber Bridge The Master
Work Adapted For English Readers Barrie And
Rockliff London 1961 1st
edition. xii + 191+
(1)pp. Large 8vo. Publisher’s
black plain cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Yellow dw, red & black lettering, 4 colour pips + 2 x red kings +
black king on front, price clipped. Original white
eps. Covers : tiny knock top corner of spine
else bright. Dw : slight browning to spine, 2 x
1cm closed tears rear top edge else very
clean. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F-/VG. 75.00
15400 Reese, Terence. Modern
Bidding And The Acol System Nicholson and
Watson London 1952 1st
edition. Small 8vo. 128pp.
Plain green cloth, titles gilt to spine. Publisher’s
yellow dw , titles black and red, 5 fanned cards with small bw portrait
photo on top with grey horizontal band on front, not price clipped
12/6. Original white eps.
Name & address inside front cover. Covers :
faintest rub top/bottom of spine very slight shelf rubs top of spine
else bright. Dw : small invisible tape supporting
inside top of spine, slight dustiness along folds else complete &
unchipped. Contents : book leaning, crimp in
paste down inside front & rear covers else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive copy with
complete dw. VG+/VG. 125.00
15164 Reese, Terence. Modern
Bidding And The Acol System Nicholson and
Watson London 1960 2nd
edition. Small 8vo. 128pp.
Green cloth, titles gilt to spine. Publisher’s yellow
dw , titles black and red, not price clipped
(12/6). Original white eps.
Covers : very slight shelf rubs top/bottom of spine else
bright. Dw : top edge slight rubbed, darkening to
spine, slight shelf dust but unchipped. Contents :
slight browning to eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy with complete
dw. F-/VG. 20.00
15407 Reid, Ed + Demaris,
Ovid The Green Felt Jungle
Heinemann London 1965 1st UK
edition. Large 8vo. (8)
+ 231 + (1)pp. 8 bw photo plates.
Publisher’s plain green cloth covers, silver lettering on
spine. Green dw, white & pale green
lettering, 2 dice + red splot on front, not price clipped 25s
net. Original white eps. Covers :
slight rubs top/bottom of spine else very
clean. Dw : rubs top corners, heavy wear top of
spine else very clean. Contents : cracking of
internal hinge at centre else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy.
VG/VG-. 15.00
15173 Roberts, Charles Card Games
Up - To - Date The Standard Work W
Foulsham & Co Ltd London
c1975? 1st edition thus?
160pp. 8vo. Publisher’s plain red cloth
covers, gilt lettering on spine. Yellow & black
colour dw, red & black lettering, large Queen Of Hearts on front,
not price clipped 80p NET. Dw slight crimp top of
spin else very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy. F/F-.
25.00
15439 Ryland, Henry ( illustrator )
The Card Players Engraved By O Lacour
From A Picture By Nicholas Maas In The National
Gallery [ FULL PAGE PLATE IN BLACK
ON WHITE, BLANK TO REAR EXTRACTED FROM THE ENGLISH
MAGAZINE SIDEWAYS VIEW LADY IN LONG DRESS, +
GENT SEATED AT TABLE WITH CARDS ] Macmillan
& Co London 1899
1st edition thus extracted from
magazine. Softback. Small
4to. 16.3 x 24.4cm.
(2)pp. 1 illustration in black on whiote, blank
to rear, art paper, black lettering
under. Binding marks on inside edge (
could be trimmed), faintest fox spot in margin else very
clean. VG. 20.00
15222 Salinas ( designer ) Canasta
Score Card With Authentic Score Table Economy Size Special
canasta Score Pages For recording 720 hands 1/6 W H
Allen Essex Street
London circa 1950? 1st
edition?. Very narrow
12mo. Yellow pictorial longitudinal card
covers, Uruguay couple in folk costume + guitar + pips + red &
black lettering on front, sample score table on rear
ep. Internal metal staples through. Circa 27
score sheets. A few score sheets have been removed
but this is only apparent because 27 doesn’t divide into the
stated 720 hands! Covers : slight
handling, faint grubbiness. Contents : a few
corners creased else clean, tight & unfoxed. VG-.
46.00
15389 Scarfi, Pablo Basic Contract
Bridge How To Play Well And Enjoy
It W D John ( M.A., B.Sc. )
Newport circa 1950? 1st
edition. 105+ (5)pp.
Large 8vo. Publisher’s pale green plain cloth
covers, black lettering on spine. Yellow dw, red
lettering on spine, black lettering + colour aces in each corner on
front, price clipped. Original white
eps. Covers : old damp mark along top edge,
very slight shelf knock bottom corner else very
clean. Dw : fading to spine, rub top of spine,
very slight browning around edges else clean &
unchipped. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight copy in unchipped
dw. VG/VG. 35.00
15176 Schenken, Howard Better
Bidding In 15 Minutes Expert Bidding In A
Week Hodder & Stoughton
London 1965 First English
edition. 192pp. Large
8vo. Plum cloth covers, titles gilt to spine.
Green, red and white pictorial dw, titles black and white, red back to
large card + small ace spades insert on front, not price clipped
“ 21s net in UK”. Covers : slight knock
top edge of spine else bright. Dw : slight creased
along top rear edge, 1cm tear front top edge, 1cm spot front, slight
browned. Contents : clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in handled
dw. VG+/VG. 20.00
15175 Schenken, Howard The
Education Of A Bridge Player Robert Hale
London 1976 First English
edition. 221 + (3)pp.
Publisher’s black cloth covers, titles gilt to spine. White
dw, large green areas, black line around edges, 4 colour pips on front,
titles orange, black and white, not price clipped (3.75
net). Covers : slight shelf rubs top/bottom of spine
else bright. Dw : very slight fade to spine else very
clean. Contents : very slight lean, slight
foxing top outside edges of pages else very clean &
tight. Bright attractive copy in bright
dw. VG+/VG+. 25.00
15174 Seabrook, Barry + Slavenburg, Bobby
( foreword ) Bridge From Average To
Expert Forward By Bobby Slavenburg
B T Batsford Ltd London 1979
1st edition. 175 + (1)pp. Plain black cloth,
titles gilt to spine. Pink pictorial dw, titles black, large jack
with all 4 pips on front, price clipped, Batsford price label stuck to
inside flap ( £8.95 ). Covers : very slight rub
top of spine else bright. Dw : fading to else
bright. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
F-/VG+. 15.00
15277 Sharif, Omar Bridge Champion
With Omar Sharif English
Oxford Softworks Burford
1993 1st edition
thus.
Softback.
8vo.
28pp. Bw screen dump set
piece hands in text. Publisher’s original
grey soft card covers, black lettering + relief grey image Omar
Sharif + suit pips on front. 2
metal staple hinges through. Faint rub top of
spine else bright attractive copy.
VG+. 45.00
15177 Sheinwold, Alfred A Short Cut
To Winning Bridge Herbert Jenkins
London 1962 1st
edition. 160pp. Owner’s signature
and date ‘ Feb 1963 ’ on fep.
Plum cloth with gilt lettering on spine. White colour
pictorial dw, titles red and black to cover and spine, 4 large colour
pips on front, not price clipped 13/6 net. Covers :
very slight shelf knock bottom corner of spine else
bright. Dw : 1cm closed tear top of spine, top and
bottom spine and rear top edge slightly rubbed, crease along rear
bottom edge else complete & clean. Contents
: book slight lean else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
F-/ VG. 65.00
15414 Shinwold, Alfred
Autobridge Play It Yourself Bridge Game No PA
For Advance Players DELUXE POCKET
MODEL UK EDITION Hartley
Reece & Co London circa
1957 1st UK edition.
12mo. Green box with black lettering on
front. Contains aluminium game calculator +
concertina 6 page printed leaflet + Publisher’s Reminder Note+ 2
Booklets” Intermediate Play Parts ! & 2
“. Box : slight rubs at corners else very
clean. Contents very clean *
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG/F- box +
contents. 75.00
15415 Shinwold, Alfred
Autobridge Play It Yourself Bridge Game No PB
For Beginners And Average Players DELUXE POCKET
MODEL UK EDITION Hartley
Reece & Co London circa
1959 1st UK edition.
12mo. Red box with black lettering on
front. Contains aluminium game calculator +
concertina 6 page printed leaflet + Publisher’s Reminder Note +
Booklet By Alfred Shinwold. Box : slight rubs at
corners else very clean. Contents very clean &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG/F- box + contents.
75.00
15178 Simon, S J Why You Lose At
Bridge Nicholson & Watson
London 1945 2nd
edition. Large 12mo.
154pp. Red cloth, titles gilt to spine.
Grey pictorial dw, titles red and black, not price clipped (5/-
net). Interesting biography of Simon printed on rear
of dw. Covers : very slight leaning, 1cm slight black
mark on front top edge. Dw : 3cm tear front top edge, 1 x 2cm
chip bottom spine, slight loss, 3cm slight chip rear top corner, slight
browning, 1 x 4cm water stain front leading edge.
Contents : slight browning to pages else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG+/VG.
55.00
15259 Sinclair, Edward
Poker An Arco Handybook Arco
Publications London
1964 1st edition.
8vo.
152pp. Publisher’s red
laminated covers, white lettering + bw photo hand holding 5 cards with
Sterling money on table. Dw follows covers
design, not price clipped 18s net.
Original white
eps. Covers :
very slight shelf rubs top/bottom spine &
corners. Dw : rubs/slight
crease along top edge + bottom of spine.
Contents : very clean, tight &
unfoxed.
VG+/VG. 65.00
15376 Sinkinson, A P Le M ( O.B.E.
) Bezique With Rubicon Polish And Four - Handed
Bezique Binocle Cinq - Cents Etc W D & H O
Wills London 1933 1st
edition.
Softback. 24mo. x + 63
+ (1)pp. All edges
gilt. Publisher’s red card covers, black
lettering + pips + line around edges on front. Covers
: slight rubs along edged, slight crease rear top corner else
clean. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 25.00
15179 Smarte, John
Penchant A Game Of Cards For Two Players
Mudie & Sons London 1893
1st edition. Small 8vo. 111 + (1) +
(7) + (1)pp including Publisher’s list at rear.
Numerous bw illustrations in text. Publisher’s green cloth
covers, 2 colour playing cards stuck down on front, gilt lettering on
front & spine. All edges gilt. Original
yellow eps. Covers : top/bottom spine & corners rubbed,
few faint marks on covers. Contents : faint browning to pages
else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 350.00
15180 Squire, Norman Contract
Bridge Card Play Technique Pitman Publishing
London 1976 1st
edition. 1st edition.
viii + 147 + (5)pp. Large 8vo.
Publisher’s green laminated boards, red & black lettering + 4
columns of cards face up on front white, black lettering on
spine. Covers : very slight 1cm scuff top edge of spine,
few faint scratches else very clean. Contents : very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+. 20.00
15369 St John Ingram, H How To Win
At Bridge Eyre & Spottiswoode
London 1950 1st
edition. Softback. Small
8vo. 126 +
(2)pp. Publisher’s light mottled grey
card covers, black & red lettering on front & spine, 2
horizontal lines of pips + 3s 6d net “ on
front. Attractive small 2cm
bookseller’s ticket inside front cover. Small
name stamp on fep. Covers : small “ CHEAT
“ in biro on front, 2cm closed snag bottom of spine, small biro
axe head drawn on rear, slight rub top of spine, faint rubs corners,
faint trace price label rear else clean. Contents :
very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 25.00
15349 Stanley, Bernard 40 Patience
Games Universal Publications Ltd
London circa 1940?
Reprint?
Softback. 12mo. 89 + (1) +
(6) including Publisher’s list at rear.
Publisher’s plain soft card covers, 4 upright pips on marker pad
on front, black lettering on front and
spine. Covers : faint rubs top/bottom of
spine else very clean. Contents : very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. VG+. 29.00
15181 Stanyon Ellis ( Professor )
Conjuring With Cards A Practical Treatise On How To Perform modern card
Tricks The Bazaar Exchange & Mart Office
London 1920 1st
edition.
Softback. 8vo.
(8) + 99 + (1)pp including eps. Numerous bw
illustrations in text. White
pictorial paper covers, colour hand shuffling cards within framed area
with red & black suit signs at corners, black lettering and
‘1/6 net’ printed on front and spine.
Printing inside to covers. Covers : transparent
tape repair top of spine, rear bottom edge 1 x 3cm loss, covers slight
browned, dust to rear, spine beginning to chip.
Contents clean and tight. Clean tight copy in rubbed
paper covers. VG-. 75.00
15460 Stewart, J W How To Play
Bezique & Euchre MODERN MARBLE PAPER
BINDING Gaskell & Webb London [
1901 ] 1st edition. Large
16mo. 31 + (1)pp including original half title
page. List of books as
frontis. New special green marbled paper covers, new cream
eps, new white label stuck down on
front. Binding by
professional bindery. Contents : pages browning
around edges else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Fine/VG cover &
contents. 145.00
15459 Stewart, J W How To Play
Ecarte & Napoleon ( Nap ) MODERN MARBLE PAPER
BINDING Gaskell Jones & Co Ltd
London [1901 ] 2nd
edition? Large 16mo. 32pp
including original half title
page. List of books as
frontis. New special green marbled paper covers, new cream
eps, new white label stuck down on
front. Binding by
professional bindery. Contents : pages browning
around edges else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Fine/VG cover &
contents. 95.00
15278 Stewart, J W & Bradley, E C (
illustrator ) How To Play Napoleon ( Nap ) And
Ecarte Gaskill & Webb London
circa 1880 1st edition
thus.
Softback. Small
12mo. 32pp.
Publisher’s pink pictorial paper covers, bw lettering + bw
illustration 4 men in dinner suits playing cards at table on
front. Advert on
rear. Single metal staple hinge
through. Covers : front faint foxing, browned,
rubs at corners, rear very clean. Contents :
faint browning else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. G/VG/VG
front/rear/contents. 145.00
15276 Strong, Julian How To Play
Poker Foulsham’s Games Guides Sixpence
Net W Foulsham & Co Ltd
London circa 1920? 1st
edition?.
Softback. Small
12mo. 64pp including publisher’s
list at rear. Bw set piece
hands in text. Publisher’s original pale
green soft card covers, black lettering on front & spine,
large red heart with black spade inside stuck down on
front. Covers : slight crease
+ fan front top & bottom corners, spine fading.
Contents : slight browning else clean and tight &
unfoxed. G+.
125.00
15240 Strutt, Joseph & Hone, William
The Sports And Pastimes Of The People Of England
Including the rural And Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries,
Shows, Processions, Pageants & pompous Spectacles From The earliest
Period To the Present Time William Tegg &
Co Cheapside London
1850 New edition with copious
index. Large 8vo.
lxviii + (1) + 420pp. Numerous illustrations in
text. Publisher’s red
blind stamped cloth covers, gilt lettering + gilt Roman man with falcon
+ bows & arrows + hound + cockerel on
spine. Original blue book lists as
eps. Covers
: slight shelf knocks/rubs top/bottom spine & corners, a few
light marks, 0.5cm tear top of spine, slight fade to
spine. Contents : very clean,
tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy. VG.
125.00
15432 Studdy, George ( Illustrator
) This Makes Me Think Of You Valentine’s
Bonzo Series [ COLOUR ILLUSTRATED UNUSED POSTCARD BONZO DOG
HOLDING UP 2 OF HEARTS WITH OTHER PLAYING CARDS SPREAD ON FLOOR
] James Henderson & Sons Ltd
circa 1918 1st edition.
Softback. Colour illustration with yellow background,
white band around edges + black lettering along bottom on front, black
lettering on rear “ POST CARD
“.
Very clean with clear image & sharp corners.
F. 45.00
15365 Sykes, Christopher Simon
Black Sheep Chatto & Windus
London 1982 1st
edition. Large 8vo. 285 +
(1)pp. Publisher’s plain red cloth
covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Wraparound colour illustration on dw distraught man in gold gown with
playing cards all over carpet family & onlookers look bemused,
black area along top with white lettering, not price clipped
£9.95 net. Decorated
eps. Covers : faint rub top of spine else
bright. Dw : bright. Contents :
slight dust top outside edges of pages else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. Bright attractive
copy. F-/F-.
15.00
15099 T W G Facts And
Decisions From The Field Newspaper Addison & Co
Madras 1885 2nd
edition. (6) + ii + 163 +
(3)pp. Fanned playing cards on title
page. Green blind stamped cloth
covers, gilt playing cards + lettering on front.
Original yellow eps. Small 2cm attractive
binders ticket inside rear. Ink inscription on
fep “ Officer’s Book Club 12th Regiment M
I Received 7th September 1885 “. Covers :
heavy wear top of spine, blotchy water stains on front & rear,
corners rubbed, book slight lean. Contents : small
water stain rear ep, few light marks fep else clean & tight &
unfoxed. Pages 1 - 19 are questions sent
in by correspondents relating to whist & pages 19 - 24 relating to
Loo. G+/VG covers & contents.
450.00
15184 Taetzsch, L Winning Methods
Of Bluffing And Betting In Poker Drake Publishers
Inc New York 1976
1st edition. (8) + 138pp. Numerous
tables in text. Plain red cloth covers, titles
gilt to spine. Brown colour pictorial dw, titles black and
red, 4 men playing cards at table with beauty looking on on front,
price clipped. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of
spine + rear top corner, some very small fleck marks on rear (should
remove) else very clean. Dw : very slight rubs
top/bottom of spine else unchipped. Contents ~: very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy.
VG+/VG+. 15.00
15182 Tait, J W Bridge
Challenge Wolfe Publishing Ltd
London 1974 1st
edition. 144pp. Plain red cloth,
titles gilt to spine. Red dw, titles black and white, ,
bridge table with pips around on front, price clipped but original
price sticker over £3.50. Covers : slight bumps
to ends of spine else bright. Dw : fading to spine, slight
rub top of spine else bright. Contents :
very clean & tight & unfoxed.
Bright attractive copy. F-/VG+.
25.00
15183 Tarbart Games Of Patience
Illustrated By Numerous Diagrams Thos De La Rue &
Co London 1905 21st
edition. Small 12mo. (4) + ii + (2) + 218
+ (6)pp including Publisher’s list at rear & red/black
frontis frontis cartouche. Publisher’s
red pictorial cloth, gilt card spread to front, titles gilt to front
and spine, covers blind stamped to edges with hearts pattern, 4 gilt
pips top of spine. All edges gilt.
Original white eps. Decorated
title page in red & black.
Browning to eps else right attractive
copy. F-.
45.00
15487 Temperton, Arthur Boyd
Improved Political Card Game And Means For Playing The Same
Patent No 7254 [ POSSIBLY CALLED JOHN BULL, CONSERVATIVE V LIBERAL
TARIFF V FREE TRADE POLITICAL CARD GAME ] Accepted 16th Nov
1905 Her Majesty’s Stationery
Office 1905 1st
edition. 4to. 5 + (4)pp inc;uding 2
plates depicting 24 typical cards on reduced scale.
Library stamp with date “9 DEC 1905” top corner of
front. Suits are retaliation, colonial preference, free trade
& foreign imports. Extracted from bound volume so binding
marks along left wich could be guillotined off. Slight browning
else very clean & unchipped. VG+. 95.00
15212 Tennant, Eleanor A The A B C
Of Bridge Rules Of The Game How To Score
What To lead And How To Play Henry J Drane
Fleet Street London [ 1903
] 3rd edition revised &
enlarged. Large
16mo. 90 + (6)pp including Publisher’s
list at rear. White
eps. Publisher’s red cloth
covers,white lettering on front & spine, four ace cards in corners
+ “ 1/- “ on front. White
eps. Covers : slightly grubby &
marked, light scratch on front, rubs top/bottom
spine. Contents : 2 x 2cm black stamp
with faint “ 1949 “ in corner of fep, slight browning else
clean, tight & unfoxed.
Covers may clean. G+. 45.00
15185 Tennant, Eleanor, A The A
B C Of Bridge Rules Of The Game How To
Score What To Lead And How To Play Henry J.
Drane London [ 1903 ] 3rd
edition revised & enlarged. Large
16mo. 90 + (6)pp including Publisher’s
list at rear. White
eps. Publisher’s red cloth
covers,white lettering on front & spine, four ace cards in corners
+ “ 1/- “ on front. White
eps. Covers : lettering on spine faded,
corners slight bumped, some fading of playing cards on
front. Contents : occasional browning, foxing to
prelims slight offset red to rear list along outside edge else very
clean & tight. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 75.00
15304 Tennant, Eleanor, A The A B C
Of Bridge Rules Of The Game How To Score What To Lead And How To
Play Henry J. Drane
London 1904 or 1905 5th edition
revised and enlarged with new rules for 1904, 1st edition
thus. Wide
16mo.
128pp. Publisher’s red
pictorial cloth, titles white to front and spine. 1/- on front, 4 ace
playing cards in corners. Covers :
slight shelf knocks top/bottom of spine + corners, 2 very small faint
spots front, 2 x 0.5cm ink marks rear
edge. Contents : slight browning to
pages, foxing to eps else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG-. 45.00
15206 The Diagram Group Waddingtons
Illustrated Card Games Pan Original Pan
Books London 1983
Paperback edition ( has serial number sequence 10 - 20
). 8vo.
400pp. Pale red pages.
Numerous comical illustrations in
black/white/red.
Publisher’s colour pictorial soft card covers, white lettering on
front & spine, four hands of five high cards on front, “
£8.99 “ printed on rear. Very
slight rub top corner of spine else very clean attractive
copy. F-. 24.00
15253 The Portland Club The
International Laws Of Contract Bridge 1948 Authorised
Edition Price 2/- De La Rue Stationers
Ltd Londo 1948 1st
edition. 12mo. vii +
41pp. Publisher's cream pictorial soft calf covers, orange
band across front with black lettering + pips signs
beneath. 2 Staple hinges through.
Covers : feint shelf dust marks, slight rub top of
spine. Contents : feint browning to pages else very
clean & tight & unfoxed.
VG. 25.00
15228 The Portland Club ( preface )
The International Laws Of Contract Bridge Authorized
Edition As Agreed Upon By The Portland Club The
European Bridge League American Bridge
League ISBN 0 906031
052 Bibliagora Hounslow
1981 1st edition
thus.
12mo. iii + (3) + 40 +
(2)pp. Publisher’s light grey soft card
covers, black lettering + 4 pips in red & black on
front. 2 staple hinges
through. Neat signature on
fep.
Covers : a few light handling marks, faint
browning. Contents : clean, tight
& unfoxed. VG.
25.00
15186 Thorne, Harold The Blue Book
Of Duplicate Bridge Eyre & Spottiswoode
London circa 1930 1st
edition. Publisher’s blue printed paper wrap
around covers, blue lettering on front & spine, 2 vertical dark
blue lines on front, “ Price 2/- net “ printed on
front. Covers : very small snag top of spine,
very slight closed tear rear top edge, 1cm closed tear bottom of spine
, trace of old small price label over price on front, slight fade to
spine else very clean. Contents : slight browning to
eps else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean
tight copy. VG. 75.00
15187 Thorne, Harold + Culbertson, Ely ( introduction
) Contract Bridge In 20 minutes
Eyre & Spottiswoode 1949 303rd
thousand, new and enlarged, 1st edition thus.
Softback. 12mo. v + (3) + 71
+ (1)pp. Publisher’s green colour
pictorial paper wrappers, 4 ace cards + red & black lettering on
front, black lettering on spine. Original
white eps. Covers : slight
browning marks else very clean. Contents : very
clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy
with faint browning marks to covers. VG+.
20.00
15410 Tilley, Roger Playing
Cards Weidenfeld & Nicolson
London 1967 1st
edition. Small 4to. xx
+ 120pp. Publisher’s pale
silver cloth covers, black lettering on front & spine, old king
spades on front. Pale green dw, black
lettering, 4 old tarot cards on front, not price clipped 50s
net. Original decorated
eps. Bump top of spine else very clean
& tight & unfoxed. Bright
attractive copy. VG+/F-. 20.00
15188 Tilley, Roger Playing
Cards Octopus Books London
1973 2nd edition. Small
4to. 97 + (1)pp including rear
ep. Numerous colour plates and illustrations in
text. Plum cloth with silver lettering on
spine. Plum colour pictorial dw with pictures of
different playing cards on front, white lettering on front & spine,
11 sample old card in circle on front, not
clipped. Bright attractive copy.
F/F. 20.00
15446 Tindall, George Bezique
The Game Variations Scores Forfeits [
ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE POPULAR RECREATOR A KEY TO IN-DOOR AND
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2 VOLUMES ] Cassell Petter
& Galpin London [ 1873 & 1874
] 1st edition.
Softback. 4to.
4pp ( page 147 to 150 ) extracted along inner spine.
Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. Starts mid page, finishes mid
page. Black text on white
pages. Very clean & un-chipped &
unfoxed. VG+. 20.00
15444 Tindall, George Card
Games Cassino And Albert Smith [ ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE
POPULAR RECREATOR A KEY TO IN-DOOR AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2
VOLUMES ] Cassell Petter & Galpin
London [ 1873 & 1874 ] 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 2pp ( page 367 to 368 ) extracted
along inner spine. Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. Starts mid page, finishes bottom of
page. Black text on white
pages. Very clean & un-chipped &
unfoxed. VG+. 20.00
15442 Tindall, George Card
Games Cribbage [ ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE POPULAR
RECREATOR A KEY TO IN-DOOR AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2 VOLUMES
] Cassell Petter & Galpin
London [ 1873 & 1874 ] 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 2pp ( page 237 to 238 ) extracted
along inner spine. Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. Starts top of page, finishes bottom of
page. Black text on white
pages. Very clean & un-chipped &
unfoxed. VG+. 15.00
15443 Tindall, George Card
Games Loo Pope Joan [ ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE
POPULAR RECREATOR A KEY TO IN-DOOR AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2
VOLUMES ] Cassell Petter & Galpin
London [ 1873 & 1874 ] 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 2pp ( page 335 to 336 ) extracted
along inner spine. Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. 1 illustration board in text. Starts
mid page, finishes bottom of page.
Black text on white pages. Very clean &
un-chipped & unfoxed. VG+. 15.00
15445 Tindall, George Card
Games Vingt Et Un Speculation Matrimony [
ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE POPULAR RECREATOR A KEY TO IN-DOOR AND
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2 VOLUMES ] Cassell Petter
& Galpin London [ 1873 & 1874
] 1st edition.
Softback. 4to.
4pp ( page 274 to 277 ) extracted along inner spine.
Suitable for slight trimming along inner edge.
1 small illustration in text. Has title & author
as heading. Starts mid page, finishes mid
page. Black text on white
pages. Very clean & un-chipped &
unfoxed. VG+. 20.00
15447 Tindall, George
Zetema [ ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE POPULAR RECREATOR
A KEY TO IN-DOOR AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2 VOLUMES
] Cassell Petter & Galpin
London [ 1873 & 1874 ] 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 3pp ( page 125 to 127 ) extracted
along inner spine. Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. Starts top of page, finishes mid
page. Black text on white
pages. Very clean & un-chipped &
unfoxed. VG+. 45.00
15232 Truscott. Alan & Harrison - Grey, M (
revisor ) Shortcut To Expert Bridge
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Slough circa
1980 1st
edition?. 4to height, 16mo
width. Publisher’s soft card red soft card
covers, black & white lettering, black square on front with red
& black pips, “ 50p net “ printed on
front. Two strips inside containing sliding marker
that gives the respective answer for each point count, each pocket
containing a slider held closed at top & bottom by metal
clasps. Covers : slight rubs along
top/bottom corners, slight
handling. Contents : clean, tight
& unfoxed. VG.
45.00
15189 Usron, Ken Ken Ulston On
Blackjack Barricade Books Inc New
Jersey 1986 1st
edition. Softback.
Large 8vo. Several bw photos. White
colour pictorial paper wrapper, drawings of court card figures on
cover, green red & black lettering on front + spine, original price
ticket on rear £10.95. Covers : top/bottom rear
corners slight knocked, 1cm rub front top edge else small scratch rear
else bright, Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Bright attractive copy with slightly knocked
corners. VG+. 15.00
15192 Whitmore Jones, Miss Games Of
Patience For One Or More Players [ Combined 3 Series
] CATALOGUE 175 C 8/96 L Upcott
Gill London 1896 2nd
edition. 92 + 88 + 84 + 13 +
(3)pp. 8vo. Green cloth with art
nouveau leaf design and gilt lettering on front and
spine. Original green decorated
eps. Covers : corners very
slight knocked & rubbed, top/bottom spine slight rubbed, slight
handling marks. Contents : internal hinge springing half
way through, browning to eps, else contents clean &
tight. VG-. 45.00
15420 Whitmore Jones, Miss Games Of
Patience For One Or More Players [ Combined 3 Series
] CATALOGUE 182 C 8/97 L Upcott
Gill London 1896 2nd
edition. 92 + 88 + 84 + 11 +
(5)pp. 8vo. Green cloth with art
nouveau leaf design and gilt lettering on front and
spine. Original brown floral
eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom
spine & corners else clean, Contents
: tiny spot bottom outside edge of pages else very clean & tight
& unfoxed. VG. 45.00
15190 Whitmore Jones, Miss Games Of
Patience For One Or More Players [ Combined 4 Series
] CATALOGUE 199 C 10/99 L Upcott
Gill London 1899
45.00
15191 Whitmore Jones, Miss Games Of
Patience For One Or More Players [ Combined 5 Series
] CATALOGUE 207 C 4/01 L Upcott
Gill London [ 1901 ] 1st
edition of combined 5 series. 92 +
88 + 80 + 88 + 102 + 17 + (3)pp.
8vo. Tissue guarded portrait
frontis. Green cloth with art nouveau leaf design and gilt
lettering on front and spine. Original red decorated
eps. Covers : small dent and faint
stain rear cover,faint patchy fade front, bottom corner bumped, top
& bottom of spine & corners rubbed else
clean. Contents : browning to eps
else very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight
copy. VG. 75.00
15194 Williamson, G I F Auction
Bridge With Royal Spades Drane’s A B C Series
2/- NOT IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY
Drane’s London circa 1900?
1st edition. Small
12mo. 78 + (6)pp including Publisher’s list at
rear. Red cloth with embossed aces in corners,
white embossed lettering on cover and spine, “ 2/- “ on
front. White eps. Covers : very
slight handling marks on covers plus faint 0.5cm spot, slight shelf
rubs top/bottom spine, slight patchy fading rear trailing edge else
clean. Contents : very clean & tight &
unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG.
175.00
15246 Winifred Wilson Playground
And Indoor Games For Boys And Girls Browns’
School Books A Brown & Sons Ltd
London circa 1900 1st
edition?. Square 12mo.
142 + (10)pp including publisher’s
list. Bw frontis, red drawing on title
page + numerous diagrams in text.
Publisher’s green pictorial cloth covers, red embossed children
playing game + bars of music + wallpaper freeze along top edge on
front, black lettering on front & spine. Lacks front
ep. Covers : slight 0.2cm shelf
knocks/rubs top/bottom of spine +
corners. Contents : no front
ep, rear ep large fox mark near spine, front inner hinge tender , a few
light short pencil marks ( should erase ) else clean & tight &
unfoxed.
VG-. 75.00
15196 Wood, B H ( M.Sc. ) and Ings, F
R Popular Card Games How To Play
And Win The Twenty Favourite card Games For One
Or More Players, With Rules And Hints On Play W.
Foulsham Ltd London circa
1950 Revised and enlarged
edition.
Softback. Small 8vo.
96pp. Publisher’s plain orange card covers,
black lettering on front & spine, titles with parallelograms with
medallion under holding Publisher's logo on
front. Yellow & green dw, green &
black lettering, wavy green vertical band down edges + small green card
table with chips & cards on front, not price clipped 3/6
net. Covers very clean. Dw :
slight foxing to underside of dw, 1 cm tear rear bottom edge, slight
grubby. Contents : slight foxing to prelims &
trails els every clean & tight. Clean tight
copy. VG+/VG. 15.00
15199 Woodhouse, Mary Drawing Room
Games Together With Games That Can Be Played In The
Garden George Routledge & Co Ltd
London circa 1911 Fifth
edition. 128pp. Publisher’s
white colour pictorial paper covered card covers, man with pink
blindfold being watched by another + beauty in red dress + 2 children
in party frocks gathered around round table in drawing room on
front, blue lettering on front and spine. White
eps. Covers : very slight chipping bottom of spine,
cracking to spine, shelf dust. Contents :
very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight
still attractive copy. VG.
35.00
15428 Work, Milton C ( editor )
International Contract Bridge Score Nov 1 1932 [ PLAYING CARD SIZE
SCORING & RULES SHEET - Auction rules revised 1926
] Whist Club New York
1932 1st edition thus.
Softback. Black & red lettering + pips both
sides. Rounded corners. Very clean &
unrubbed. Attractive copy. F.
45.00
15452 Wormald, R B Whist
Introductory Olden Whist An Experience Charles
Dickens Hoyle Deschappelles Elementary
Hand [ ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE POPULAR RECREATOR A
KEY TO INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2 VOLUMES
] Cassell Petter & Galpin
London [ 1873 & 1874 ] 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 4pp ( page 61 to 64 ) extracted
along inner spine. 1 illustration hand holding cards + 13
tricks diagrams in text. Suitable for slight
trimming along inner edge. Has title
& author as heading. Starts mid page, finishes end of
page. Black text on white
pages. 2 x 3cm area text of next page adhered
to inner margin on rear ( may remove ), closed small tear else very
clean & un-chipped. VG. 20.00
15453 Wormald, R B Whist The
Modern Game [ ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE POPULAR
RECREATOR A KEY TO INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 2 VOLUMES
] Cassell Petter & Galpin
London [ 1873 & 1874 ] 1st
edition. Softback.
4to. 2pp ( page 121 to 122 ) extracted
along inner spine. Suitable for slight trimming along inner
edge. Has title & author as
heading. Starts top of page, finishes mid
page. Black text on white
pages. Very clean & un-chipped &
unfoxed. VG+. 20.00
15490 Wright, George + Odell, Daniel + Noley,
Arnold Improvements In Or Relating To Means Or
Apparatus For Use In Playing A New Card Game Patent No 13329 [
SKY ASTRONOMICAL GAME WITH COLOUR SUITS ] Her
Majesty’s Stationery Office
1905 1st edition. 4to.
4 + (4)pp including 2 plates depicting 30 cards. Library stamp
with date “6 JAN 1905” top corner of front. Extracted
from bound volume so binding marks along left wich could be guillotined
off. Slight browning else very clean & unchipped.
VG+. 65.00
15467 Yarborough Bridge
Conducted By Yarborough [ 2 complete newspaper cuttings
] Daily Telegraph London circa
1937 1st edition. Single + double
column neatly cut out complete. Headings are : reverse bidding,
the advantage of system bidding. Paper slight browning, no tears,
few neat folds else very clean & unchipped.
VG. 15.00
15200 Zachary, Hugh How To Win At
Wild Card Poker The Stephen Greene
Press Brattleboro Vermont
1975 1st edition. vii + (1) +
118pp. Publisher’s red cloth covers,
titles black to spine. Green pictorial dw, titles
white and black, 5 fanned cards lying on round green card table with
spotlight above on front, not price clipped ($7.95).
Covers : very faint rub bottom corner, very slight tiny spot rear else
bright. Dw : very light rubbing top and bottom edges else
unchipped. Contents : very clean &
tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy in
unchipped dw. VG+/VG.
65.00
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