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London: L Upcott Gill, 1905. First Edition. . Paperback. Fair. front cover 1st series detached

No date (1890s?) good for age but rather loose and with some spotting in somewhat bumped and marked boards. No dustjacket, presumably as issued.

London: L. Upcott Gill, 1900. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good. Pages very gently age-tanned. Gift inscription to the half-title page. . Hardback. Physically 7½” x 5” (0.7 kg); 83 (16)pp; Index; 2nd edition. Contains: Black & white drawings; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #184937|| Condition:

London: L.Upcott Gill, nd. (c.1890).. Card games for the solo player by the Patience 'guru' of the age. 18.5cms x 12.5cms. Pp.88, illustrated, brown floral endpapers, owner's details (H.G.Hodgson, Nocton Hall, nr Lincoln) to inner front endpaper, handwritten description of how to play "Imaginary 13 Patience" on the headed paper of Nocton Hall folded and laid down to reverse of preface page. Maroon blind-stamped patterned cloth (Victorian rebind?), gitl title to spine, slightly discoloured patch to front board, slight fading to spine. G+.** Mary Whitmore Jones "produced at least eight substantial books on the subject, with many of them being reprinted as collections. Her first book, Games of Patience for one or more players was published in 1888, and was reprinted in 1890, the same year as publication of her second series....She invented the Chastleton Patience Board sometime between 1875 and 1898. Eventually she made an exclusive agreement with Britain�s premier games making company, J. Jaques &… Read More

1894. L. Upcott Gill, London. 1894. Third Series. Paperback. Illustrated with adverts to rear. A rubbed and worn copy that lacks a portion from tail of spine o/w a good clean copy. SCARCE.