Search Results: games/pastimes from Books Bought and Sold

London: Printing Craft Ltd Abrief account of the history and developments in Billiards during four centuries,not dated but early 1930s,contains 37 pages text plus advert for janus billiard clothat rear, erratum slip at page 34, all pages in bright clean condition, rear endpaper has 90 % removed see image.NO dustwrapper, outer boards have a little wear to top and bottom of spine. Though not perfect still a pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Embossed Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 9 ¾ x 7 ¼ Inches. Hardcover.

New York: Franklin Watts Inc., 1961. Very informative book on playing the game of chess, first USA edition, 208 pages in very bright clean condition just light browning to endpapers where dust wrapper flaps have lain., Many B/w illustrations of chess boards in play and a few humorous drawings in the text, all present as called for plus very informative text, Dustwrapper has a few light marks, a couple of small closed tears to edges and light wear to corners of wrapper, not price clipped, A nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First US Edition. Boards. Good Plus/Good Plus. 9 ¼ x 7¼ Inches. Hardcover.

London: The Sportsmans Book Club, 1959. The story of Matt Busby as told to David R Jack. 208 pages, the first issue in the Sportsmans Book Club series. Much detail his life in Football accompanied by many old photographs. Book is very bright and clean, a little light bumping on one corner and rear edge, quite minor,couple light marks on front board. Dustwrapper is bright and clean, two very small closed tears on bottom rear of wrapper about 0.5 cms very tiny, small mark on front of wrapper. A very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Book Club. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 21 X 13 Cms. Hardcover.

London: Thomas De La Rue and Co, 1887. Excellent book on the rules and playing of various card games, 61 pages plus 3 pages of adverts in clean condition just some very light overall browning due to usual quality of paper used, paper is sound not brittle, tanning is very slight. Some light diagonal creases to a few pages more bends in the paper than actual hard creases,neat former owners name opposite the title page, very informative text, NO dustwrapper. outer decorated boards are slightly dusty with age and slightly faded on spine. A nice example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Second Edition. Gold Decorated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 6 ½ x 4¼ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Stanley Paul, 1928. Interesting book on the author's life of gambling in various casinos, 254 pp some foxing, mostly on first few pages.Front hinge inside shows webbing but is sound, has library plate on inside rear endpaper, cloth boards have light marks and little rubbed on edges, a good reading copy,sound and not that unattractive, an honest list of faults making it sound worse than looks. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 23 x 14 .5 Cms. Hardcover.