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The Boardgame Book- Complete with Loose Game Piece Fold Out Sheet at Rear -by the author of "Board and Table Games From Many Civilizations"
by Bell, R. C
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0856854476
- ISBN 13
- 9780856854477
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Cavendish House , 1983. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Glossy pictorial hard cover, headband, 160 glossy pages, illustrations and games in full colour, plus " Loose Game Piece Fold Out Sheet at Rear" in original new condition, in full colour, book is over 13 1/4" tall by 10 1/2" wide, ink name on title page, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "Play a boardgame known to the Pharaohs of Egypt, called Senat. Exercise your skill on Go, a boardgame considered an important part of Samural warriors' education in the seventeeth century. Learn how to play Mu Torere, a popular tribal boardgame from New Zealand, or Konane, the game Captain Cook found the natives playing in Hawaii. Introduce your children to your own childhood favourites, like Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, and Tic-Tac-Toe. The Boardgame Book is a beautiful compendilum of the world's most entertaining & universally popular games. every board in this fascinating and unique collection of over eighty games can be played on the page, because the book has been specilly designed to open flat. For easy reference, instructions with diagrams explaining how to play are on the pages adjoining each board. All the pieces and other equipment needed for play are supplied on a separate cut-out sheet (still as new, never used). Contents include: Intro / History of Boardgames / Chess & Maharajah / Gala / Chinese Chess / Draughts / Checkers & Variants / Halma / Nyout / Tablut / Zohn Ahl / Fighting Serpents / Agon / Mu Torere / Palm Tree / Hyena / Liar Dice / Fox and Geese / Aslto / Solitaire / To Bed with Venus / Tablan / Pentalpha & variants / Cows and Leopards & Lau Kati Kala / Sixteen Soldiers & Tiger / Rebels / Faro / The Hare and the Tortoise / Up to Klondyke / Craps / Seega & High Jump / Senat / Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum / Chasing the Girls / Backgammon & Doublets / Sugoroku / Pulus / Surkarta / Siege of Paris / Siege of Paris / Game of Race / Bizingo / Shut the Box / Patolli / Pachisi / Ludo / Crown and Anchor & Chuch-a-Luck / Ringo / Jungle / Coiled Snake / Snail / Go & Variants / Conspirators / Pope Joan / Konane / Snakes and Ladders / Rithumomachia / Music Masters / Games of Goose / Nine Men's Morris & variants / Alquerque / Zamma / Fanorona / Dablot Prejjesne / Chinese Checkers / Bibliography / index / Glossary / With complete Equipment Sheet at rear of book. Check out the scans. . 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Alan Aldridge, Raymond Benson, Lindsey Blow, Mich Brownfield, Ch'en-Lung, Bill Dare, Patrich Egan, Malcolm English, Mike Farrell, Vicky Fisher, John Gorham, Ingrid Jacob, Concha Latapi, Anne Morrow, Anna Pugh, Con Putbrace, Pam Raithby, Pete Saag, ++++. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005927
- Title
- The Boardgame Book- Complete with Loose Game Piece Fold Out Sheet at Rear -by the author of "Board and Table Games From Many Civilizations"
- Author
- Bell, R. C
- Illustrator
- Alan Aldridge, Raymond Benson, Lindsey Blow, Mich Brownfield, Ch'en-Lung, Bill Dare, Patrich Egan, Malcolm English, Mike Far
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0856854476
- ISBN 13
- 9780856854477
- Publisher
- Cavendish House
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- RECREATION. Bell, R. C., The Boardgame Book- Complete with Loose Game Piece Fold Out Sheet at Rear , -----Glossy pictorial hard cover, headband, 160 glossy pages plus " Loose Game Piece Fold Out Sheet at Rear" in original new condition, book is
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