Games, Gambling from Bucks County Bookshop IOBA

Racine WI Whitman Publishing, 1939, paperback. Complete with layouts for playing. Softcover. Condition: very good (cover with small crease and rub at spine edges).

London Jarrolds, 1962, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good (edges foxed) with very good minus dust jacket (small edge chips).

New York Barnes Noble, 1954, paperback. Reprint edition, this is 4th printing 1957. The paper chessboard, with slots for the paper chess pieces, is attached at rear, fold-out, intact and apparently never used. -- Softcover. Condition: very good minus (spine is tanned, letters not readable). Pages are clean, binding is tight.

Fort Lee NJ Barricade Books, 2011, hardcover. Signed by author Bruce Mowday to [name] with a sentiment. -- Richie Ashburn was a well-loved Philadelphia Phillies baseball player and later a team television broadcaster. -- Hardcover. Condition: fine, with fine dust jacket. ISBN 9781569804506

Roanoke VA Full Court, 1983, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. -- Ralph Lee Sampson was a high school basketball champion, who overcame "big-business college athletics" to earn his college degree as well as sports trophies. Includes photos. -- Hardcover, 201 pages. Condition: fine, with very good dust jacket (black jacket is rubbed around edges; couple short… Read more about this item

New York Atheneum, 1991, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. -- Karpov inherited the chess throne from Bobby Fischer and kept it for ten years. Here, Karpov tells his story of learning chess at age 4, chess culture in the Soviet Union, tales of his opponents, and his philosophy of the game of chess. Includes photos. Translated from… Read more about this item

Philadelphia John C. Winston Company, 1949, hardcover. Cover title: The New Gold Book of Bidding and Play. -- First printing of this 1949 version, with revisions to hand valuation, opening notrump bids and responses, etc. -- SIGNED by the author, to [name] and with the recipient's printed bookplate. -- Hardcover, decorations of black, red card symbols on yellow cloth.… Read more about this item

New York Facts on File, 1985, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing in U.S. Illustrated. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good (light foxing to outer pages) with very good dust jacket (reverse foxing). ISBN 0816011958

New York Pitman, 1956, hardcover. Hardcover. Good used condition (cover tips lightly worn; few pages soiled; no jacket).

New York Italica Press, 2009, paperback. This book was first published in 1553, and this is the first complete English translation, with introduction, by Ken Mondschein. Includes 67 original illustrations. -- Softcover. Condition: very good (cover corner crease; owner name). ISBN 9781599101293

London Dreweatts, 2010, paperback. Auction catalog, Sale No. 35721, 10th June 2010. 159 lots, photographed in color. -- Softcover. Condition: near fine.

Oxnard CA self published, 1976, paperback. This book includes instructional text, diagrams, and removable pieces (letters represent the Chinese characters). -- Softcover, plastic comb binding, 48 pages. Condition: very good (chess "pieces" which are sticker dots are complete with some duplicates and some blanks).

Fullerton CA Duncan Royale, 1986, hardcover. SIGNED, inscribed by Max E. Duncan on endsheet. -- Lovely illustrations with the text. -- Hardcover, 9.5x12 inches. Condition: very good (corner bump) with very good dust jacket (light rub at edges);.

Dallas TX Hays Publishing, 1991, paperback. Attaining the master-expert levels in chess through tactics, 1154 striking examples in a 1990's format." -- Softcover. Condition: near fine. ISBN 0895751255

Cold Spring NY Lexik House, 1987, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. -- Errata sheet inserted. The argot and technical vocabulary of the gambler, researched in the oral language of card games, casinos, etc. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good, with very good dust jacket (repaired tear). ISBN 0936368063

Paris France Loisirs, 1990, hardcover. Visual games, text in FRENCH. Hardcover, printed glossy boards. Condition: very good. ISBN 272424866X

Philadelphia R. Carl Cohen, 1985, paperback. Published 1985. Includes Strategy Charts. 32 pages. Softcover. Condition: very good.

Vienna WV Vienna Office Supply, 1983, paperback. Includes chapters for slots, keno, jai alai, greyhounds, harness, poker (seven card stud) and blackjack--these games are the "super seven" which can yield "consistent profits" if played wisely. 101 pages, 8.5x11 inches. -- Softcover, comb binding. Condition: very good. ISBN 0961274816

Las Vegas NV Gambler's Book Club, 391968, paperback. Reprint (by the iconic John & Edna Luckman) of the 1938 classic with new material. 111 pages. Softcover. Condition: very good (light wear to cover).