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WALKER, George. The Cribbage Player's Text-book;London : 1837
First edition. Extremely uncommon, comprehensive guide to the rules and tactics of cribbage by professional chess player and writer George Walker (1803-1879). Essentially an adaptation, with additions, of the second edition of John Williams' Treatise on the Game of Cribbage, 1807 (first published 1791). As a chess player Walker was "bright without being... Learn More£650.00Stock Code: 130769
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CAXTON, William. The Game of Chesse.[London : 1855]
First edition of Vincent Figgins's facsimile edition of the 1482 Westminster Caxton edition, in the attractive original calf binding.
Caxton's Game of Chess was first printed in 1474, and reprinted with the woodcuts added (as here) in 1482. Following the facsimile are Figgins's remarks on Caxton's typographical productions, lists relating to... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 145731
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CARD GAME: "Physogs". The New and Novel Card Game - "Physogs" - Character from the Face.London : [c.1939]
A very appealing and uncommon identikit game from the late 1930s, produced by the short-lived firm of Waddy Productions; it is the fore-runner of the widely used photo-fit crime detection system of the 1970s and 80s.
"Shortly after the publication of sociologist Jacques Penry's book How to Read Character from the Face: a Complete Explanation... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 111770
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BAIRD, Mrs W. J. The Twentieth Century Retractor, Chess Fantasies, and Letter Problems.London : 1907
First edition, first impression, of one of "the most elegant chess books ever to appear" (Hooper & Whyld 27). Edith Baird was a well-known figure in the chess world during the early twentieth century. She was a regular contributor to British Chess Magazine and the leading newspapers of the day, and established herself as a problem composer of the highest... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 139853
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WILLIAMS, Elijah. Horæ Divanianæ.London : 1852
First edition of this compilation of chess games played at the Divan in the late 1840s and 50s. It is an uncommon edition both commercially and institutionally: Library Hub locates twelve copies in institutions worldwide, almost entirely in the US, with only the British Library copy in the UK; WorldCat adds another copy at the Bodleian.
Elijah... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 139856
