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1957rif. 186938Japan: Koide Nobuhirosha c. 1957. A charming set of playing cards based on the film Nankyoku Tairiku "The South Pole" recounting the story of the 1956-57 Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. The cards show scenes of penguins the research ship Soya and the expedition members. In 1955 the Japanese government announced plans to send a research group to Antarctica in the following year. A team of 53 scientists led by Professor Nagata Takeshi set off on 8 November 1956 the first time Japan had explored the south pole since the early 1900s. They set up the Syowa Station on East Ongul Island before being emergency airlifted out of a storm. A documentary film focusing on the expedition was released in June 1957 directed by Hayashida Shigeo and titled Nihon nankyoku chiiki kansokutai no kiroku: Nankyoku Tairiku. This game was released to complement the film. Karuta is a traditional Japanese matching game where each pictorial card is assigned a letter of the Japanese alphabet and must be paired with an associated poem sentence or proverb. The player who can make the most matches wins. 90 playing cards 61 x 81 mm landscape or portrait 45 with colour photographic illustrations on one side 45 lettered in black on one side. Housed in original pictorial box 170 x 132 x 35 mm lettered in red and black. Lacking instructional booklet. Cards a little toned and bowed; box scuffed with minor loss in places bottom with some damp-staining remains of plastic wrap on lid verso old repairs in places: a very good example. Galbraith p. 133. unknown
1929rif. 63842London: H.F. & G. Witherby 1929. Tall 8vo. 223 pp. plus 1 pp. publisher’s ads. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates throughout by W. Woodhouse. Red embossed publisher’s cloth gilt lettering & ruling on spine minor bumping to couple corners edgewear to lower fore-edges dustsoiling to upper fore-edge minor sunning head of spine w/ d.j. wraparound cover art image of hunter shooting at a man-eater lion w/ brushfire in the background chipping & tear to head of spine w/ about 1.75 in. of loss to lettering chipping & edgewear to foot of spine some minor creasing still a VG/G- copy w/ mimeographed private library slip laid-in for M.R. Steele and bookseller’s label on rear pastedown. First edition stated of this work describing the author’s hunting adventures while leading an American hunting party through the African bush tracking down man-eating lions and rogue elephants. Chadwick 1882 had first emigrated to South Africa in the 1920’s and became a transport rider and member of the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police while working as a professional hunter earning a living selling ivory and lion skins from his trophies. The original dustjacket is exceedingly scarce with Ellen Herring of Trophy Room Books noting that they had only seen this one copy. H.F. & G. Witherby, hardcover
1874rif. 246686London: Chapman and Hall 1874. First edition secondary binding. vi 337. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth spine titled in gilt. Very good minor rubbing. First edition secondary binding. vi 337. 1 vols. 8vo. Tiger hunting in Central India with notes on leopard. The author "also relates numerous stories from other sportsmen focusing on hunting bear rogue elephant and the like" Czech. Czech Asia p. 2 Chapman and Hall unknown
1874rif. 246686London: Chapman and Hall 1874. First edition secondary binding. vi 337. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth spine titled in gilt. Very good minor rubbing. First edition secondary binding. vi 337. 1 vols. 8vo. Tiger hunting in Central India with notes on leopard. The author "also relates numerous stories from other sportsmen focusing on hunting bear rogue elephant and the like" Czech. Czech Asia p. 2 Chapman and Hall unknown books
rif. AQ30350London: Published by Edward Wallis 42 Skinner Street s.d. c. 1840 Elaborately lithographed aquatint folding sheet dissected into 16 and mounted on linen bound within original publisher's gilt-lettered blind-tooled cloth folding case. The case a trifle marked lacking ties with some cracking to hinges internally; very occasional marking to map-sheet itself. Without the rare instruction book or draw cards. A well-preserved example of an obscure early nineteenth-century educational map game - issued by Edward Wallis 42 Skinner Street - wherein the player is instructed through play and vignette illustrations in the notable towns and principal economic outputs of the different English and Welsh counties. Dorset for example features images of coopers i.e. making barrels and dairy maids; whilst the topography of Cornwall is dominated by an illustration of copper mining. Other counties feature cathedrals Such as Winchester and factories. The aim of the race was to progress through the counties which are numbered with Essex as 1 and Kent as 150 the moves determined by drawing cards; the answering of questions related to the county of landing would also allow players to progress more rapidly. Edward Wallis was one of two of the sons of John Wallis d. 1818 the prolific London board game book map and print seller to follow him into the publishing business. He operated on his own account from 42 Skinner Street between 1818 and 1847. . Dimensions 520 x 660mm unfolded 140x180mm folded. Published by Edward Wallis, 42 Skinner Street, [s.d., c. 1840] hardcover
rif. 1304JC037POR M. MARIA DA CAZA E SOCIEDADE Censor Regio e Professor de Mathematica no Collegio Mazarino. Traduzido do Francez. COIMBRA: NA REAL OFFICINA DA UNIVERSIDADE. M.DCC.LXXV. 1775. In 8º de 21x14 cm com xvi 359 pags. Encadernação da época inteira de pele. Ilustrado com 12 gravuras desdobráveis em extra-texto com desenhos de geometria descritiva linear e no espaço; sistemas mecânicos de desmultiplicação das forças; etc. 1ª edição desta obra. Inocêncio não menciona. Obra publicada à luz da reforma pombalina da Universidade de Coimbra e dos estudos em Portugal. Nas folhas iniciais constam um privilégio régio e respetivo alvará assinado pelo próprio marquês de Pombal retirando ao Colégio dos Nobres as faculdades do ensino dos estudos e da impressão dos livros clássicos matemáticos e transferindo as mesmas em exclusivo para a Universidade de Coimbra. M-4-D-13 unknown
1966rif. 12447Paris - Bièvres, Pierre de Tartas, 1966 ; in-folio en feuilles sous couverture beige muette, coffret d'éditeur de tissu marron, titre lavande, intérieur de suédine grise ; (106) pp., (2) ff. blancs, 18 lithographies originales en couleurs, dont 7 à doubles pages et 3 en marge du livre par Jean Commère.
1892Folio, First Edition, with portrait frontispiece (of Bewick; original guard present), 16 fine coloured plates (all original guards present), 18 plates in autotype (all original guards present) and 30 wood-engraved illustrations (by the author and George Lodge) in the text, neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; original red straight-grained half morocco, red coarse-grain cloth sides blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, blue-grey endpapers, uncut, joints and corners very faintly rubbed else a near fine, crisp copy. Lovely copy of Millais' well-known monograph on the four primary species: Capercaillie, Blackgame, Grouse and Ptarmigan. A number of the text-illustrations are by George Lodge. Freeman 2583; Jackson p.25; Mullens & Swann, p.405; Tate p.247.
rif. SONG0593519256Used: Good unknown
1906rif. BIGGAMEH002055Privately printed by Marchant Singer & Co London. 1906. First edition. Royal octavo. pp xvi 415. 112 illustrations mostly from photographs by Mrs McMillan but also a number of full-page reproductions of drawings by the author. Large folding colour map in pocket at rear. Original red cloth gilt. Accounts of four hunting trips by Mr and Mrs McMillan in which the author participated. The McMillans originally from St Louis Missouri had relocated to London and also owned a farm in Kenya.Gift inscription from 1923 on front free endpaper. Front inner hinge starting to split. Endpapers a bit tanned and spotted. Very good indeed. Scarce. Privately printed by Marchant Singer & Co, London. hardcover
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1889rif. 59410Paris: n.p. 1889. 4to. 10.5 x 10.75 in. Six individual puzzles individually postcard sized approx. 3.5 x 4.75 in. w/ colour chromolithograph image dissected onto nine wooden pieces each 1 small piece has been supplied in facsimile for upper corner of the Cairo street puzzle. All contained w/in the original deep red paper-covered wooden box raised bed w/in the box to hold the puzzles lid w/ decorative gilt title lettering minor shelfwear very minor rubbing still a VG nearly complete artifact. Very scarce original souvenir puzzle game issued for the fourth great Paris World’s Fair celebrating through pomp and events the Centennial of the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille. The Exposition was intended to pull France out of a ruinous recession and attracted over 61000 exhibitors as well as 32 million visitors many of whom came to view the iconic Eiffel Tower. This puzzle celebrates several of the pavilions at the Exposition including Palais des Beaux-Arts designed by Joseph Brouvard filled with painting and flanking the Eiffel Tower providing visitors; the Palais de Trocadero held over from the famed 1878 Exposition celebrating the renewal of Paris following the Franco-Prussian War; as well as the Ministere de la Guerre which featured an Arms & Armour exhibition as well as displays of knightly tournaments assorted uniforms and cannon. The Maison Egyptienne and Rue au Caire would fuel the Orientalist movement and fascination with the Middle East among artists writers and the industrial arts well into the 20th Century. These boxed puzzle games were quite popular souvenirs as well as educational tools in the Belle Epoque and have become remarkably scarce. No copies in Worldcat. n.p., unknown
1890rif. 20151France 1890. 48 playing cards on thick stock. 86 x 56 mm. Wood engraved designed with stencil color versos alike with wood engraved grid fields. Excellent condition. A fine deck of cards for the game of Aluette a trick-taking game commonly played in France. Made up of four suits—batons coins swords and cups—the deck is dealt to players clockwise and played in “tricks”; the highest card wins and the player who threw it take the rest of the pile. Although it is a French game Aluette uses Spanish suits indicating that the game may be older than the creation of French playing cards. It is also called “La Vache” in some circles because one of the cups cards features a cow. B.P. Grimaud was the primary producer of Aluette decks but not that offered here. However the basic imagery on the cards closely follows Grimaud’s of the mid-late 19th century. unknown
1890rif. 20151France 1890. 48 playing cards on thick stock. 86 x 56 mm. Wood engraved designed with stencil color versos alike with wood engraved grid fields. Excellent condition. A fine deck of cards for the game of Aluette a trick-taking game commonly played in France. Made up of four suits—batons coins swords and cups—the deck is dealt to players clockwise and played in “tricks”; the highest card wins and the player who threw it take the rest of the pile. Although it is a French game Aluette uses Spanish suits indicating that the game may be older than the creation of French playing cards. It is also called “La Vache” in some circles because one of the cups cards features a cow. B.P. Grimaud was the primary producer of Aluette decks but not that offered here. However the basic imagery on the cards closely follows Grimaud’s of the mid-late 19th century. unknown books
1884rif. 6396Cambrai: Renaut, 1884. 1884 1 vol in-8° (210 x 140 mm) de : 139 pp. (dont faux titre, titre) ; nombreux schémas et tableaux dans le texte ; cachet de libraire et signature manuscrite de l'auteur et concepteur du jeu au dos de la page de titre. Demi-basane verte d'époque, dos lisse orné et titré, plats recouverts de papier marbré, tranches marbrées. (Reliure frottée).
1820rif. 103149No place no date but Leiden P.J. Trap c. 1820. Size: c. 6 x 8 cm. 27 cards the first one with two children reading and the other 26 contain the alphabet in various lettering types and the Roman and Arabic numbers. Each card also shows a word beginning with the letter on it and a handcoloured picture of the word. Each card with a decorative typographical border various types. card with publisher's name not present; the first card with browning and staining but all in all a lovely clean set held in a homemade green open box. Rare Dutch alphabet cards. The first card was used for the cover of 'Kinderen lazen kinderen lezen'. c.f. Van Veen Kinderen lazen kinderen lezen #17; Buijnsters Papertoys p. 142/143. P.J. Trap
rif. Z1-E-007-01823Open University Press. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Open University Press unknown
1825rif. 18320French: n.p. 1825. Very good. 11 engraved cut-out figures or objects including ferryman three couples wolf goat cabbage and boat to be slotted into boat original box with engraved pictorial label colored by hand A rare children's game possibly printed by the Parisian publisher Nepveau. Contained in the box measuring 14cm x 7cm x 1cm is a complete set of figures for the two river crossing puzzles known as the 'Jealous Husbands Problem' and 'Goat Wolf and Cabbage'. The earliest account of these puzzles is in the 9th century manuscript "Propositionnes ad Acuendos Juvenes" Problems to Sharpen the Young attributed to Alcuin. In both puzzles there are only two places in the boat. In the Jealous Husbands Problem no woman can be with another man unless also accompanied by her husband. In Goat Wolf and Cabbage the wolf will eat the goat and the goat will eat the cabbage unless they are guarded by the boatman. Originally accompanied by counters and an instruction sheet now lost. The box is lightly worn else in very good condition; the figures are in fine condition except the boat which has been repaired and the cabbage which lacks the lower part of its insertion tab and one female figure lacks a hand. Rare. n.p. unknown
1825rif. 18320French: n.p. 1825. Very good. 11 engraved cut-out figures or objects including ferryman three couples wolf goat cabbage and boat to be slotted into boat original box with engraved pictorial label colored by hand A rare children's game possibly printed by the Parisian publisher Nepveau. Contained in the box measuring 14cm x 7cm x 1cm is a complete set of figures for the two river crossing puzzles known as the 'Jealous Husbands Problem' and 'Goat Wolf and Cabbage'. The earliest account of these puzzles is in the 9th century manuscript "Propositionnes ad Acuendos Juvenes" Problems to Sharpen the Young attributed to Alcuin. In both puzzles there are only two places in the boat. In the Jealous Husbands Problem no woman can be with another man unless also accompanied by her husband. In Goat Wolf and Cabbage the wolf will eat the goat and the goat will eat the cabbage unless they are guarded by the boatman. Originally accompanied by counters and an instruction sheet now lost. The box is lightly worn else in very good condition; the figures are in fine condition except the boat which has been repaired and the cabbage which lacks the lower part of its insertion tab and one female figure lacks a hand. Rare. n.p. unknown books
1723rif. Debonnaire1723GAME OF THE GOOSE Essay du nouveau conte de ma Mère l'Oye ou les enluminures du jeu de la Constitution by Louis Debonnaire. No imprint 1723. 8vo xiii xviii 176pp; early leather boards with original spine laid down. Despite the claim that this is a new edition it is nonetheless an UNCOMMON IMITATION of the traditional "Game of the Goose" a rhymed pastiche as if spoken by Mother Goose written by a Jansenist priest Abbot wherein one must win the formation of a new Council here referred to as a Constitution. It introduced what became a familiar catchphrase "LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY" condemned in 1725 as anti-Rome. Barber III 880 No imprint hardcover
1723rif. Debonnaire1723GAME OF THE GOOSE Essay du nouveau conte de ma Mère l'Oye ou les enluminures du jeu de la Constitution by Louis Debonnaire. No imprint 1723. 8vo xiii xviii 176pp; early leather boards with original spine laid down. Despite the claim that this is a new edition it is nonetheless an UNCOMMON IMITATION of the traditional "Game of the Goose" a rhymed pastiche as if spoken by Mother Goose written by a Jansenist priest Abbot wherein one must win the formation of a new Council here referred to as a Constitution. It introduced what became a familiar catchphrase "LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY" condemned in 1725 as anti-Rome. Barber III 880 No imprint hardcover books
1938rif. 734G4576London: Robert Hale Limited 1938. Book. Good. Hardcover. First English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 123 pages. Black and white photographic frontisplate of author. First published in German in the same year. Noteworthy for its call for a resurrection of the same two-front military alliance which was marshalled against Germany in the Great War. The following year 'Foreign Affairs Quarterly' published a review of this book endorsing this policy. - Mike King. "In July 1914 Dr. Ludwig expounded the causes and misunderstandings which led up to the Great War. The purpose of the present work is to provide a remedy for the present perilous impasse before it is too late to avert disaster." - from dust jacket. In preparing this work Ludwig confidentially sent the first 83 pages of his manuscript to Edward VIII for his corrections which were later provided by letter. Source available upon request. Bold dust jacket art depicts British/French/US spear piercing a Nazi swastika. Unmarked. Binding tight. Moderate wear to book. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in mylar. Moderate age-toning near endpapers. Moderate foxing to edges and back half of dust jacket. A sound copy of this significant work. Robert Hale Limited Hardcover
2009rif. DADAX1934857319Catalyst Game Labs 2009-08-19. Anniversary. hardcover. New. 8.63x1.00x11.13. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Catalyst Game Labs hardcover
1840rif. 5201GAME. Arlequin und Columbine oder Arlequins Hochzeit. Nach der bekannten Pantomime gleichen Namens stellen bei diesem Spiele sämtliche Mitspieler Freier um Pantolons Tochter Columbine vor. n.p. n.p. ca 1830. VAT in EU & UK Lithograph broadside mounted on board 365 x 325 mm hand-coloured; board showing some staining and edges a little frayed; numbered 222 at bottom. A well preserved board game played with two dice relating to the marriage of Harlequin and Columbine. Based on the well-known pantomime of the same name in this game all the players introduce suitors for Pantolon's daughter Columbine etc. The central circular field depicts the wedding couple surrounded by a number of acrobats. The surrounding twelve numbered arches show twelve stock male courtship figures all vying for Columbine's attention. The four corners show Commedia dell'arte figures. Clockwise from the top the arches are numbered 2 7 5 4 10 2 8 3 6 9 2 11 while the central circle is numbered 12. The numbers thus represent all chances upon double dice with double 1 appearing three times. The rules give pay or take instructions for the various throws. The rules of the game are printed below. One participant is the 'banker' who organises the game and takes the pawns from all participants and arranges for the money to be distributed. The players throw dice andmove along according to their results. This board game is number 222 from the fund of an unknown German publisher printed about 1840. See Plock Phillippa and Adrian Seville "The Rothschild Collection of printed board games at Waddesdon Manor" in XIIIth Board Game Studies Colloquium Paris 14-17 April 2010; Buijnsters P.J. Papertoys. Speelprenten en papieren speelgoed in Nederland 1640-1920. Waanders Uitgevers-Zwolle 2005. n.p.
