Board and table game antiques / R.C. Bell

Bell, R. C. (Robert Charles) (1917-2002)

ISBN 10: 0852635389 / ISBN 13: 9780852635384

Verlag: Aylesbury, Bucks, Eng. : Shire Pub., 1981

Beschreibung

Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 32 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Subjects: Games Great Britain. Board games. Indoor games paraphernalia History. Board games Collectibles. Board games History. Indoor games History. 1 Kg.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 429006

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Board and table game antiques / R.C. Bell
• Verlag: Aylesbury, Bucks, Eng. : Shire Pub.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1981
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0852635389
• ISBN-13: 9780852635384
• Einband: Softcover
• Auflage: 1st edition.

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Amongst the collectable items to be found in antique shops and stalls are board and table games and objects pertaining to them, which may not be easily recognised out of context. As well as the familiar chess, draughts and ludo, a variety of games has been manufactured commercially since the eighteenth century. Many nineteenth-century children's games had an educational slant and the stern moral attitude of the victorians is emphasised by their preference for spinners over dice. Games boards, boxes for the accessories and card cases were often hand-crafted and beautifully decorated and the pieces might be ivory. This book illustrates many board games, as well as dice, dominoes, mah-jong and playing cards and describes some techniques of construction.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

R. C. Bell was born in 1917 in Sudbury, Ontario, and came to England in 1928. He qualified MB BS (London) in 1941. He became a plastic surgeon but is now retired. He has a large collection of old games and has written five books in the Shire 'Discovering' series.