Dice Plato said God invented dice. This essay tells us this and many other little known facts in the history of the dice, from its earliest forms as heel bones to gamers and gaming in the 19th century. Full description
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Ricky Jay is one of the world's great sleight-of-hand artists and an expert on the world of fantastic entertainment. His award-winning one-man shows were directed by David Mamet, in whose many films Mr. Jay has appeared. He is author of New York Times Notable Books Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, Jay's Journal of Anomalies, Extraordinary Exhibitions, and Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck with Rosamond Purcell. He lives in Los Angeles.
Rosamond Purcell is the author of Bookworm and Owls Head. She lives in Medford, Massachusetts.
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Vendeur : Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. NYC: Quantuck Lane Press, 2003. 1st edition, F/F. Book and dust jacket have very little wear. Illustrated with color photos. Originally dice were made from celluloid, the first commercial manufactured plastic. Jay collected them and enjoyed them for many years. What he didn't bargain for was that celluloid eventually disintegrates. and the process can't be stopped. He has this disintegration documented with a series of color photos by Rosamond Purcell. Very unusual. Nice copy, 63 pp. BP. N° de réf. du vendeur 008660
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Vendeur : Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, Etats-Unis
Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Rosamond Purcell (illustrateur). 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Sq. 8vo., 64pp., illustrated. Black cloth in photo-illustrated dw. A Near FINE copy in Near FINE dw. N° de réf. du vendeur 30299
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Vendeur : Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Rosamond Purcell (photography) (illustrateur). 1st Edition. NYC: Quabtuck Lane, 2003. 1st edition, F/NF. Book has very little wear. DJ has some light edge wear. Jay's dice collection was made from celluloid, the commercially manufactured plastic. After decade of a stable condition, they began to decompose at a remarkable rate. With the help of Purcell, they captured this process of disintegration and tragic beauty. Wonderful book, 64 pp. BP. N° de réf. du vendeur 005879
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