My Book of Indoor Games

Squareman, Clarence.

Edité par Whitman Publishing Company (); green cloth boards with full sized plate, we look through a window with green shutters to see two children seated on a window seat cutting paper birds and playing with blocks; endpapers with knight riding toward a high castle; drawings in text an "with full page photos loaned by the Chicago park commission", in jacket identical to boards, also in full colour, with a bright painting on the back; 6.63x9"; 120 pp., Racine, WI, 1916

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CONDITION: Near Fine with jacket remnant included; gift inscription from Grandmother Devereux in 1910, no other marks, clean, straight, just tiny rubs at the sharp corners, the three darkening jacket pieces look quite nice taped and in a protector, with a 1" chip at the spine top and a half inch chip at the lower corner, Juvenile hardback. Instructions for about 175 games, "the best of the old-fashioned games and a carefully compiled list of the games of today." Since the Today occurred in 1916 this makes an interesting collection. Also notable is the early coloured dustjacket identical to the boards. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. . N° de réf. du vendeur 20080

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Titre : My Book of Indoor Games

Éditeur : Whitman Publishing Company (); green cloth boards with full sized plate, we look through a window with green shutters to see two children seated on a window seat cutting paper birds and playing with blocks; endpapers with knight riding toward a high castle; drawings in text an "with full page photos loaned by the Chicago park commission", in jacket identical to boards, also in full colour, with a bright painting on the back; 6.63x9"; 120 pp., Racine, WI

Date d'édition : 1916

Reliure : Hardcover

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Etat de la jaquette : Dust Jacket Included