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There are 30 books in this catalogue.
The Book of Card Game Rules and Strategies
Jacoby, Oswald; Jacoby, James
Book Number: 67497
ISBN: 0207158312
Publisher: Angus & Robertson Australia 1991.
8vo. softcover. 242pp. index, Good+ slight bump to corers.

Price: $11.00


Klinger's Guide to Better Bridge
Klinger, Ron
Book Number: 67496
ISBN: 095923053x
Publisher: Modern Bridge Publications, 1990
4to. softcover. 184pp. Very good, owner's label on fep., page edges toned.

Price: $15.00


The Complete Book of Card Games
Arnold, Peter
Book Number: 67495
ISBN: 0753707268
Publisher: Bounty Books, 2002
8vo. laminated boards, hardcover. 256pp. index, colour illus. Very good.

Price: $10.00


How to Play Solo
Nicholson, Joyce
Book Number: 67493
ISBN: 0909532095
Publisher: D.W. Thorpe, Melbourne 1979.
8vo. softcover. 64pp. Good+, pages toned, rubbing to cover.

Price: $12.00


The Folio Book of Card Games
Mackie, Clare (Illustrations)
Book Number: 67492
ISBN: 
Publisher: The Folio Society, London, 2009.
Small 8vo. illustrated boards, hardcover. 126pp. colour illus. Near Fine.

Price: $11.00


The English Jigsaw Puzzle 1760 to 1890. With a descriptive check-list of puzzles in the museums of Great Britain and the author's collection.
Hannas, Linda.
Book Number: 67260
ISBN: 0853401896
Publisher: Wayland, London 1972.
4to. hardcover. 164pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, light foxing to outer edge of text-block. / Very good d/w.

Price: $30.00


Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide: Core Rulebook II
Cook, Monty
Book Number: 66027
ISBN: 078691551x
Publisher: Renton, WA Wizards of the Coast, UK, 2000
4to hardcover 256pp index, colour illus. Very good, top and bottom of page edges has a slight wrinkle.

Price: $45.00


Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook: Core Rulebook I
Cook, Monty
Book Number: 66026
ISBN: 0786915501
Publisher: Renton, WA Wizards of the Coast, UK, 2000
4to hardcover 286pp index, colour illus. Very good, top and bottom of page edges has a slight wrinkle.

Price: $45.00


Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Fischer, Bobby
Book Number: 65870
ISBN: 0701516097
Publisher: Cheshire, Melbourne 1972
8vo. hardcover. 178pp. b/w illus. Very good, outer page edges toned, light foxing to endpapers. / Good, foxed d/w with some small tears and a crease on rear flap. Scarce Australian edition.

Price: $1500.00


Enigmas Celtic
Ly, Maguy; Masson, Nicole; Caudal, Yann; Martin, Pierre
Book Number: 65813
ISBN: 9781741968217
Publisher: Murdoch Books.
Small 8vo. hardcover, padded illustrated boards, Fine. over a hundred enigmas to solve, as well as logical puzzles, magic squares, brain teasers, riddles and more to wake up, perk up and bend your grey matter. Thrown deep into the fascinating and mysterious world of the Celts, will you, Reader, be capable of foiling the traps of these tricky games and enigmas? There s no magic sickle or druid s potion to help you, rather a (hopefully) alert mind, a little reflection and a lot of cunning will be needed to get to the bottom of these Celtic enigmas.

Price: $12.00


The Complete Book of Chess Stratagems
Reinfeld, Fred
Book Number: 65138
ISBN: 0486206904
Publisher: Dover, USA, 1972.
8vo. softcover. b/w illus. Good+, corners slightly bumped.

Price: $10.00


Winning Chess Strategies
Seirawan, Yasser
Book Number: 65137
ISBN: 1556156634
Publisher: Microsoft Press, USA, 2003.
Large 8vo. softcover. 257pp. index, b/w illus. Very good.

Price: $10.00


String Figures and How To make Them: A Study of Cat's Cradle in Many Lands
Jayne, Caroline Furness
Book Number: 63796
ISBN: 
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc, New York, 1962.
8vo. softcover. 407pp. index. b/w illus. Very good.

Price: $15.00


The Greatest Puzzles of All Time
Costello, Matthew J.
Book Number: 63726
ISBN: 
Publisher: Dover Publications 1988.
8vo. softcover. 278pp. b/w illus. Near Fine.

Price: $15.00


Chess for Children
Bott, Raymond and Morrison, Stanley
Book Number: 63715
ISBN: 
Publisher: Collins, 1975
4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 192pp, b/w illus. very good.

Price: $10.00


The Crossword Answer Book
Newman, Stanley
Book Number: 63694
ISBN: 081292729X
Publisher: Times Books. 1996.
Large 8vo. hardcover. Very good. / Very good d/w.

Price: $15.00


Incredible Visual Illusions
Seckel, Al
Book Number: 63662
ISBN: 1841931977
Publisher: Arcturus, London, 2003.
4to. softcover. 256pp. colour illus. Very good.

Price: $18.00


When to Duck When to Win in Bridge (Master Bridge Series)
Reese, Terence and Roger Trezel
Book Number: 63051
ISBN: 0575026359
Publisher: Victor Gollancz, London, 1978.
8vo. softcover. 64pp. b/w illus. Very good, owner's details on title page.

Price: $10.00


The Amazing 1000 Puzzle Challenge
Allen, Robert (editor)
Book Number: 60956
ISBN: 1844429075
Publisher: Carlton Books, 2003
4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 320pp. colour illus. Very good.

Price: $20.00


Playing Cards
Tilley, Roger.
Book Number: 26895
ISBN: 
Publisher: Lond. Octopus Books Ltd. 1973.
Small 4to. hardcover. 97pp. 89 Illustrations in color and black and white. very good. / poor d/w.

Price: $12.00


Palladium Role-Playing Game
Siembieda, Kevin
Book Number: 27364
ISBN: 0916211045
Publisher: Palladium Books 1991
4to softcover 274pp b/w illus. good.

Price: $15.00


The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained
Cavendish
Book Number: 21488
ISBN: 
Publisher: London: Thomas De La Rue and Co. 1875.
12mo. brown Decorative Cloth hardcover. 268pp. black, red & white illus. gilt page edges. good, wear to corners, hinge cracked.

Price: $22.00


Guide to Better Card Play ( Master Bridge Series )
Klinger, Ron
Book Number: 61247
ISBN: 
Publisher: Cassell 2003
sm 4to. Softcover. 159pp. very good, lightly toned page edges.

Price: $18.00


Basic Bridge: The Guide to Good Acol Bidding & Play (Master Bridge Series)
Klinger, Ron in collaboration with Pat Husband and Andrew Kambites
Book Number: 61246
ISBN: 0304357980
Publisher: Cassell 2003
sm 4to. Softcover. 159pp. Near fine. Contents includes, Pre-Bridge, The Mechanics and Rules of Bridge, Before the Bidding Starts, Balanced Hand Openings, Opening the Bidding with Hands that are Unbalanced or Semi-Balanced, Responding with Weak Hands, Responding with Strong Hands, Bidding by a Passed Hand, Slam Building, Pre-emptive Opening Bids, Overcalls, Takeout Doubles, Penalty Doubles, Declarer Play in No-Trumps, Declarer Play in Trumps, Strategy for the Defenders, Stayman Convention, Opening Leads - the Suit to Lead, Opening Leads - The Card to Lead, Ethics and Etiquette, Bridge Myths and Fallacies, Common Conventions and Systems, Rubber Bridge, Tournament Bridge.

Price: $18.00


Chess: Indian Systems. Modern Chess Theory Based on an MS by Ludek Pachman
Pachman, Ludek
Book Number: 52346
ISBN: 
Publisher: Chess Ltd. UK 1973
8vo. hardcover. 315pp. b/w illus. Good+, page edges browned. / Good+ d/w.

Price: $15.00


Bed and Bored
Lariar, Lawrence
Book Number: 37702
ISBN: 
Publisher: Whittlesey House, 1945.
Large 8vo. maroon cloth hardcover. 160pp. puzzles. good, puzzles unmarked. cover edge faded / no d/w.

Price: $12.00


Brain Stretchers
Raudsepp, Eugene
Book Number: 34237
ISBN: 0584110197
Publisher: Frederick Muller 1982
8vo softcover 201pp b/w illus. very good.

Price: $8.00


Mike Lawrence's Workbook On The TWO OVER ONE System
Lawrence Mike, Max Hardy, Edwin B. Kantar
Book Number: 49437
ISBN: 0939460351
Publisher: Max Hardy 1987
8vo. Softcover. 189pp. Good solid copy, with ex-libris sticker on ffl/title page.

Price: $8.00


Drinking Games & Party Games
No Author
Book Number: 43052
ISBN: 0752577875
Publisher: Parragon Plus May 1, 2002
8vo softcover 384pp very good. More than 300 games and a keg-ful of drinking games.

Price: $5.00


Horace Lindrum's Snooker, billiards and pool
Lindrum, Horace
Book Number: 40850
ISBN: 0600072843
Publisher: Hamlyn 1974
4to hardcover 144pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.

Price: $18.00