Games & Puzzles Books at Dial a Book Sydney

String Figures and How To make Them: A Study of Cat's Cradle in Many Lands
Jayne, Caroline Furness
Book Number: 63796
ISBN:
Dover Publications, Inc, New York, 1962. 8vo. softcover. 407pp. index. b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $15.00

The Immortal Game A History of Chess Or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain
Shenk, David
Book Number: 63768
ISBN: 9780285637863
Souvenir Press, London, 2007. 8vo. hardcover. 327pp. index, b/w illus. Fine. / Near Fine d/w.
Price: $18.00

The Eddie Charlton Complete Book of Snooker
Charlton, Eddie
Book Number: 63780
ISBN: 0333356705
Macmilla, Melbourne, 1983. 8vo. hardcover. 191pp. colour illus. Very good.
Price: $12.00

The Greatest Puzzles of All Time
Costello, Matthew J.
Book Number: 63726
ISBN:
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:
Collins, 1975 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 192pp, b/w illus. very good.
Price: $15.00

The Crossword Answer Book
Newman, Stanley
Book Number: 63694
ISBN: 081292729X
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
Arcturus, London, 2003. 4to. softcover. 256pp. colour illus. Very good.
Price: $18.00

The Curious History of the Crossword
Tausig, Ben
Book Number: 63652
ISBN: 9781937994457
Race Point Publishing, New York 2013.crosswords Square 8vo. softcover. 192pp. Fine.
Price: $14.00

When to Duck When to Win in Bridge (Master Bridge Series)
Reese, Terence and Roger Trezel
Book Number: 63051
ISBN: 0575026359
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
Carlton Books, 2003 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 320pp. colour illus. Very good.
Price: $20.00

Playing Cards
Tilley, Roger.
Book Number: 26895
ISBN:
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
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:
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

Brain Stretchers
Raudsepp, Eugene
Book Number: 34237
ISBN: 0584110197
Frederick Muller 1982 8vo softcover 201pp b/w illus. very good.
Price: $8.00

Bed and Bored
Lariar, Lawrence
Book Number: 37702
ISBN:
Whittlesey House, 1945. Large 8vo. maroon cloth hardcover. 160pp. puzzles. good, puzzles unmarked. cover edge faded / no d/w.
Price: $12.00

Chess: Indian Systems. Modern Chess Theory Based on an MS by Ludek Pachman
Pachman, Ludek
Book Number: 52346
ISBN:
Chess Ltd. UK 1973 8vo. hardcover. 315pp. b/w illus. Good+, page edges browned. / Good+ d/w.
Price: $15.00

Playing Cards
Benham, W. Gurney
Book Number: 52371
ISBN:
Spring Booksn.d. circa 1950 Small 4to. hardcover. 196pp. index, color and black and white illus. very good. / poor, chipped d/w.
Price: $12.00

The Expert at the Card Table
Erdnase, S. W.
Book Number: 55763
ISBN:
Coles, Canada , circa 1984 8vo. softcover. 205pp. b/w illus. Very good, presentation bookplate on fep.
Price: $15.00

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
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

Guide to Better Card Play ( Master Bridge Series )
Klinger, Ron
Book Number: 61247
ISBN:
Cassell 2003 sm 4to. Softcover. 159pp. very good, lightly toned page edges.
Price: $18.00

Drinking Games & Party Games
No Author
Book Number: 43052
ISBN: 0752577875
Parragon Plus May 1, 2002 8vo softcover 384pp very good. More than 300 games and a keg-ful of drinking games.
Price: $5.00

Mike Lawrence's Workbook On The TWO OVER ONE System
Lawrence Mike, Max Hardy, Edwin B. Kantar
Book Number: 49437
ISBN: 0939460351
Max Hardy 1987 8vo. Softcover. 189pp. Good solid copy, with ex-libris sticker on ffl/title page.
Price: $8.00

Horace Lindrum's Snooker, billiards and pool
Lindrum, Horace
Book Number: 40850
ISBN: 0600072843
Hamlyn 1974 4to hardcover 144pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $18.00