Fantastic Book of Board Games
by Jez Alborough
ISBN: 031202049X
ISBN-13: 9780312020491
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 1990
Edition: 1th edition
Pages: 32
Publisher's Notes
Fourteen of the world's illustrators--including Quentin Blake, Fulvio Tesla, Ralph Steadman, and Susanne Gretz--have each created an ingenious board game for a collection of amusements for the entire family.
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Fantastic Book of Board Games
Alborough, Jez
New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1988. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Fun for the whole family. 14 ingenious and fiendishly clever board games created by a galaxy of today's best illustrators. Published by St. Martin's Press, 1988. First US edition. Large pictorial glossy hardback. CONDITION: Interior is like new, clean, crisp, no markings no creases and no tears. Cover is clean and bright with some scuffing and light wear to spine ends. Binding is tight. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ( more information)
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