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Indoor games and amusements : a book of diversions for the young and old
by Raymond, Professor
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Northport, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Hurst, 1883. 12mo., tan, brown and orange cloth covered pictorial boards, hardcover; Part 1: Snip, Snap, Snorum. And Nearly One Hundred Other Parlor Games, Such as Juvenile Card-games, Games of Forfeits, Games of Action, Games with Pen and Pencil : Including Many New and All the Old Favorite Amusements Calculated to Make Home Happy and Set the Youngsters Screaming Wild with Innocent Delight 117 pages; black and white illustrations; Part 2; Parlor Tricks Or The Whole Art of Amusing Containing All The Latest and Best Conjuring Tricks, Magician's Feats And Necromancer' Illusions Of The Past And Present Day; 120 pages, black and white illustrations; lightly edgeworn covers, faded spine and dusty page edges, internally, a very good, clean, tight copy.
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- Bookseller
- WellRead Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37893
- Title
- Indoor games and amusements : a book of diversions for the young and old
- Author
- Raymond, Professor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: Hurst, 1883
- Keywords
- Amusements, Puzzles, Magic, Charades, 19th Century Games, Indoor Games, Pantomimes, Shadow Shows, Amateur Plays
- Bookseller catalogs
- Games and Puzzles;
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Northport, New York
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