Search Results: Games from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace, 1930 Ex-Library. Fair. Original Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Attractive black cloth with red dec. and lettering. Part l - Bidding. Part II - Play. Part III - Illustrated Hands, plus Laws and Index of Laws. Minor edge wear, upper right corner of title page clipped "WD" on FFEP. 200 pp. "Resist the thrill the Slams might bring, and be content. The game's the thing.".

London: Faber and Faber, Limited, 1944 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition Reset. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth on boards. DJ has small tears head and foot of spine. No writing. Untrimmed edges. 192 pp..

Chicago: John C. Winston Company, 1944 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Blue cloth on boards. Price-clipped DJ. Thumb-indexed pages on sturdy card stock. Convenient pocket size. 64 pp..

N.Y.: Harper and Brothers, 1916 Ex-Library. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original bright blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt on boards. No DJ. Three small stamps from Southern Colorado State College Library. Two small spots upper left cover. SEE PHOTO. Binding strained but not separated. 245 pp..

N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, 1926 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original deep red cloth with hand of cards in circle on boards. Cover a bit grubby, but no writing except previous owner's name in light pencil. Typo in spine title states "of" instead of "on". Racial slurs. 288 pp..

N.Y.: Frederick A. Stokes, 1887 Book. Illus. by Uncredited Cover. Good Plus. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original off-white illustrated paper boards backed in green cloth. Minor corner wear. No writing. 82 pp..

N.Y.: Doubleday, 1987 Book. Illus. by Colour and B/W Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Original Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original green cloth on boards. Colour photo DJ has 6-inch repaired tear upper left. 160 pp..

N.Y.: Hart Publishing Company, 1946 Book. Illus. by Uncredited Cartoons. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original yellow cloth with red titles on boards. No DJ. A big book of quizzes, games, contests, and jokes (clean ones) for any age and occasion. A few pencilled answers erased. Correct answers at back of book. Multi-pic endpapers. Previous owner's name. 383 pp..

Cincinnati, Ohio: The United States Playing Card Company, 1916 Book. Illus. by Drawings and Ads. Good Plus to Very Good. Soft cover. Twentieth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original stapled soft cover. Very few light pencil notes. Minor spotting to covers. Very interesting catalog of card designs and poker chips at back of book. Text is 255 pp. Catalog is 17 pp. LAID IN is a 4-page update to the Laws of Auction, which were changed after this book went to print..

Boston: United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1927 Book. Illus. by Uncredited Colour Cover. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First ( No Additional printings). 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original pictorial tan cloth on boards. Previous owners' names. Striking cover of three youths singing around a campfire while two play tennis in the background. In the rules for Dollar Quoits: "If you have no silver dollars (In the East they are scarce) use half dollars." 106 pp. plus ads..

London: West Strand Publishing Co., Ltd., 1910 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth on boards. Cover shows four gold aces. Laws of Auction Bridge. Declarations. Bidding. Doubling. Trumps. No Trumps. Strategy. Amenities. This book has been used, resulting in some looseness in the binding. Foxing spots to the edges. 207 pp..

London: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., 1938 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Light blue softcover. Cover pulled away from text block 2 inches at foot. Minimal underlining. All text easily readable. A wide variety of games, including some for every imaginable situation. 144 pp..

N.Y.: Mallard Press, 1990 Book. Illus. by Drawings and Charts. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original full colour laminated boards. Unclipped DJ matches. No writing or damage. Rules, history, puzzles, challenges, foreign language, records, answers, bibliography. A perfect gift. 221 pp..

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd. Book. Illus. by B & W Drawings. Good Plus. Cord-tied Card Covers. 5 x 6 Inches. Beige pictorial card cover with cords at spine. Ca. 1930. Rear cover creased, minor ink spots. Minor wear at top and bottom of spine. Most of the activities listed here are physical in nature - it is assumed that the Scouts are meeting in a large room. 44 pp. plus 4 pages of ads..