Original card game, Flinch, in a yellow and red cardboard box. Top lid is yellow with black lettering. Box, 150 cards, and eleven-panel paper instructions, complete. Each card shows a number between "1" and "15"; there are ten of these fifteen-card series in this Flinch deck. Red and white pattern on back of cards. Box measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/2." Cards measure 2 1/4" x 3 1/2." Box, instructions and cards are very clean and intact overall. Box has slight rubbing and a few marks on top and bottom. Instructions are clean and intact but one vertical fold is almost split through. Cards have... View More...
Original card game, Flinch, in a dark red cardboard box with one lid. Black lettering on lid. Lid can be placed on one of the open sides of the sleeve to make a card holder. No date, circa 1900s-1910s. Box and 152 cards, complete. 150 playing cards. Two additional cards included, a title card for Flinch and a card advertising another game by the Flinch Card Co., Roodles. Each card shows a number between "1" and "15"; there are ten of these fifteen-card series in this Flinch deck. Red and white pattern on back of cards. Box measures 2 1/2" x 3 3/4." Cards measure 2 1/4" x 3 1/2." Box... View More...
Original miniature stamping or printing kit. The Fulton Ben Franklin Junior Printer, No. 50. No date, circa 1930s-1960s. Miscellaneous parts in a cardboard box. Top lid is covered in yellow paper and features an illustration of Benjamin Franklin busy at work as a printer. Red cardboard insert included to hold parts. No date, circa 1930s-1960s. Box measures 8" x 6." Items within the kit of varying sizes. Two stamps included. Six-row stamp: 4 1/4" x 2." Three-row 2 3/4" x 1." Box is clean and intact overall but has some dampstaining and tape repair at the edges. Tweezers, stamp bloc... View More...
Original wooden box in the shape of a book with a pull-out drawer. Etched title on front, "Book of Knowledge," and etched illustration of a bridge over San Francisco Bay with the etched words, "Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco Bay." No date, circa 1939-1940. 4" x 6" x 1 3/4." Box is very clean and intact except for minimal surface wear. A Fine copy. A charming facsimile book, likely a souvenir, from the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE), which was held from 1939-1940 in San Francisco. GGIE was a World's Fair and took place on the occasion of the completion o... View More...
unnumbered pages; 42 puzzles; yellow cloth publisher's binding, dust jacket with chipping and small tearing, former owner's name in ink inside the cover. Some of the puzzles has been filled in with pencil marks. Very good clean copy. View More...
Fifth edition. Fine bright copy. Cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on front cover and spine. Illustrated by over sixty critical endings and annotated games from actual play. 639 pages. Sample hands in red and black. From the Preface: "This t reatise on Whist is based upon the system of leads known as American Leads". "The purpose of this volume is to present to the student of the game the rules and maxims of play as laid down by the authorities, and practiced by the strongest players. A nd an effort has been made to simplify and render clear the applications of the many rules and maxim... View More...
Revised and Enlarged by Elizabeth J. Rook and Mrs. E,J.H. Goodfellow. Green cloth,silver decorations and red lettering. A fine copy of an attractive book. Chapters include: Games with Pen and Pencil; Games of Thought and Memory;Halloween Frolics; Games of Action; Catch Games and Forfeits. 167 pages plus eight page publisher's catalog. View More...
177 pages; gray paper wrapper (4 3/4 x 7 inch). Contains recitations, monologues, welcomes, exercises and drills, dialogs and plays, pantomimes, songs, and tableaux centered around the Christmas holiday. Former owners signature on the title page, a few pencil marks and paper clip rust stains. Sometears along the spine. View More...
Original publisher's black cloth binding and black dust wrapper with a reprinted color photograph of celluloid dice on the front panel. 8 3/8" x 8." Sixty-three pages, complete. Reprinted color photographs, complete. Gilt lettering on spine. Dust wrapper not price-clipped. Pages and covers are pristine and intact. Binding is tight. The only signs of damage are two vertical fold lines on the back free endpaper. Both the book and dust wrapper are As New. This book is a 1st edition and 1st printing as evidenced by the number "1" printed on the copyright page. This is both a book about ... View More...
Original publisher's illustrated green cloth binding. 4 3/4" x 7." 191 pages, complete. Top edge gilt. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine (a little faded). Pages have foxing but are otherwise clean and undamaged. Binding is tight. Cover has very minimal wear. This book is "a collection of original, literary ingenuities and historical recreations, interspersed with charades, anagrams, and diagram and jingle-puzzles." Some of the puzzles are reprinted from the Youth's Companion, the Philadelphia Times, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Answers to the puzzles are located in the back of... View More...
101 pages; 50 puzzles; publisher's binding with illustrated boards. Some of the puzzles are filled in with pencil marks. The answer's in the back are still sealed. Very good clean copy. View More...
Original Walt Kelly's Pogo Mobile. Lacks original envelope and thread, else complete. Includes all twenty-two cardboard pieces and original metal bar that centers the mobile. No date, circa 1954. Various sizes ranging from about 1" x 1 1/2" (blackbird or Cowbird) to 9 1/2" x 6 1/4" (cow). Cardboard pieces are very clean and intact overall but show slight age toning and cracking in some spots. All of the pieces appear intact but some may need to be reglued or repaired in the future. Each cardboard cutout, the metal bar, and the entire set are Very Good. A unique item, Walt Kelly's Pogo ... View More...
Original Popeye miniature dime bank. Fully functional. Made of steel or aluminum and is octagonal (square with beveled corners) in shape. Characters from the popular series are printed on the top and sides. Popeye features on the top. "Copr. King Feat. Synd 1929" printed below the illustration of Popeye. 1929 or circa 1930s. 2 1/2" x 2 1/2." Bank is very clean and intact except for slight rubbing to corners and edges. A Fine copy. A charming and unique item, an original Popeye miniature savings bank that stores dimes. Printed lettering on bottom instructs users that the bank locks a... View More...
Boards. Dust wrapper; illustrated with one woman reading the palm of another woman. Slight browning to edges of covers. Slight tears to dust wrapper edges. Small spot on title and index pages. Palmistry. Two pull-out pages each with diagrams and des criptions of the various parts of the hands, each with a small tear. View More...
Cloth. Illustrations. Slight chipping top and bottom of spine. Slight wear along edges. Old newspaper article pasted on rear blank page. In addition to the thorough description of the game of Chess, the book also includes sections on the games of Ba ckgammon, Russian Backgammon, and Dominoes. View More...
First edition. Cloth. Illustrated dust wrapper. One illustration and music. Wrapper has some tearing at top and bottom edges. The author writes about: What Makes A Stunt Succeed? See America First (The Blood-Stained Bread Knife, a Thrilling M ystery ); Jolly Stunts From Germany; What Makes A Perfect Party? A Golden Hours Party; Mrs. Santa Claus' Reception; etc. View More...
89 pages; puzzles; publisher's orange cloth binding. Some of the puzzles are filled in with pencil marks. Former owner's name on the front flyleaf. Very good clean copy. View More...
Original color jigsaw puzzle in a black and yellow cardboard box. Illustration of a star on front. Puzzle pieces are made of cardboard. No. 4 of the Movie Cut-Ups series. No date, circa 1932. Box measures 7 1/4" x 7." Puzzle pieces vary in shape and size but each is roughly about 1" x 1." "No Less Than 225 Pieces." Puzzle pieces are loose; some may be missing. Pieces are very clean and intact. Box is clean and intact overall. Lid has some darkening, moderate wear at the edges, and split (and tape-repaired) corners at the top and bottom. Bottom of box has an extensive dampstain that... View More...
