This is a reprint of a book published in 1883 and 1884. There have been at least a dozen editions of this book but we believe that the 1883 edition was the first edition. This book has been reprinted many, many times. I have reprinted it here because none of the current reprints have the original cover. I do not like these newfangled covers. Why buy an 1883 book if it has a 2012 cover? I am concerned about two things: The first is Punctuation. The outside cover here has the following punctuation: Dick's Games of Patience or ...
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This is a reprint of a book published in 1883 and 1884. There have been at least a dozen editions of this book but we believe that the 1883 edition was the first edition. This book has been reprinted many, many times. I have reprinted it here because none of the current reprints have the original cover. I do not like these newfangled covers. Why buy an 1883 book if it has a 2012 cover? I am concerned about two things: The first is Punctuation. The outside cover here has the following punctuation: Dick's Games of Patience or, Solitaire with Cards Note that there is an extra; on the inside title page, compared with the outside cover. The second is the number of pages. Most other reprints have a much smaller number of pages. The book reprinted here has 160 pages counting the six pages of catalog in back.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Spine a little faded, otherwise VG for its age. Vibrant gilt lettering and embellishments. Pages clean. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Good. Green pictorial cloth boards w/ gilt lettering and embellishments. Minor rubbing at edges. Minor shelf wear. Minor foxing here and there, overall pages clean. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 143pp. Green boards, gilt and black lettering and decoration. Light chipping to head and tail of spine, corners rubbed, lettering and decoration bright and prominent, contents are age-toned, inscription and date (1884) on front free endpaper, slight internal separation at title page, but binding is holding. Presumed first edition because copyright date of 1883 is only date. Diagrams throughout illustrating card games.
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Very Good. Reprint. Very good: Book shows rubbing of spine/panels, bumping of panel corners, Foxing, tearing of cloth on spine ends-hinge. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good. 8vo. 154pp, b/w ills throughout, explanation of terms. Pp 7-8 creased. Original decorative green cloth boards, gilt. Boards show faint traces of silverfish, with some paint by the spine foot affecting the 'D' of the spine title. The book contains 64 games including Auld Lang Syne, The Clock, The Shamrocks, The Exiled Kings, Penelope's Web, The Pyramid, the Quadrille, The Shah of Persia, St Louis, Rouge et Noir, and Nestor.
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Very Good. New edition revised and enlarged. Small octavo. 154, [2] pp. Illustrated. Red cloth decorated in black and gilt. Tiny stains on a couple of pages with tiny tears at the top of several pages in the rear, modestly worn spine ends with a bit of fraying at the crown, very good.
