Board and Table Game Antiques

by Robert Charles Bell

Amongst the collectable items to be found in antique shops and stalls ae board and table games and objects pertaining to them, which may not be easily recognised out of context. As well as the familiar chess, draughts and ludo, a variety of games has beenmanufactured commercially since the eighteenth century. Many nineteenth-century children's games had an educational slant and the stern moral attitude of the Victorians is emphasised by their preference...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852635389
• ISBN13: 9780852635384
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Shire Books*
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.2"