Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire
by Lady Cadogan
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair +/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1914. 121pp. Original stiff wraps. Hobby Handbooks Series. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are creased but still secure. Inner text block is tight and sound. Spine appears to be reinforced (i'm not quite sure if this is original to the book/from publisher). Covers are scuffed//age-toned with creasing to corners, moderate rubbing to extremities. Lady Adelaide Cadogan, nee Paget (1820-1890) was the British author of Illustrated Games of Patience (also known as Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience (1875)). Her book was the first collection of solitaire card games in the English language and has been reprinted several times. Nice reading copy. . New Revised Edition. Paperback. Fair +/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137775
- Title
- Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire
- Author
- Lady Cadogan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- New Revised Edition
- Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Lady Cadogan Games Solitaire
- Bookseller catalogs
- Games - General;
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