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Alvarez, A.
The Biggest Game in Town.
Andre Deutsch 1983 Index, 185pp., good in d/w. 5.00
Arlott, John (Ed.).
The Oxford Companion to Sports and Games.
Oxford U.P. 1800g. Plates, 1143pp., inscr. else good in d/w. 8.00
Augarde, Tony.
The Oxford A - Z of Word Games.
BCA. 145mm. by 225mm., 550g. 249pp., good in d/w. 5.00
Averbakh, Yuri.
Bishop Endings.
Contemporary Chess Endings.
Trans. by Mary Lasher.
Batsford 1977 400g. Illus., index, 167pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, lacks ffep., else good reading copy in d/w. 3.50
Averbakh, Yuri.
Bishop v. Knight Endings.
Contemporary Chess Endings.
Trans. by Dr. K.P. Neat
Batsford 1976 400g. Illus., index, 165pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, lacks ffep., else good reading copy in d/w. 3.50
Barry, Sheila Anne.
101 Favourite Card Games for One.
Magpie Books. 128pp., card covers, good. 2.50
Berloquin, Pierre.
Games of Logic.
Foreword by Martin Gardner.
Unwin Paperbacks 1980 145pp., card covers, good. 3.00
Bodycombe, David J. (Devised)
Lateral Puzzles.
Mustard. 400g. Illus., 121pp., pictorial boards, good. 2.50
Brandreth, Gyles.
The Complete Puzzler.
Hale 1982 190pp., good in d/w. 5.00
Brandreth, Gyles.
Everyman's Book of Solo Games.
Dent 1983 160mm. by 240mm., 600g. Illus., index, 223pp.,
ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, lacks ffep., else good in d/w. 5.00
Brown, John.
Winning Tricks: A Bridge Book for the Average Player.
Duckworth 1955 rep. 350g. Appendix, 300pp., inscr. else good in d/w. 4.00
Buckwalter, Len.
Electronic Games and Toys.
Foulsham 1972 140mm. by 220mm., 400g. Plates, illus., 128pp., good in torn d/w. 5.00
"Cavendish."
The Laws and Principles of Whist.
London: Thomas de la Rue 1895 22nd. ed. 115mm. by 170mm., 350g. Black and red illustrations, 306pp., adverts. All edges gilt, decorated endpapers and cloth. Rear cover a bit grubby else quite a nice copy. 12.50
Cohen, Ben; Lederer, Rhoda.
The ABC of Contract Bridge.
Unwin Paperbacks 1984 250g. Glossary, 287pp., card covers, good. 3.50
Cohen, Ben; Lederer, Rhoda.
All About Acol.
Allen and Unwin 1974 2nd. ed. 600g. Index, 264pp., good in d/w. 5.00
Cohen, Ben; Lederer, Rhoda.
Contract Bridge for beginners.
Collins 1978 rep. 300g. Illus., index, 143pp., good in d/w. 4.00
Culbertson, Ely.
Culbertson Point-Count Bidding.
Faber 1964 350g.222pp., sl. marked else good. 5.00
Culbertson, Josephine.
Contract Bridge for Beginners.
Faber 1961 2nd. ed. 400g. 223pp., sl. marked else good. 4.00
Davis, Joe.
How I Play Snooker: Unbeaten World Champion 1927-47.
W.H. Allen 1981 rep. Illus., 174pp., card covers, sl. creased and marked else good. 5.00
Eales, Richard.
Chess: The History of a Game.
Batsford 1985 600g. Plates, index, 240pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, lacks ffep., else good reading copy in d/w. 5.00
Finn, Timothy.
Pub Games of England.
Queen Anne Press 1981 750g. Plates, illus., 156pp., ffep. sl. rubbed else good in d/w. 7.50
Fixx, James F.
More Games for the Superintelligent.
Muller 1982 rep. Illus., 101pp., card covers, good. 3.00
Flint, Jeremy.
How to Play Bridge.
Treasure Press 1989 400g. Index, 62pp., pictorial boards, sl. marked else good. 2.50
Flint, Jeremy.
Jeremy Flint's Bridge Class.
Sunday Express Pub. 1969 230mm. by 165mm., 250g. Illus., card covers, good. 3.00
Fox, G.C.H.
Begin Bridge.
Paperfronts 1985 rep. Illus., 125pp., card covers, inscr., else good. 2.00
Fowler, Mark; Parekh, Radhi.
Logic Puzzles.
Usborne. Illus., 48pp., large card covers, good. 2.50
Fry, Sam.
How to Win at Bridge.
Faber 1960 350g. Illus., 144pp., sl. marked, inscr., else good in d/w. 4.00
Gardener, Nicola.
Master Bridge.
MacMillan 1983 Illus., 140pp., good in d/w. 4.50
Garroway, Dave.
Fun on Wheels: 150 Games, Puzzles and Brainteasers to Help Parents Keep Children Entertained and at Peace in the Car.
Muller and the AA.
1966 rep. Illus., 117pp., card covers, sp. weak else good. 2.00
Goren, Charles H.
Contract Bridge for Beginners.
Simon and Schuster 1981 200g. Illus., 152pp., card covers, sl. marked else good. 2.50
Goren, Charles H. (Pres.)
The Precision System of Bidding.
Ed. by Robert E. Ewen.
Robert Hale 1972 rep. 500g. 225pp., good in sl. stained d/w. 5.00
Griffith, R.C; Golombek, H.
A Pocket Guide to the Chess Openings.
Bell 1975 rep. 127pp., good in d/w. 3.50
Griffiths, Terry with Julian Worthington.
Griff.
Pelham 1989 Plates, 202pp., rear ep. marked else good in d/w. 5.00
Hill, Gordon.
Card and Conjuring Tricks.
Ward Lock 1989 rep. Illus., index, 95pp., card covers, good. 2.00
Hinch, Derryn.
The Scrabble Book.
Pan 1979 Index, 182pp., card covers, good. 2.50
Hiner, Mark.
The Red and Blue Illusion Book: How to create 3-D drawings and other optical tricks.
Tarquin Pub. Illus., 60pp., large oblong card covers, good. 5.00
Holoquest.
3D Art: Experience the amazing images causing a global sensation.
Carlton Books. 245mm. by 310mm., 600g. Plates, 36pp., good in d/w. 4.00
Hoyle's Official Rules of Card Games.
Redwood Ed. 900g. 574pp., card covers, good. 5.00
Isamu, Haruyama; Yoshiaki, Nagahara.
Basic Techniques of Go.
Tokyo: The Ishi Press 1976 rep. 300g. Illus., 169pp., card covers, ex-lib. copy with some stamps, lacks ffep., else good reading copy. 3.50
Iwamoto, Kaoru.
Go for Beginners.
Penguin 1984. Biblio., 144pp., card covers, good. 2.50
Jacoby, Oswald; Crawford, John R.
The Backgammon Book.
Pan 1982 rep. Illus., glossary, 220pp., card covers, a bit creased, sl. torn; good working copy. 2.00
Keene, Raymond.
The Evolution of Chess Opening Theory: From Philidor to Kasparov.
Pergamon Chess Series 1985 Illus., index, 220pp., boards, good. 8.00
Kelsey, Hugh; Glauert, Michael.
Bridge Odds for Practical Players.
Gollancz 1982 rep. 300g. Illus., 125pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good. 3.50
Klinger, Ron.
World Championship Pairs Bridge.
Gollancz 1983 500g. 167pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, lacks ffep., sl. loose, else good reading copy in d/w. 3.50
Mandl, Matthew.
Electronic Puzzles and Games.
Foulsham-Tab c. 1973 135mm. by 215mm., 200g. Illus., index, 127pp., card covers, sl. creased else good. 5.00
Markus, Rixi.
Aces and Places: The International Bridge Circuit.
Unwin Paperbacks 1982 rep. 136pp., card covers, good. 2.50
Miles, Marshall.
How to Win at Duplicate Bridge.
Collier-MacMillan 1972 300g. 442pp., card covers, sl. marked else good. 3.50
Morehead, Albert H.
Morehead on Bidding.
Faber 1965 400g. Illus., appendices, 345pp., card covers, good. 6.00
N.E. Thing Enterprises.
Magic Eye II: 3D Illusions.
Michael Joesph. Coloured plates, 32pp., large oblong boards in d/w. Good. 5.00
N.E. Thing Enterprises.
Nostradamus Magic Eye: 3D Illusions.
Michael Joseph. Coloured plates, 31pp., large oblong boards in d/w. Good. 5.00
Parlett, David.
The Penguin Book of Word Games.
Penguin 1982 Index, 235pp., card covers, good. 3.00
Pennycook, Andrew.
The Book of Card Games.
Granada 1982 500g. Index, 656pp., ex-lib. copy with some stamps, lacks ffep., else good reading copy in d/w. 4.00
Reese, Terence.
Develop Your Bidding Judgement.
The Oak Tree Press 1962 500g. Illus., 254pp., good in d/w. 6.00
Reese, Terence.
Learn Bridge with Reese.
Faber 1987 rev. ed. Illus., index, 162pp., card covers, good. 3.00
Scarne, John.
Scarne's Encyclopedia of Games.
BCA. 1976 Large 8vo. Index, 628pp., good. 8.00
Schenken, Howard.
The Education of a Bridge Player.
Hale 1976 221pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps else good in lib. style binding. 5.00
Serebriakoff, Victor.
A Second Mensa Puzzle Book.
Chancellor Books. 256pp., pictorial boards, good. 2.50
Singmaster, David.
Notes on Rubik's Magic Cube.
London: Mathematical Sciences and Computing Polytechnic of the South Bank c. 1980. 5th. ed. Illus., 60pp., biblio., card covers, good. 4.00
Sloane, Paul.
Lateral Thinking Puzzles.
Sterling Pub. Index, 96pp., card covers, good. 2.50
Sokolsky, A.P.
The Modern Openings in Theory and Practice: Their influence on the middle game.
Trans by Golombek and Strauss.
Pitman 1972 600g. Index, 241pp., good in d/w. 7.00
Soltis, Andrew.
The Younger School of Soviet Chess.
Bell 1976 600g. Illus., index, 253pp., good in d/w. 8.00
Stewart, Frank.
Two-Minute Bridge Tips.
Crescent Books rep. 500g. Illus., 191pp., good in d/w. 5.00
Taylor, Dennis.
Natural Break.
Queen Anne Press 1985 500g. Illus., plates, pictorial boards, good. 4.00
Thurman, John; Herbert, Bob. (Ed.)
Outdoor Ganmes for Scouts.
The Boy Scouts Assoc. 1958 rep. 200g. 112pp., good in d/w. 3.50