Patience Games (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Add a unique vintage book to your collection with this 1892 edition of The Illustrated Book of Patience Games by Professor Koffmann. 'Patience Games, as the term is usually understood, are card gamnes for a single player who plays against fate or chance, represented by the more or less favourable agreemnt of the cards at the outset of the game. The player at astarting sets himself the task to arrange the cards insome particular manner; then, taking the pack in the accidental state determined by thorohg shuffling, he attempts to carry our his design, conforming howver, to certain rules of play.' Title: The Illustrated Book of Patience Games Author: Patience Games Publisher: George Routledge Publication Date: 1892 Format: Hardback Condition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some signs of wear with marked boards, inscriptions on the endpaper and stamp on the title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Add a unique vintage book to your collection with this 1907 edition of The Illustrated Book of Patience Games by Professor Koffmann. 'Patience Games, as the term is usually understood, are card gamnes for a single player who plays against fate or chance, represented by the more or less favourable agreemnt of the cards at the outset of the game. The player at astarting sets himself the task to arrange the cards insome particular manner; then, taking the pack in the accidental state determined by thorohg shuffling, he attempts to carry our his design, conforming howver, to certain rules of play.' Title: The Illustrated Book of Patience Games Author: Patience Games Publisher: George Routledge Publication Date: 1907 Format: Hardback Condition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some signs of wear with marked boards and inscription.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Add a unique vintage book to your collection with this 1907 edition of The Illustrated Book of Patience Games by Professor Koffmann. 'Patience Games, as the term is usually understood, are card gamnes for a single player who plays against fate or chance, represented by the more or less favourable agreemnt of the cards at the outset of the game. The player at astarting sets himself the task to arrange the cards insome particular manner; then, taking the pack in the accidental state determined by thorohg shuffling, he attempts to carry our his design, conforming howver, to certain rules of play.' Title: The Illustrated Book of Patience Games Author: Patience Games Publisher: George Routledge Publication Date: 1907 Format: Hardback Condition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some signs of wear to spine ends, tanned pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint but first edition thus with date on title page. 12mo. (10) + (1 Ecarte) + 4 - 79, + (1 blank) + (2 list) pages complete. ncluding publisher's list at front. Publisher's original pale blue cloth covers, black lettering on front & spine, chessmen + backgammon board + billiards cues + fanned playing cards on front. Adverts as fep. Neat owner name and date on end paper. Covers : very slight fade to spine and front top corner, slightest shelf rubs top/bottom of spine else very clean and bright. Contents : offset browning to end papers else very clean and tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. VG+.