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Goren's Hoyle Encyclopedia of Games: With Official Rules and Pointers on Play, including the Latest Rules of Contract Bridge
by GOREN, Charles H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: A Chancellor Hall Book: Greystone Press / Hawthorne Books, Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1961. BCE. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. A standard item around any household whose family enjoys playing table games; especially card games. Includes the rules of nearly all of them, from whist to poker; along with non-card games such as backgammon, craps and chess. Illustrated throughout, with rear glossary. --- In blue paper-covered boards backed in rust cloth, with spine titling & decorations in gilt and silver. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With a little sunning to edges of covers, else a sound, unmarked copy. Note: A weakened rear hinge has been carefully repaired on this item.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (10), 656 pages .
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- Seller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 87227
- Title
- Goren's Hoyle Encyclopedia of Games: With Official Rules and Pointers on Play, including the Latest Rules of Contract Bridge
- Author
- GOREN, Charles H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- BCE
- Publisher
- A Chancellor Hall Book: Greystone Press / Hawthorne Books, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
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Littleton, Colorado
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