Afro-centric xwordz & puzzlez; crosswords & puzzles based on African American history & culture, volume 1, issue 1
Mililani, HI: Kane Publications, 1998. Magazine. 84p., wraps. Various word games. More
Cat.No: 106411
Mililani, HI: Kane Publications, 1998. Magazine. 84p., wraps. Various word games. More
Cat.No: 106411
Austin, TX: Steve Jackson Games, 1988. 48p., staplebound booklet format, mild handling wear. Publication for fans of the "Car Wars" game, set in a dystopian future where customized armored attack vehicles protect their drivers from marauding bandits on the open highway. More
Cat.No: 235689
San Francisco: Bonhams & Butterfield, 2006. Paperback. 57p., featuring items no.400-916, exhibit photos entirely in color, 10.5x8 inch glossy catalogue wraps. A very good, undamaged and unmarked copy. More
Cat.No: 232131
Inglewood, CA: Dellco Publishing Company, 1984. vi, 56p., plus [2]p. ads (Los Angeles area), magazine in trade-wraps book format, gift inscription on inside front wrap else very good condition. Combines word games and poetry. More
Cat.No: 249010
New York: N.D.P. Corp. 1994. Paperback. 95p., coated paperstock throughout (alkaline, tinted cream), every page printed with red panelling around the splendid black typography; 8.5x5.5 inch wraps; a respectful and handsome production in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 171642
Vitoria (Espana): Editores: Heraclio Fournier, 1952. Paperback. 120p., each page panelled in blue, line-drawn illustrations of cards and "hands;" softbound in 5.5x4 inch color-decorated wraps, spine and overlapping edges a bit worn, mild dust-soil and faint foxing to endsheets, a good copy. More
Cat.No: 207532
Paris: Printed by E. Desfosses-Neogravure [for the state], 1936, 1949. Pamphlet. Respectively [35] and [25]p., both items are 10x8 inch pamphlets, staplebound. The 1936 piece is illustrated in b&w with facsimiles of documents establishing the game and remarkably clear small photogravures from various periods; somewhat handled and dusty with a...... More
Cat.No: 223480
Peoria, ILL: Archarena Co., 1899. 40p., stapled pictorial wraps, 6.75 x 4 inches, illus., wraps worn, a few small stains on front wrap, 1/2 inch closed tear along spine, staples rusted, small section torn out of front wrap which extends through to page 6, a reading copy only. The front..... More
Cat.No: 250536
San Francisco: the newspaper, 1987. Single issue of the tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned, otherwise very good, 23 pages. Published by associates of the Kerista commune, with articles reflecting the polyfidelic sexual aspect of the group as well as issues like self-esteem. Centerfold is the Gestalt-O-Rama board game. More
Cat.No: 199860
Rohnert Park, CA: Pomegranate, [199-?]. Full deck of cards (photos from the Library of Congress on one side, facts about them on the other side), 3.5x4 inches, in pictorial box. The cards are still shrink-wrapped. More
Cat.No: 231721
New York: Arbor House, 1985. Paperback. 136p., very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 12630
Paris: Payot, 1953. 310p., publisher's ads, later printing; softbound in 9x5.5 inch decorated wraps, opened neatly throughout, textblock and wraps rather toned with the cover a bit handling-soiled and edgeworn, a good copy. Originally issued in the 1930s. More
Cat.No: 190689
New York: The World Federation, 1943. 64p., very good condition in a shelf worn dj. Distributed by Garden City Publishing Co. Culbertson was the leading contract bridge player and writer in the 1930s. More
Cat.No: 104213
Las Vegas, NV: Gambler's Book Club, n.d. 17p., red plastic comb binding cracked in the middle, 5.5x8.5 inches. Reprint of an 1891 article, with a new two-page introduction. More
Cat.No: 253879
Ulaanbaatar: Sukhbaataryn nermzhit khevleliin kombinat, 1963. Pamphlet. 55p., illustrated wraps, text in Mongolian, pages curled in upper right corner. Ownership signature inside front cover. Booklet on children's games and playground equipment, with each textual entry facing a page with a line drawing of the equipment or the activity described. More
Cat.No: 165906
Inglewood: Dellco Publishing Co., 1979. Paperback. vi, 40p., worn wraps with 1" closed tear on front, pen notation "damaged sample copy." "Black-oriented puzzle book plus poetry, biographical profiles of famous Black personalities" More
Cat.No: 22103
Inglewood, CA: Dellco Publishing Company, 1982. Paperback. vi, 56p., wraps. Combines word games and poetry. More
Cat.No: 35486
Inglewood, CA: Dellco Publishing Company, 1983. Paperback. vi, 56p., wraps. Combines word games and poetry. More
Cat.No: 114798
Chicago: FUN Inc., 2003. 32p., wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, illus, some folding at front wrap corners. Handbook for magic set, though works as a stand-alone. Magic set not included. More
Cat.No: 148837
Tokyo: Nihon Kiin 日本棋院, 1965. 222p., wraps, very good in plastic sleeve. Text in Japanese with numerous illustrations of positions. Nihon Kiin No Chukyu Shirizu, 6. Go player's manual. More
Cat.No: 153754
Oahu: United States Army, undated, mid-1950s to early 60s. Single cardstock leaf, 7x4 inches, printed in blue and red inks and folded (once) to make a scorecard with rules of play; mildly edgeworn with corner-tip crumple-lines and faintest touch of dust. Quite a nice look to this, and it has..... More
Cat.No: 232880
[San Francisco]: Self-published by the author, 1971. Pamphlet. 69p., 5.5x8.5 inches, staplebound booklet in stapled pictorial wraps, inscribed by the author to "Bro. Peter, whose rap is better than his chess game." The author constructed crossword puzzles for Essence, and his shaped or "concrete" poems reflect this aptitude. More
Cat.No: 142264
Tokyo: Nihon Kiin 日本棋院, 1965. 238p., wraps, very good in plastic sleeve. Text in Japanese with numerous illustrations of positions. Nihon Kiin No Chukyu Shirizu, 4. Go player's manual. More
Cat.No: 153752
Amsterdam: SAD-Schorerstiching, no date. 36p., 4.25x5.75 inches, text in Dutch, illustrated with drawings and photos, very good booklet in stapled yellow pictorial wraps. A Dutch sex/info game with questions, answers, removalble stamp question cards, AIDS and sex-info resources and services,very good. More
Cat.No: 224411
Oakland: Sea Urchin Press, 1978. [32]p., illus. in text, signed on the f.e.p. by the African American author; laid in is a 4p. "Activity guide for Agate Eyes for involved reading and listening." Rear wrap slightly soiled. Children's book on interpersonal relations built around a game of marbles in a...... More
Cat.No: 114948