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1976 Scarne's Encyclopedia of Games
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Description
Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon, With Dustwrapper
The book club edition, published in 1976, uncommon in the original dustwrapper designed by Keith Davis. Unclipped.
This volume is one of the most complete and authoritative reference work on games available. Comprising more than one thousand games, explained with descriptions and simple instructions. With classic games as well as their variations, old games and new games, gambling games, solitaires, social games, board games, and parlour games for children.
John Scarne was one of the world's foremost authority on odds, percentages and the mathematical structure of games of skill and chance. He includes in this book professional tips and strategies to win, as well as tricks to detect cheating techniques. A masterpiece for gamers.
With illustrations throughout to show the game and facilitate the understanding of the rules.
Condition
In the original publisher's leatherette binding. Externally lovely with only minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The dustwrapper is unclipped and very smart with slight shelf wear and slight minor closed tears to the top edge of the front and rear wraps. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With illustrations in text showing the games.
Near Fine
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