| CIP3223 |
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1795 - SYSTEMATICAL COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY - 1795 - Published by The Rev John Hunt - 52/52 - AS - Asia, AH - Europe, AD America, and Ac Africa - each suit describing one continent - The indices K QJ are used as initial letters of Kingdoms, Quarter and Jslands - Values appears within suit sign on pip cards - hearts and diamonds have red border, small start appears on the border of court card - The title card states "The second edition carefully revised and corrected "- "Dedicated by Permission to E Montagu Esq - One of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery"- The cards are undamaged and in v good condition - obviously a little foxed due to age but nothing that detracts from their interest - There is a photocopy of an instruction card dated 1790 - as this is a second edition it may be later - but is prior to 1803 as Spain still owned Louisiana - Great Geographical interest and also a deck of playing cards- Postage Category A |
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C1800 SET OF EDUCATIONAL CARDS FOR HOME USE
A Complete Historical, Chronological, & Genealogical ATLAS of the Royal Family of England From William the Conqueror to his present Majesty George 3 - This set of cards consists of 11 card copper engraved and hand colored and an instruction card - The royal personage are color coded - grouped by house or families - Suggested method of using these cards is asking questions like "what I the relationship between x and Y" - Moving on to the next card when the questions are correctly answered.- The cards are in excellent condition - undamaged - clean - they fit into an original slip case - and there is a grubby mark on two cards (front of the rules and back of card 11) where they are exposed through the thumb hole - The slip case is v good - a little grubby but the label is in tact - Interesting teaching/play item.- Postage Category |
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| GPO3230 |
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c1840 JOHN BETTS - PROFITABLE PASTIMES IN SCRIPTURE HISTORY- NEW TESTAMENT - This Pastime is complete in Wooden Box - It consists of 54/54 cards with phrases + blanks - The players (child) has to fill in blanks and if successful takes a counter otherwise gives uo a counter - The original rules have the correct answers and also lots of advertisements for maps and other games) - There are red and white bone counters in the box which may not be original - The cards and rules book are excellent - no damage or tears - The original box is also excellent undamaged and with a color picture of the cruxification on the lid- Postage Category C |
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| GBE3734 |
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c1843 PRETTY PICTURES WITH EASY READING Learning To Read Cards- A circular wooden box containing cards to teach children to read with a hand colored picture of the sentence on the reverse - The box is not full so some cards are missing but unlike an alphabet it is difficult to tell how many probably about 5 cards. There are 19 cards with hand colored pictures on the back and four with sentences on both sides which are in keeping with the other cards - two have a slightly different print style - but are in keeping with the rest - Condition of both the box and cards is excellent - Cards are 2" in diameter and fit snugly into the box - Box is made of wood the lid being hand Colored and varnished - a small part of the picture has been rubbed off - On the base is (hand inscribed) "Catherine Gillett from her dear Uncle Edward 23rd jus 18th 1843"- Postage Category C |
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| GBE3254 |
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c1850 JOHN BETTS MULTIPLICATION TABLE IN RHYME (Part One) - Is the first half of the table consisting of 96 cards forming 48 illustrations" Complete in Original Wooden Box with a picture of two cards on the front - This game consists of 96 cards (48 pairs) (one card of the 96 is a colored photocopy - difficult to spot as a replacement as it is on the same card as the other pieces) - Each has a multiplication and a rhyming couplet underneath - ie There is also a hand colored picture describing the rhyme ie Twice 1 are 2 - "Pray how do you do?" picture of gentleman lifting his hat to a lady - Left hand card has "Twice 1" - "Pray How" and picture of gentleman on it - right hand card has "are 2", "do you do?" and picture of lady on it.- Part One covers the multiplication tables from 2x1 through 2x12 - up to 6x5 through 6x12 (in order to make each game (2-6 and 7-12 equal the numbers were slightly manipulated ie there is 5x4 and 6x5 (as well as 5x6 and 4x5) - The cards in this set are v good - slight foxing and a couple have a light crease - the box is v good - but missing on small end - Bright and colourful picture.- Postage Category c |
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| GBE3227 |
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c1850 JOHN BETTS MULTIPLICATION TABLE IN RHYME (Part One) - "being the first half of the table consisting of 96 cards forming 48 illustrations" Complete in Original Wooden Box with a picture of two cards on the front - This game consists of 96 cards (48 pairs) - Each has a multiplication and a rhyming couplet underneath - ie There is also a hand colored picture describing the rhyme ie Twice 1 are 2 - "Pray how do you do?" picture of gentleman lifting his hat to a lady - Left hand card has "Twice 1" - "Pray How" and picture of gentleman on it - right hand card has "are 2", "do you do?" and picture of lady on it.- Part One covers the multiplication tables from 2x1 through 2x12 - up to 6x5 through 6x12 (in order to make each game (2-6 and 7-12 equal the numbers were slightly manipulated ie there is 5x4 and 6x5 (as well as 5x6 and 4x5) - The cards in this set are excellent - slight foxing to some cards but generally v good - the box is excellent no damage just a couple of small ink stains on the lid - there are no rules- Postage Category C |
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| GBE3728 |
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C1860 A SET OF FLORAL ALPHABET CARDS, - Twenty-six printed and hand coloured cards showing flowers from A to Z, in original box - About 20 of the cards are hand colored the remainder are uncoloured - The cards in good condition with no damage, the hand coloring is very delicate, the box has a few tears and the label is a little dirty- Postage Category A |
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| GPO3193 |
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c1860 GEMS - A SHAKESPEARE QUARETTE CARDS GAME HAND COLORED - This game consists of 40 cards - 4 sets of ten - each set has one hand colored card - a character from the play and three plain cards each listing a characters from the play - The Game includes a title card which states "These games are approved of by the Bishop of London, and many of the most distinguished Instructors of Youth. There is a photocopy of the rules (the game is basically a happy families collecting game) The hand colored cards are lovely the colors are vivid - the cards are undamaged but some are a little foxed.- Postage Category A |
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| GBE943 |
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c1868 FRENCH & ENGLISH HISTORICAL LOTO CARDS - CARTES DE LOTTO AVEC L'HISTORIE ANGLAIS EN FRANCAIS - - This item is 23 double sided lotto cards - One side has the normal numbers on it - The other side has nine columns number as centuries XI-XIX Siecle - All the narrative is in French - With pictures of English historical characters - Including King Arthur, Wellington, Elizabeth, Robert Peel - (Mort d'Arthur, Duc de Wellington, Elisabeth, et Sir Robert Peel) - We presume this was a method of teaching history and French at the same time - The latest event on any of the cards is - Lord Palmerston mort en 1865 - (Lord Palmerston died in 1865) - The cards are edged in different colors - Six of red, maroon, green and 5 blue. - The cards are in excellent condition - no damage - Odd scuffed corners but no bends or damage.- Postage Category B |
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| GPO3232 |
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c1880 FELDMAN'S MUSIC PLAYING CARDS - An easy way of learning the names and values of various signs used in Music - These cards ca be used to play a number of standard games - SNAP - WHO'S THE MONKEY (a version of Old Maid) and a quartet collecting game - The game is complete (53/53 cards) an has the original rules - the backs advertise Roland's Pianoforte Tutor by B Feldman & Co- Postage Category A |
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| GPO3231 |
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c1890 HENRY REASON'S SUNDAY ENJOYMENT - The New Sunday Pastime for Little Folks - This game is complete and consist of 48/48 cards - Each pair of cards make up a parable of the Old Testament - with a question on the left - the answer on the right and a picture across both cards describing the parable - The cards are in v good condition - undamaged - but slightly foxed - The rules ad list of parables are original - there is no box- Postage Category A |
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c1920 ARITHMETICAL LOTTO - CHILDREN & PETS - Made in Germany for English Market by Spear - This item is a arithmetical (multiplication) lotto - The pictures are 1920s style children - There are nine multiplication questions on each page - The 9 discs complete the pictures - When the child gets the answer right - Each answer also has a message with it - With moral overtones - The game is complete - which is rare as the discs often get lost - However someone has tried to make the game harder - By changing some of the questions and answers and messages in ink - Obviously not seen when the pictures are made up - Apart from this the cards are excellent - near mint when filled - The rules are also excellent - The box is complete v good - but split a little at the corners and edges- Postage Category |
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