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Dice : deception, fate & rotten luck / Ricky Jay ; photography by Rosamund Purcell.
LIBRA Special GV1303 .J39 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jay, Ricky.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dice--History.
- Dice.
- Dice games--History.
- Dice games.
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 63 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Quantuck Lane : distributed by W.W. Norton, 2003.
- Summary:
- Jay rolls the history of dice in this entertaining and informative volume that takes readers from the earliest forms made from animal hooves, to those made from ivory, celluloid, and plastic. He also charts the infamous players of history, accompanied by Purcell's seductive photos. 13 photos.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0971454817
- OCLC:
- 51502713
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