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The games we played : the golden age of board & table games / Margaret K. Hofer ; with a foreword by Kenneth T. Jackson.

Van Pelt Library GV1317 .H64 2003
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hofer, Margaret K., 1965-
Contributor:
New-York Historical Society. Liman Collection.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Board games--History.
Board games.
History.
Physical Description:
159 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2003]
Contents:
Introduction, rules of the game
Parlor amusements
"The world's educator"
Morals to materialism
War games
Parlor athletics
The urban experience
'Round the world.
Notes:
"From the New-York Historical Society's Liman Collection."
"Inspired by ... an exhibition held at the New-York Historical Society from April 2, 2002, to April 13, 2003"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (page 158).
ISBN:
1568983972
OCLC:
51088101

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