Parlor Games for the Wise and Otherwise

Helen E. Hollister

Published by The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1905

About this Item

The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1905. Hardcover. Copyright 1896 by The Penn Publishing Company. Later Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Good; light wear to head, tail and upper front tip; wear through fabric at lower front tip; rear board has gnawing to upper and lower tips and a portion of the edge. Green buckram boards and spine with silver decorations on the spine and front board with red lettering on the spine and front board. Tan endpapers. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 167 pp plus 8 pp of the publisher's catalog 16mo. The author was once faced with the dilemma of a rain soaked afternoon and a bunch of students from Yale and Harvard with nothing to do. Once the idea of games soaked in, there were many suggestions and many categories, which are recorded in this book. Chapters include: Games with Pen and Pencil; Games of Thought and Memory; Halloween Frolics; Games of Action; Catch Games and Forfeits. Seller Inventory # 012787

Bibliographic Details

Title: Parlor Games for the Wise and Otherwise

Publisher: The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA

Publication Date: 1905

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket