Basil Dalton M a (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Charming handbook on card-games for three, "What a boon a really good card-game for three can be in the lonely places of the earth where a fourth is hard to come by". Includes an excerpt from Alexander Pope's 'Rape of the Lock' with short commentary explaining Belinda's game of Ombre. Contemporary bookplate on front endpaper (R.W.O.Beney).

6th edition. Softback. Small 12mo. 62pp. Publisher's orange paper covers, black lettering on front & spine, 4 fanned cards + double black line around edges + " 9d " on front. Original white eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, crease rear top edge, 2cm scuff mark rear else clean & unchipped. Contents : light foxing to prelims/trails & outside edges of pages else clean & tight. Clean tight copy with foxing to pages. VG-.

2nd edition. Softback. Small 12mo. 62pp. Publisher's orange paper covers, black lettering on front & spine, 4 fanned cards + double black line around edges + " 9d " on front. Original white eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, darkening & crimping to spine else clean & unchipped. Contents : foxing to prelims/trails & outside edges of pages else clean & tight. Clean tight copy with heavy foxing to pages. VG-.

3rd edition. Softback. Small 12mo. 62pp. Publisher's orange paper covers, black lettering on front & spine, 4 fanned cards + double black line around edge + " 9d " s on front. Original white eps. Covers : slight shelf rubs top/bottom of spine + corners, faint mark rear, faint initials front else clean & unchipped. Contents : foxing to pages throughout else clean & tight. Clean tight copy with heavy foxing to pages. VG.

Reprint + 1st edition, 1st edition thus. Small 12mo. 62 + (2) + 64pp. Publisher's pale green plain cloth covers, blue lettering on front & spine. Green dw, black lettering, fanned 4 cards on front within freeze border, not clipped. Original white eps. Two volumes bound as one by the publishers, the second volume is a first edition. Covers : slight shelf rub bottom of spine, bump rear bottom corner else bright. Dw : very slight browning to spine, very slight rub top of spine, small spot on spine else clean. Contents : very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. VG+/VG+.

1st edition. Large 8vo. vii + (1) + 56pp. Publisher's cream paper covered boards, red lettering on spine, black lettering + 2 vertical red lines + outline 3 seated men playing cards on front. Original white eps. Attractive small 2cm bookseller's ticket inside rear cover. Covers : heavy rubs top/bottom of spine, slight rubs corners, slight browning, slightly bowed, Contents : faint browning else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight copy in browned boards. VG-.