String Games Beginners by Kathleen Haddon (47 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG/none, illustrated stiff paper wraps, 12th printing, 40 pp. Interior clean, no marks except former owners name at the top edge, inside upper, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to wraps, no chips or tears. Corners square.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (string figures, cat's cradles) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. New edition. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. Paperback. Originally published in the early 1900s, this short but informative book provides detailed instructions on how to form string figures, accompanied by clear illustrations. Not only does it instruct how to form these, but also gives an idea of the origins of each figure. Apart from this being a simple and entertaining pastime for young and old, providing exercise for the fingers and the mind, these games also reflect a little of the history and social habits of the people where they originated. Contents Instructions The Fish Spear An Outrigger Canoe The Bed Carrying Wood An Eel The Caribou A Grass Hut A Siberian House The Tern A Man Climbing A Tree The Well An Apache Door The Baboon's Mouth A Scrub-Hen The Fighting Men The Island of Moa Lightning Shooting the Fish Spear A Bird A Melon Shell A Canoe A Waterspout Barbed Spears The Breastbone and Ribs The Laia Flower The Flying Fox The Looper Caterpillar Porker.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 40pp. Clean copy. No inscriptions. Includes supply & fitting of correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 12mo - over 63/4" - 73/4" tall. Book.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Trade paperback in near fine condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. 1967. Seventh Reprint. 40 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Soft Cover/Stapled. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. First Edition, 12th Reprint. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated cover/NF. Use of string, in its multiple forms, is universal. This marvellous booklet gathers together popular string games from the Cat's Cradle that most of us are familiar with, to ones practiced by Eskimos, the American Indians, in New Guinea, and Australia, to name a few with traceable origens. Instructions are clear and accompanied by illustrations. A sheer delight for agile fingers (trained on keyboards) and a simple strand of string. Fine copy.…

Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. Paperback.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: Good. 1967. 7th Printing. 40 pages. Red paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine. Light tanning to spine and edges.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good ++. Reprint. 40 pages. Clean red soft covers with light/moderate wear to covers' corners and edges. Clean pages. Stapled binding.

Soft cover. Condition: Good +. Ninth Reprint. 40 pages. Clean red soft covers with light/moderate wear to covers' corners and edges and some thumbing of the whole area of cover. Clean pages. Stapled binding.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Revised and enlarged edition. 40pp stapled booklet in printed red light card covers with yapped edges. 12mo. Covers worn, lightly rubbed at edges, darkened, with some mild creasing. A little spotting on first and last leaves only. Clear instructions, with illustrations, for making 28 figures with the necessary length of strong. A vintage guide to a vintage pastime.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 40p yellow card cover, stapled, very good Language: English.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable/Good. No Jacket. No Dust Jacket, brown illustrated stapled paperback. Covers are slightly marked, signs of rusting on outer and staples in the middle of the book, previous owners details on title page, otherwise clean tight copy in good/acceptable condition, 40pp Reprinted 1945 published by W Heffer & Sons Ltd Book#100932.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.