Game of Goose Historic Pastime or a New Game or the History of England from the Conquest to the Accession of George the Third: [Game of Goose, British History, George III, Elizabethan]
by John Wallis
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- Condition
- Lacks slip case and game booklet
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Harris, 1803. Lacks slip case and game booklet. Game of Goose, British History, George III, Elizabethan
Title from game sheet. This historical race game has 158 playing spaces numbered in a clockwise direction. They represent events and characters in English history from William I to George III. The game was devised specifically for the education of young children The hand-colored engraved sheet is mounted on linen, folded into twelve sections. A game of goose format with circular images representing either portraits of the principal personages who have signalized themselves as kings, statesmen, churchmen, generals, poets, etc. or some remarkable occurrence in our country concluding with war with America and Treasury. OCLC-6 (Oct. 2020) Moon, M. Harris (1992),; 1031(1b); Whitehouse, F.R.B. Table games of Georgian and Victorian days (London: Garnett, 1951), p. 27
Title from game sheet. This historical race game has 158 playing spaces numbered in a clockwise direction. They represent events and characters in English history from William I to George III. The game was devised specifically for the education of young children The hand-colored engraved sheet is mounted on linen, folded into twelve sections. A game of goose format with circular images representing either portraits of the principal personages who have signalized themselves as kings, statesmen, churchmen, generals, poets, etc. or some remarkable occurrence in our country concluding with war with America and Treasury. OCLC-6 (Oct. 2020) Moon, M. Harris (1992),; 1031(1b); Whitehouse, F.R.B. Table games of Georgian and Victorian days (London: Garnett, 1951), p. 27
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- Seller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 20205663
- Title
- Game of Goose Historic Pastime or a New Game or the History of England from the Conquest to the Accession of George the Third
- Author
- John Wallis
- Book Condition
- Used - Lacks slip case and game booklet
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Harris
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1803
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Game of Goose, British History, George III, Elizabethan
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- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...