1. Blakey, George G. (compiled and edited by), THE GAMBLER'S COMPANION, Paddington Press, Ltd., New York, (1979), 352pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0448220717 "A rich and entertaining variety of gambling stories by an impressive array of the world's greatest writers.", (Order No: 16705 ), $7.50
2. By the Author of "Whist", BACKGAMMON: ITS HISTORY AND PRACTICE - COMIC BACKGAMMON (PRINTED ON FRONT COVER), Barry Vail, Inc., New York, 1931, B&W illustrations, 79pp, fine, red cloth (hardcover) in good+ slipcase, Quality fascimile printed by William Edwin Rudge from the London edition published in 1844., (Order No: 40570 ), $45.00
3. Greig, E. A.; Stevens, M. W. (revised by), ONE HUNDRED PITFALLS ON THE CHESSBOARD - NEW EDITION, David McKay, Publisher, Philadelphia, n.d., B&W illustrations, 72pp, good+, red cloth (hardcover), Revised edition of the first edition published in 1910., (Order No: 43377 ), $14.50
4. Levy, David and O'Connell, Kevin, INSTANT CHESS, Pergamon Press, Oxford, (1984), B&W illustrations, 76pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0080241212 The authors explain in a logical and easily understandable way the basic rules of chess, how the pieces move and some of the more fundamental ideas of chess strategy., (Order No: 29799 ), $10.00
5. Meyer, Jerome S. (compiled and edited by), MORE FUN FOR THE FAMILY, Garden City Publishing Co., Garden City, NY, (1940), B&W illustrations, 319pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Within these pages lie more than 1,000 original and varied forms of amusement: charades; quizzes; puzzles to make you think or stop thinking; tests of skill; mystery picture clues; mental antics; "name these" tests; fun with numbers; riddles; and many new hilarious games of action guaranteed to unsettle the most pompous dignity., (Order No: 37679 ), $15.00
6. Petersen, Sandy (majority of 1983 text); Willis, Lynn (most of current text), CALL OF CTHULHU - EDITION 5.1.2 - HORROR ROLE PLAYING IN THE WORLDS OF H. P. LOVECRAFT, Chaosium Inc., Oakland, CA, (1994), B&W illustrations, 240pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0933635869 A roleplaying game based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, in which ordinary people are confronted by the terrifying beings and forces of the Cthulhu mythos., (Order No: 49380 ), $12.50
7. Phillips, Hubert and Westall, B. C., THE COMPLETE BOOK OF CARD GAMES, H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd., London, (1944), B&W ill., 258pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover), First published in 1939. All the games which the card enthusiast will wish to have in his repertory., (Order No: 33702 ), $7.50
8. Sontag, Alan, THE BRIDGE BUM: MY LIFE AND PLAY, William Morrow and Company, New York, 1977 1st ptg, B&W playing card examples, 240pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688031978 This book has everything: history; stories about the great masters, past and present; Sontag's own most fascinating hands; the cheating and hustling and gambling; the glamorous life; instruction; and most of all the game itself., (Order No: 38695 ), $5.00