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Total number of records: 42

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games19
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Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802)6
Pindar4
Hone, William (1780-1842)3
West, Gilbert3
West, Gilbert (1703-1756)3
Apollonius2
Apollonius Rhodius2
Bensley, Thomas2
Bensley, Thomas (1760-1835)2
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The game of knuckle bones

Lovett, Edward

[189-?]

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A hand-book to the game-birds (v.1)

Ogilvie-Grant, William Robert (1863-1924); Sharpe, Richard Bowdler (1847-1909)

1896-1897

Contents: v. 1. Sand-grouse, partridges, pheasants -- v. 2. Pheasants (continued), megapodes, curassows, hoatzins, bustard-quails.

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A hand-book to the game-birds (v.2)

Ogilvie-Grant, William Robert (1863-1924); Sharpe, Richard Bowdler (1847-1909)

1896-1897

Contents: v. 1. Sand-grouse, partridges, pheasants -- v. 2. Pheasants (continued), megapodes, curassows, hoatzins, bustard-quails.

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Cento giuochi liberali, et d'ingegno. Nouellamente da M. Innocentio Ringhieri... ritrouati, et in dieci libri descritti

Ringhieri, Innocenzio (fl. 1550); Giaccarello, Anselmo (fl. 1545-1565)

1551

Signatures: [dagger]⁴ A-2S⁴ (2S4 blank). Colophon: In Bologna alle spese dell'authore impressa, per Anselmo Giaccarelli alli XXV d'Agosto M.D.LI.

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Académie universelle des jeux : contenant les règles de tous les jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer

Bellecour l'abbé; Hoyle, Edmond (1672-1769); Philidor, F D (1726-1795)

1789

Anonymous. L'abbé Bellecour is probable author; his name appears in English translations of the same work. Cf. NUC pre-1956.

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Kloof and karroo : sport, legend and natural history in Cape Colony, with a notice of the game birds, and of the present distribution of antelopes and larger game

Bryden, Henry Anderson (1854-)

1889

"Portions of this book have already appeared as articles in the ̀Field́ newspaper, St. James's gazette, Globe, Home work, Surbiton review, and Chambers̓s journal."

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