Originally published in the late 1800s. The illustrated contents describe and instruct on various indoor games.: Minor Games - Shadow Pantomimes - Bouts Rimes - Definitions - Forfeits - Acting Charades - Acting Proverbs - Tableaux Vivants etc. Many of the earliest games books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Originally published in the late 1800s. The illustrated contents describe and instruct on various aspects of games of skill: Chess - Draughts - Backgammon - Dominoes - Solitaire - Fox and Geese - Agon - Minor Games - Bagatelle - Billiards etc. Many of the earliest games books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Originally published in the late 1800s. The illustrated contents describe and instruct on various aspects of games of skill: Chess - Draughts - Backgammon - Dominoes - Solitaire - Fox and Geese - Agon - Minor Games - Bagatelle - Billiards etc. Many of the earliest games books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.