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New York Dover Publications 1961 reprint softcover Illustrated Nearly fine copy 8vo, 366 pp., "Being the games of the ancient Egyptians, theHeira Gramme of the Greeks, the Ludus Latrunculorum of the Romans and the Oriental Games of Chess, Draughts, Backgammon and Music Squares."
New York: Dover Publications. Nearly fine copy. Date: 1961. reprint. softcover. 8vo, 366 pp., "Being the games of the ancient Egyptians,, theHeira Gramme of the Greeks, the Ludus Latrunculorum of the Romans and the Oriental Games of Chess, Draughts, Backgammon and Music Squares." . Dover Publications ISBN 0486207390 9780486207391 [US]
Dover Publications, Incorporated, Date: 1892. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Dover Publications, Incorporated ISBN 0486207390 9780486207391 [US]
New York : Dover Publications, Date: 1961. Softcover. Good. Paperback, illustrations in b/w. New York : Dover Publications ISBN 0486207390 9780486207391 [NL]
ISBN10: 0486207390, ISBN13: 9780486207391, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover Good condition. 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. [Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1961]
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Dover Publications 1961 Trade paperback Good Good condition. 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Dover Publications. Used - Good. Good condition. 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Dover Publications ISBN 0486207390 9780486207391 [US]
ISBN10: 0486207390, ISBN13: 9780486207391, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover Good condition. 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. [Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1961]
ISBN10: 0486207390, ISBN13: 9780486207391, [publisher: Dover Publ. o.J. / ca. 1970.] Softcover 366 S.; 20 cm; kart. Gutes Ex.; geringe Gebrauchsspuren. - Englisch. - Unabridged reprint of 1892 edition, with corrections made. 345 figures and illustrations. . Falkener's "Games Ancient and Oriental" is one of the great classics in books about games, and although it was written some 60 odd years ago, it is still considered the definitive source for many of the games it covers. Mr. Falkener, who was a prominent classical scholar, had as his hobby the reconstruction of ancient board games and the recording of living board games not known in the Western World. He devoted much of his life to close study of Egyptian tomb inscriptions, Roman archeology, and to travel in the Orient and Africa, and played many games with native experts. In this book Mr. Falkener undertook to recreate for the reader those games which he thought were most interesting and most deserving of wider acquaintance. They include the ancient Egyptian game senat and the game of the bowl; latruncles, the famous Roman game, in which his reconstruction is accepted as definitive; chaturanga, the father of chess, a game of great interest; Oriental varieties of chess, with unusual moves and pieces of unusual powers, including Chinese, Siamese, and Burmese chess; shogi, or Japanese chess, perhaps the most intricately dazzling of the chess family; the superchess that Tamerlane played with 56 pieces; P ...
ISBN10: 0486207390, ISBN13: 9780486207391, [publisher: Dover Publ. o.J. / ca. 1970.] Softcover 366 S.; 20 cm; kart. Gutes Ex.; geringe Gebrauchsspuren. - Englisch. - Unabridged reprint of 1892 edition, with corrections made. 345 figures and illustrations. . Falkener's "Games Ancient and Oriental" is one of the great classics in books about games, and although it was written some 60 odd years ago, it is still considered the definitive source for many of the games it covers. Mr. Falkener, who was a prominent classical scholar, had as his hobby the reconstruction of ancient board games and the recording of living board games not known in the Western World. He devoted much of his life to close study of Egyptian tomb inscriptions, Roman archeology, and to travel in the Orient and Africa, and played many games with native experts. In this book Mr. Falkener undertook to recreate for the reader those games which he thought were most interesting and most deserving of wider acquaintance. They include the ancient Egyptian game senat and the game of the bowl; latruncles, the famous Roman game, in which his reconstruction is accepted as definitive; chaturanga, the father of chess, a game of great interest; Oriental varieties of chess, with unusual moves and pieces of unusual powers, including Chinese, Siamese, and Burmese chess; shogi, or Japanese chess, perhaps the most intricately dazzling of the chess family; the superchess that Tamerlane played with 56 pieces; P ...
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