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188 - [GAMES] GERMANY, Henry-René d’.
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Estimate €200 - €300
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[GAMES] GERMANY, Henry-René d’. Recreations and Pastimes. Paris, Hachette et Cie, n.d. [1905]. Large quarto, publisher’s Bradel binding in cream paper, plain spine and covers decorated with a colour design, gilt head. 379 pp., 249 illustrations in the text, 132 out-of-text illustrations, including 41 in a serpentine layout (30 coloured and watercoloured plates). Bound in cardboard, rubbed and burnished. Missing the folio comprising pages 367 and 368. First edition of this remarkable, richly illustrated monograph, devoted to games, entertainment and pastimes across the ages and civilisations. Henry-René d’Allemagne (1863–1950), archivist, palaeographer and librarian at the Arsenal, describes in particular board games, games of skill, outdoor games and other popular pastimes, focusing on their history, rules and customs. A fine copy in its Art Nouveau-inspired publisher’s cardboard binding.
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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