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Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings :
Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world.
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world
[ca. 1820]
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868. The paths of life /
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868
The paths of life
[circa 1840]
The wonders of the world :
The wonders of the world
[ca. 1843]
Fortune teller's notebook.
Fortune teller's notebook
[1829?]
A gentleman's park dissected.
A gentleman's park dissected
18--]
Universal building-blocks box =
Universal building-blocks box =
[late 19th century?]
G. W.'s transparencies :
G. W.'s transparencies
[approximately 1840?]
Hogan, Eileen, 1946- The poetry box /
Hogan, Eileen, 1946–
The poetry box
[2003]
Happy may they birthday be.
Happy may they birthday be
[1880?]
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The destruction of Jerusalem
[ca. 1824?]
Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho.
Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho
[approximately 1855]
Newton, T. The mansion of bliss :
Newton, T
The mansion of bliss
1822
Hyakunin isshu karuta.
Hyakunin isshu karuta
late 18th century?
Origin of the Union Jack of Great Britain.
Origin of the Union Jack of Great Britain
1868
The magic ring :
The magic ring
November 1st, 1796
Wallis's tour of Europe :
Wallis's tour of Europe
Nov. 24th, 1794
Court game of geography.
Court game of geography
[between 1838 and 1855]
Trafalgar :
Trafalgar
[early 20th century]
Paper doll.
Paper doll
approximately 1830?
The British tourist :
The British tourist
[1830s?]
Model of HMS Victory.
Model of HMS Victory
2018
The royal pastime of cupid, or, Entertaining game of the snake.
The royal pastime of cupid, or, Entertaining game of the snake
12th May 1794
Game of the Great Exhibition of 1851 /
Game of the Great Exhibition of 1851
[1851]
Dean's new magic picture book :
Dean's new magic picture book
[between 1857 and 1865]
Royal race course :
Royal race course
[ca. 1845?]
The combat with the giant :
The combat with the giant
September 1st, 1796
The Royal Regatta :
The Royal Regatta
[ca. 1852?]
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of nature in each quarter of the world.
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of nature in each quarter of the world
1st Novr. 1818
With love and good wishes for a happy New Year.
With love and good wishes for a happy New Year
[1880?]
The new game of the multiplication table.
The new game of the multiplication table
[between 1830 and 1832]
To my love.
To my love
[1880?]
The mirror of truth :
The mirror of truth
Jany. 1st, 1811
Laurie's new and entertaining game of the golden goose.
Laurie's new and entertaining game of the golden goose
[1831]
The hare and the tortoise :
The hare and the tortoise
Novr. 5th. 1849
Crowned heads, or, Contemporary sovereigns :
Crowned heads, or, Contemporary sovereigns
[ca. 1845?]
Science in sport, or, The pleasure of astronomy :
Science in sport, or, The pleasure of astronomy
[1804]
Yours unalterably.
Yours unalterably
[1875?]
[Numerical game]
[Numerical game]
1812
[Greeting card with movable flower].
[Greeting card with movable flower]
[1850?]
The woodman's hut, or, The burning forest :
The woodman's hut, or, The burning forest
[between 1876 and 1917]
The two riders =
The two riders =
[circa 1855?]
[Transparent prints published by Rudolph Ackermann]
[Transparent prints published by Rudolph Ackermann]
[1799]
The latest and most fascinating geometrical puzzle :
The latest and most fascinating geometrical puzzle
[late 19th c.?]
Der Würfel in 6 verschiedenen Spielen =
Der Würfel in 6 verschiedenen Spielen =
[1850?]
Walker's tour through England and Wales :
Walker's tour through England and Wales
January 2nd 1809
Little Ben's first packet of puzzles
Little Ben's first packet of puzzles
1806
Nuts to crack;
Nuts to crack;
[between 1830 and 1834]
H.M.S. Victory.
H.M.S. Victory
[ca. 1950?]
Promise, prayer, poetry.
Promise, prayer, poetry
[ca. 1890?]
F. Ad. Richter & Co. Das Kreisrätsel =
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Das Kreisrätsel =
[between 1891 and 1900]
Sybilline leaves; or, Detector of the thoughts.
Sybilline leaves; or, Detector of the thoughts
[between 1819 and 1823]
Charades en actions.
Charades en actions
approximately 1820?
[All the bubbles]
[All the bubbles]
[1720]
A peep at Windsor Terrace.
A peep at Windsor Terrace
ca. 1845]
Pyramiden Spiel =
Pyramiden Spiel =
[ca. 1835?]
The panorama of Europe, a new game.
The panorama of Europe, a new game
1815
The royal Windsor pair :
The royal Windsor pair
[1840?]
Gaskell, Anna, book artist. [Peep show].
Gaskell, Anna
[Peep show]
[2001]
Historical pastime. A new game of the history of England.
Historical pastime. A new game of the history of England
[ca. 1837]
Reynard, Francis. History made easy;
Reynard, Francis
History made easy;
1817]
Industrial exhibition of all nations.
Industrial exhibition of all nations
[1851]
E. R. T. The family coach.
E. R. T
The family coach
1868
Fortune-telling wheels.
Fortune-telling wheels
circa 1870
Peacock, W. (William), -1910, publisher. Peacock's Superior dissected maps :
Peacock, W. (William), -1910
Peacock's Superior dissected maps
[between 1875 and 1909]
Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks ... Book 11.
Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks ... Book 11
1771
Changeable portraits of gentlemen.
Changeable portraits of gentlemen
1819
Don Quixote, or, The knight of the woeful countenance :
Don Quixote, or, The knight of the woeful countenance
[187-?]
Arithmetical lottery :
Arithmetical lottery
[18--]
Wallis's new game of wanderers in the wilderness.
Wallis's new game of wanderers in the wilderness
[1844]
A geographical panorama exhibiting characteristic representations of the scenery and inhabitants of various regions.
A geographical panorama exhibiting characteristic representations of the scenery and inhabitants of various regions
1822
The royal geographical amusement, or, The European traveller /
The royal geographical amusement, or, The European traveller
1770
The doll and her dresses.
The doll and her dresses
[ca. 1870]
Teleorama :
Teleorama
[183-?]
Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682. Les tables de geographie, reduites en un jeu de cartes /
Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619–1682
Les tables de geographie, reduites en un jeu de cartes
[ca. 1680?]
The brigand.
The brigand
[between 1876 and 1917]
Perspective view of the tunnel now making under the Thames,
Perspective view of the tunnel now making under the Thames,
1825
Faulkner, Edrica, 1822-1890. Riddles, charades, and puzzles.
Faulkner, Edrica, 1822–1890
Riddles, charades, and puzzles
[1840s]
International Exhibition of London, 1862 :
International Exhibition of London, 1862
[circa 1862?]
Rouse, James, artist. Rouse's Hypermyriorama of Sussex. Drawn from nature.
Rouse, James, artist
Rouse's Hypermyriorama of Sussex. Drawn from nature
1824
Das Rheinthal :
Das Rheinthal
[approximately 1850]
The pretty young playful innocent lamb.
The pretty young playful innocent lamb
[between 1819 and 1823]
Spelling alphabet.
Spelling alphabet
mid-19th century
Every man to his station.
Every man to his station
[between 1823 and 1847]
Derby day :
Derby day
[2009]
Polyorama panoptique.
Polyorama panoptique
1850s
Pickering & Inglis. Promise box of Bible verses.
Pickering & Inglis
Promise box of Bible verses
late 19th century?
The game of the golden shield,
The game of the golden shield,
[1822]
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770-1863, artist. Myriorama : a collection of many thousand landscapes /
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863
Myriorama : a collection of many thousand landscapes
1824
Twenty-four picture-cards which you can combine together 1,686,553,615,927,922,354,187,720 times.
Twenty-four picture-cards which you can combine together 1,686,553,615,927,922,354,187,720 times
[approximately 1920]
Le jeu du cheval blanc.
Le jeu du cheval blanc
[ca. 1875?]
Opie, Julian, 1958- This is Shahnoza in 3 parts /
Opie, Julian, born 1958
This is Shahnoza in 3 parts
2008
Peachey, Emma. The little flower maker.
Peachey, Emma
The little flower maker
[1869]
Three micromodels of British made fighter bombers
Three micromodels of British made fighter bombers
[1943]
A new and original comic Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty in the wood!, or, Harlequin and the magic horn :
A new and original comic Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty in the wood!, or, Harlequin and the magic horn
[between 1876 and 1917]
Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) Embossed picture cards.
Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)
Embossed picture cards
[1855?]
Windsor pair :
Windsor pair
[183-?]
Newman, William, ill. Moveable shadows /
Newman, William
Moveable shadows
[1859]
The British sovereigns, arranged as a game upon coloured cards.
The British sovereigns, arranged as a game upon coloured cards
[between 1830 and 1837]
Walker's geographical pastime.
Walker's geographical pastime
1821