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Physical training through organized games : how to conduct the recreational period / by Robert Jarman.
Jarman, Robert.Date: [1924]- Books
Games for health & social care : catalogue / Focus Games.
Focus GamesDate: 2017- Books
An experiment in recreation with the mentally retarded : a joint project of the Lincoln State School and Colony and the Illinois Institute for Juvenile Research / by Bertha Schlotter and Margaret Svendsen.
Schlotter, Bertha.Date: [1932?]- Books
Games and games training for girls and women / Central Council of Physical Recreation.
Date: 1943- Books
Naturliches Zauber-Buch oder neu-eröffneter Spielplatz rarer Künste zweyter Band, in welchem nicht alleine eine Fortsetzung aller Taschen-Spieler sondern auch mathematischer, physicalischer, Mahler und Frauenzimmer-Künste ... enthalten / [Simon Witgeest].
Witgeest, Simon.Date: 1760-1762- Books
Spielen : zwischen Rausch und Regel : Begleitbuch zur Ausstellung "Spielen. Die Ausstellung", 22. Januar-31. Oktober 2005 / herausgegeben vom Deutschen Hygiene-Museum.
Date: [2005], ©2005- Books
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Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly and copiously elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining, interesting experiments. Among which are all those commonly performed with the cards / By W. Hooper.
Hooper, William, M.D.Date: 1787- Books
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A guide to the lottery, cards, dice, draughts, &c. &c. applied to The Solution of several curious Questions and Circumstances which occur in Play: laid down in the plainest Manner: and calculated to prevent the Practice of such Frauds as are frequently resorted to by professed Gamblers. Likewise The whole Business of insuring Tickets in the State Lottery clearly explained, the several Advantages taken by the Office-Keepers pointed out, and an easy Method given, whereby any Person may compute the Probability of his Success upon purchasing or insuring any particular Number of Tickets, with a Table of the Price of Insurance for every Day's drawing in the ensuing Lottery, another Table, containing the Number of Tickets a Person ought to purchase to make it an equal Chance to have any particular Prize; with several other curious Tables. To which is added a companion for the draught-player, containing Thirty select Games of Draughts, shewing the Manner of moving the Pieces to the best Advantage; together with several critical Situations to win Games, and fine Strokes, never before published: being the Result of the Practice and Observations of some of the first Players. By W. Painter.
Painter, W.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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Recreations for gentlemen and ladies: being ingenious sports and pastimes: containing many curious inventions, pleasant tricks on cards and dice; Arithmetical Sports; new Games; Rules for assuredly winning at all Games, whether of Cards or Dice; Recreative Fire-Works; Tricks to promote Diversion in Company, and other curiosities. Translated from the French, of Monsieur Ozanam.
Ozanam, Jacques, 1640-1717.Date: 1790- Books
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Recreations for gentlemen and ladies: Being ingenious sports and pastimes: containing many curious inventions, pleasant tricks on cards and dice; arithmetical sports; new games; rules for assuredly winning at all games, whether of cards or dice; recreative fire-works; tricks to promote diversion in company, and other curiosities. Translated from the French of Monsieur Ozanam.
Ozanam, Jacques, 1640-1717.Date: 1790- Books
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Recreations for gentlemen and ladies: Being ingenious sports and pastimes; containing many curious inventions, pleasant tricks on cards and dice; arithmetical sports; new games; rules for assuredly winning at all games, whether of cards or dice; recreative fire-works; tricks to promote diversion in company, and other curiosities. Translated from the French, by Monsieur Ozanam.
Ozanam, Jacques, 1640-1717.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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The sports and pastimes of the people of England including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time / By Joseph Strutt. Illustrated by one hundred and forty engravings.
Strutt, Joseph, 1749-1802.Date: 183l- Books
Michael Rosen's book of play! / Michael Rosen.
Rosen, Michael, 1946-Date: 2019- Books
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Proposals for building by subscription, an academy, for riding, fencing, and dancing; With a view to facilitate the acquirement of those elegant and useful exercises, upon a system of general accomodation. The riding, breaking and fencing, under the inspection of Mr. Parker; the dancing to be taught to ladies by Mrs.Parker.
Parker, Mr., active 1794.Date: 1794- Pictures
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Children playing at creating the effect of a wet day with bellows, watering-can and an umbrella. Chromolithograph after E. Lees after A. Havers, 1890.
Havers, Alice, 1850-1890.Date: 1890Reference: 16197i- Books
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The gentleman's recreation: in four parts. Viz. Hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing. Wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the Terms of Art for Hunting and Hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore. Also the Method of Breeding and Managing a Hunting-Horse: Unto which is now annex'd an Appendix of choice Receipts for the Cure of several Maladies. Whereto is added, a perfect abstract of all the forest-laws, and of every particular Act of Parliament since Magna Charta to this time, as do any way relate to the several kinds of Game above-mention'd. To which is prefix'd, a large sculpture, giving easy directions for blowing the horn. And other Sculptures proper to each Recreation.
Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731.Date: 1706- Books
Vitamin N : the essential guide to a nature-rich life / Richard Louv.
Louv, RichardDate: 2016- Archives and manuscripts
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Date: 1981-1984Reference: DGH1/7/4/4Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Pictures
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Children playing in their nursery: performing at and attending the theatre. Chromolithograph after E. Lees after A. Havers, 1890.
Havers, Alice, 1850-1890.Date: 1890Reference: 16201i- Books
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A guide to the lottery; or, the laws of chance laid down in a plain and intelligible manner, wherein is shewn the probabilities arising from any proposed circumstance of play; applied to the Solution of a Variety of curious Questions relating to Cards, Dice, Lotteries, &c. Likewise The whole Business of insuring Tickets in the State Lottery clearly explained, the several Advantages taken by the Office-Keepers pointed out, and an easy Method given, whereby any Person may compute the Probability of his Success upon purchasing or insuring any particular Number of Tickets, with a Table of the Price of Insurance for every Day's drawing in the ensuing Lottery, another Table, containing the Number of Tickets a Person ought to purchase to make it an equal Chance to have any particular Prize; with several other curious Tables. To which is added a companion for the draught-player, Containing Thirty select Games of Draughts, shewing the Manner of moving the Pieces to the best Advantage; together with several critical Situations to win Games, and fine Strokes, never before published: being the Result of the Practice and Observations of some of the first Players. By W. Painter.
Painter, W.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Pictures
A fashionable outside morning party. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883.Reference: 12146iPart of: Bird's-eye views of modern society- Books
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The gentleman's recreation, in four parts. Viz. Hunting, hawking, fowling. fishing. Wherein those generous exercises are largely treated of; and the Terms of Art for Hunting and Hawking, more amply enlarged than heretofore. Also the Method of Breeding and Managing a Hunting-Horse: Unto which is now annex'd an Appendix of choice Receipts for the Cure of several Maladies. Whereto is added, a perfect abstract of all the forest-laws, and of every particular Act of Parliament since Magna Charta to this Time, as do any Way relate to the several kinds of Game above-mention'd; with several Forms of Warrants relating thereto, never before printed. To which is prefix'd a large sculpture, giving easy direction for blowing the horn. And four other sculptures proper to each Recreation.
Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731.Date: MDCCXXI. [1721]- Books
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The gentleman's recreation, in four parts. Viz. Hunting, fowling. Hawking, fishing. Wherein those generous exercises are largely treated of; and the Terms of Art for hunting and hawking, more amply enlarged than heretofore. Also the Method of Breeding and Managing a Hunting-Horse: Unto which is now annex'd an Appendix of choice Receipts for the Cure of several Maladies. Whereto is added, a perfect abstract of all the forest-laws, and of every particular Act of Parliament since Magna Charta to this Time, as do any Way relate to the several kinds of Game above-mention'd; with several Forms of Warrants relating thereto, never before printed. To which is prefix'd a large sculpture, giving easy direction for blowing the horn. And other sculptures proper to each Recreation.
Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731.Date: MDCCXXI. [1721]- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Portrait Bust in profile
Date: c.1860Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/24Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Books
War games : inside the world of twentieth-century war reenactors / Jenny Thompson.
Thompson, Jenny, 1966-Date: [2004]