Accession number:
PML 87978
Published:
London : Published by Edward Wallis, 42, Skinner Street, Snow Hill ..., [between 1819 and 1847]
Description:
1 game : ill. (col.) ; 45 x 58 mm; folded to: 16 cm
Credit:
Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
Notes:
Imprint continues: of whom may be had Science in Sport or the Pleasure of Natural Pihlosophy [sic], an Entertaining Game."
15 colored plates mounted on linen and folded to fit into slipcase.
Rules printed on panels.
John Wallis printed this game about 1804; his son, Edward, was in business between 1819 and 1847.
Binding:
Dark green ribbon-embossed cloth slipcase, entitled: "Wallis's Game Astronomy," in gilt.
Variant Title:
Title on container: Wallis's game. Astronomy
Provenance:
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
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