Northrop, Henry Davenport. Popular Pastimes for Amusement and Instruction being a Standard Work of Games, Plays, Magic and Natural Phenomena Suitable for All Occasions. Chicago, Ill.: C. W. Stanton Company, 1901. First Edition. [12019]
Dark blue cloth, bright gilt title & decoration to front, gilt spine dull, applied illustration to front of children and families playing, 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Marbled page edges, light blue end papers with pattern design, two end paper hinges at the front of the book have been reinforced with pH neutral book paste. Binding tight, pages are clean, pages toned. A handsome, attractive, volume. Very good. Hardcover.
Title continues: "Containing, Parlor Games; Charming Tableaux; Tricks of Magic; Charades and Conundrums; Curious Puzzles; Phrenology and Mind Reading; Palmistry, or How to Read the Hand; Humorous and Pathetic Recitations, Dialogues, Etc., Etc., including The Delightful Art of Entertaining. The whole forming a Charming Treasury of Pastimes for the Home, Public Schools and Academies, Lodges, Social Gatherings, Sunday Schools, etc., etc. Superbly Embellished with Phototype and Wood Engravings.
"It is hoped that the present volume will supply the ever-increasing demand for a book of innocent amusement for winter evenings, both at home and at school...Amusement and instruction go hand-in-hand." - Preface.
