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All about cribbage
Bailey Brothers and Swinfen Ltd
1975
The first comprehensive guide to the card game.
A Sherlock Holmes balloon modeling act to illustrate events and items from the canon
Magico Magazine
1984
A balloon act complete with a stage routine of comedy material, gags, and one-liners.
The Sherlock Holmes book of magic
Piccadilly Books, Ltd
2000
A collection of tricks based on the Holmes stories.
Illustrated games of patience
Leslie Frewin
1968
Facsimile edition of an 1875 compendium of patience games.
The Sherlockian Star Chamber: questions and answers
Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
1996
A compilation of sixty nine canonical examinations. Number 23 in a limited edition of 221.
Working model railways: how to build and run them
Percival Marshall & Co.
1927
A guide to track, scenic effects, signals, and operations.
The big book of poker: Texas hold'em and all the rest : in-depth knowledge for winning strategies
DBP
2018
A guide to playing and winning the main poker variants.
The philatelic adventures of Sherlock Holmes
American Topical Association
2000
A guide to stamps featuring Sherlock Holmes and associated characters.
The parlour games of Sherlock Holmes: exercises in logic
Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
1996
A collection of Holmes' logical expositions from the canon, with exercises in logic for the reader.
Chess openings illustrated. 1: centre counter
G. Bell and Sons, Ltd.
1919
An introduction to the centre counter.
Judgment and planning in chess
G. Bell and Sons Ltd
1973
A discussion of approaches to the middle game in chess.
Modern opening chess strategy
MacGibbon & Kee
1959
Aimed at enabling the reader to understand the strategic principles of the openings he plays.
Some knowledge of Baritsu: an investigation of the Japanese system of wrestling used by Sherlock Holmes
Northern Musgraves
1996
A discussion of baritsu and related martial arts in the canon.
Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions
University of California Press
2003
An account of the significance and often sensational history of a series of medallions depicting one of Alexander the Great's victories.
Scale model electric tramways and how to model them
David & Charles
1986
Written principally for model engineers who do not have a fully equipped workshop.
Fighting chess: my games and career
B.T. Batsford Ltd
1983
Contains 64 of Kasparov's games, 32 annotated by him.
The Wealden Pullman mystery companion
Irregular Special Press
1996
Instructions for a Holmesian murder mystery party with a railway theme.
The Wealden Pullman theft companion
Irregular Special Press
1996
Instructions for a Holmesian murder mystery party with a railway theme.
An opening repertoire for the attacking club player
B.T. Batsford Limited
1976
Written for the club player who would like to have a good command of openings.
101 amazing card tricks
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
1993
All you need is a deck of cards!
Museum of Childhood, Hyndford's Close, 34 High Street : a descriptive handbook
Edinburgh Corporation Libraries and Museums Committee
1961
A guide to Edinburgh's Museum of Childhood.
Deception in defence
B.T. Batsford Ltd
1997
A guide to making contracts difficult by bamboozling the declarer.
