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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
101 Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzles
Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
2000
A collection of canonical crossword puzzles.
Canonical quizzes from the bootbox : twenty-five years of puzzles from the Bootmakers of Toronto
Calabash Press
1997
A collection of quizzes on selected stories and topics in the canon.
The really ragged Shaw: the master sleuth quizbook : being the expanded ragged Shaw
Gasogene Press, Ltd.
1993
A collection of canonical quizzes.
The chess mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
Hutchinson
1980
A collection of chess problems built round a Holmesian dialogue.
The Wealden Pullman Blackmailer companion
Irregular Special Press
1997
Instructions for a Holmesian murder mystery party with a railway theme.
The Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle book II: Famous adventures, fascinating features, including the hound of the Baskervilles (told in 10 puzzles)
W.W. Norton & Company
1979
A collection of crossword puzzles based on individual stories in the canon.
Official Corinthian games booklet
Abbey Sports Co., Ltd.
1930s
Rules for the Corinthian pin-ball machines and other games produced by the Abbey Sports Company.
The celebrated De La Rue collection of playing cards
Sotheby & Co.
1970
A catalogue of the De La Rue collection which was sold to the Álava Fournier Museum of Playing Cards for £12,000.
