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The Road to the temple of Honour and Fame : an instructive and entertaining game.

Title: The Road to the temple of Honour and Fame : an instructive and entertaining game.
Publication: London : Published by J. Harris, 1811 H. Bryer, Printer)

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KVZ 85-162	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

1 game (players' manual, board) : col.; in case, 21 x 13 cm.

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Note

Title on case (in hand-col. etching mounted on case): The Road to the temple of Honour and Fame : a new game. "Published Dec. 26, 1810, by J. Harris."
Players' manual (15 p. ; 16 cm.) has t.p. reading: Rules and directions for playing the game, A Road to the temple of Honour and Fame : shewing that the most exalted situations in life may be gained by good conduct and attention to learning. London : Printed for J. Harris, 1810.
Game board: large folded hand-colored etching (ca. 60 x 46 cm.), mounted on linen, in 12 sections, with caption title as above and imprint at foot. For reproduction, see Whitehouse, plate 23.
"This game ... is played with a tetotum of eight sides ... and six different coloured marks are also placed in the box"--Manual, p. [5].

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Call Number

*KVZ 85-162

OCLC

NYPG85-B47762

Title

The Road to the temple of Honour and Fame : an instructive and entertaining game.

Imprint

London : Published by J. Harris, 1811 (London : H. Bryer, Printer)

Indexed In:

Whitehouse, F.R.B. Table games, p. 49

Local Note

NYPL copy has bottom margin of board cropped, with loss of imprint. Without the tetotum and players' marks.

Provenance: Library of Joan Whitney Payson.

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Added Author

J. Harris (Firm).

Harris, J. (John), 1756-1846.

Research Call Number

*KVZ 85-162