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"Gerrymanders - The Funniest Game Ever Invented" Globe Series c. 1900
Gerrymanders is a novel and amusing antique card game, combining a little dark humour, the surreal and (optionally) lots of noise....
Peter Berthoud
Sep 26, 2023


"The Heart of London" - Francis Chichester's Pictorial Map & Jigsaw
In comparison to his other achievements Francis Chichester's maps and jigsaws are often forgotten. His splendid "Heart of London" map and...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 24, 2023


Henry Reason's Game of Parliament 1886
"Much Fun! Easily Played, Great Excitement" The Game of Parliament is a rare Victorian card game by Henry Reason. It features a gallery...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 22, 2023


An Antique Souvenir of Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese of London City. The Literateurs' Haunt for 300 Years or The Book of The Cheese This book was published around a...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 16, 2023


The Wooden Road Surfaces of London Mapped by Bartholemew's c. 1921
In the early 1920s the Improved Wood Pavement Company issued a promotional map of London showing the extent of their wood paved roads,...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023


Struwwelpeter: A Card Game by A. N. Myers & Co. London 1888
Struwwelpeter or Naughty children : A Merry Card Game for Good Children Published by A.N. Myers of Berners Street, London in 1888....
Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023


Ups and Downs: A Card Game by A. N. Myers & Co. London 1885
Ups and Downs: A Card Game - Published by A.N. Myers of Berners Street, London in 1885 The attractive Myers' card game of Ups & Downs...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023
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