THE COMPLETE BOOK OF GAMES (USED) G/HUM

This was an incredibly popular reference book in the late 1930s and 40s. It acts as an exhaustive "rulebook for everything," containing instructions for over 1,500 games across nearly 900 pages.

• Content: It covers card games (including "new" rules for Gin Rummy and Bridge), outdoor sports (like Six-man Football), party games, and even obscure parlor games like "Poison Croquet."

• Binding: This copy is the classic red cloth binding with black stamped illustrations of dice, cards, bowling pins, and chess pieces on the spine.

• The "Garden City" Factor: Garden City was a subsidiary of Doubleday that specialized in affordable reprints. While these are vintage and look beautiful on a shelf, they were produced in high volume.