The New Game of Human Life.
£2,200.00 GBP • Used
Hand coloured engraved game board in 16 panels mounted on linen, 680 x 480 mm., rather grubby and a little worn on the folds, bit an acceptable example of a rare game board. Based on a French vers...
Hand coloured engraved game board in 16 panels mounted on linen, 680 x 480 mm., rather grubby and a little worn on the folds, bit an acceptable example of a rare game board. Based on a French version with the game refocused towards an English audience with a strong moralising and educational tone. Whereas the French version was played with two dice, here the printed rules recommend that a [tee]totum be used “to avoid introducing a Dice Box into private Families.” Maria Edgeworth, in Practical Education, warned against games of chance precisely because of their tendency to give a taste for gambling, making this an uneasy fit for a game of moral instruction.
Product Info
Publisher: John Wallis and E. Newbery, 14th July, 1790.
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
Seller Info
MichaelKempBookseller
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Country: United Kingdom
