H.G.Wells - Floor Games. - 1911-1911
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Floor Games.
Wells, H.G
Published by Frank Palmer, London, 1911
FIRST EDITION
First edition of Wells’s playful and inventive guide to imaginative floor-based games, a precursor to modern tabletop wargaming. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout.
In fair condition.
Floor Games (1911) is a work of recreational nonfiction in which H. G. Wells describes and illustrates elaborate imaginative games played on the floor using toy soldiers, blocks, and household objects.
Written in a conversational and playful tone, the book outlines rules, scenarios, and techniques for constructing miniature landscapes, while also emphasizing creativity and narrative invention.
Though informal in style, the volume is significant as a precursor to modern table top and miniature war gaming, reflecting Wells’s broader interest in structured play, social systems, and imaginative world-building.
Size: 8 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.
Floor Games.
Wells, H.G
Published by Frank Palmer, London, 1911
FIRST EDITION
First edition of Wells’s playful and inventive guide to imaginative floor-based games, a precursor to modern tabletop wargaming. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout.
In fair condition.
Floor Games (1911) is a work of recreational nonfiction in which H. G. Wells describes and illustrates elaborate imaginative games played on the floor using toy soldiers, blocks, and household objects.
Written in a conversational and playful tone, the book outlines rules, scenarios, and techniques for constructing miniature landscapes, while also emphasizing creativity and narrative invention.
Though informal in style, the volume is significant as a precursor to modern table top and miniature war gaming, reflecting Wells’s broader interest in structured play, social systems, and imaginative world-building.
Size: 8 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Children's books
Book title
Floor Games.
Author/ Illustrator
H.G.Wells
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1911
Publication year youngest item
1911
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Frank Palmer, London
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
71
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