(GAMES) The New and Fashionable Game of the Jew

Sale 2624 - Lot 246

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(GAMES.) The New and Fashionable Game of the Jew. Engraved game board, 18 3/4x16 inches sheet size, segmented and mounted to original linen backing; central panels with original hand-color in full; well-worn with some repairs; folding into original card slipcase with hand-colored printed paper label, defective but serviceably mended. London: J. Wallis, 1807

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Nineteenth-century British parlor game with anti-Semitic overtones. The game is similar to Glückshaus-style gambling boards and played using two dice.