Notice regarding the use of the Nine-Leaf Riddle Game, Riddle game, ca. 1765, text sheet, game, Text sheet with the rules for using the nine leaves of the riddle game. On the reverse side, an old woodcut of a grapevine. Part of a group of children's and parlor games printed in the period ca. 1750-1850., printer (person): Willem Breebaart, Hoorn (North Holland), 1761 - 1766, Willem Breebaart, printer (person), paper, letterpress printing, text in letterpress, height 198 mm x width 158 mm, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, enigma, A worn sheet of paper with aged off-white color and visible grain, showing large bold uppercase letters across the top arranged in two lines and a smaller line of lowercase text between them, followed by a dense block of tightly set serif text filling much of the page with varying font sizes including some enlarged initial letters at the start of paragraphs, faint decorative floral border across the lower middle, and additional lines of serif text near the bottom; the...
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Notice regarding the use of the Nine-Leaf Riddle Game, Riddle game, ca. 1765, text sheet, game, Text sheet with the rules for using the nine leaves of the riddle game. On the reverse side, an old woodcut of a grapevine. Part of a group of children's and parlor games printed in the period ca. 1750-1850., printer (person): Willem Breebaart, Hoorn (North Holland), 1761 - 1766, Willem Breebaart, printer (person), paper, letterpress printing, text in letterpress, height 198 mm x width 158 mm, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, enigma, A worn sheet of paper with aged off-white color and visible grain, showing large bold uppercase letters across the top arranged in two lines and a smaller line of lowercase text between them, followed by a dense block of tightly set serif text filling much of the page with varying font sizes including some enlarged initial letters at the start of paragraphs, faint decorative floral border across the lower middle, and additional lines of serif text near the bottom; the ink appears slightly uneven and faded in places, with small smudges and spots on the paper surface.

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Notice regarding Nine-Leaf Riddle Game Riddle game ca 1765 text sheet game Text sheet rules using nine leaves riddle game reverse side old woodcut grapevine Part group children's parlor games printed period ca 1750-1850 printer person Willem Breebaart Hoorn North Holland 1761 - 1766 paper letterpress printing text letterpress height 198 mm x width 158 mm puzzle riddle conundrum enigma worn sheet aged off-white color visible grain showing large bold uppercase letters across top arranged two lines smaller line lowercase text them followed dense block tightly set serif filling page varying font sizes enlarged initial letters start paragraphs faint decorative floral border across lower middle additional lines near bottom ink slightly uneven faded places small smudges spots paper surface

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