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Actions Displays	String Games for Beginners Remove from selection Add to selection TitleString Games for Beginners Author Kathleen Haddon (author)‎ John Rishbeth (author)‎ EditionFifteenth reprint Place of publicationBerkshire PublisherJohn Adams Toys Year of publication1976 Pagination40 p. IllustrationsIllus., black and white drawings Dimensions12.3 x 18.3 cm Materialbook Class numberGV1218.S8 .H3 1976 ISBN0-9503984-1-1 NotesThe International Guild of Knot Tyers Collection Subjectknots and splices, string figures, Anthropology, handicraft Originally published in 1934, this short but informative book provides detailed instructions on how to form string figures, accompanied by clear illustrations. Not only does it instruct how to form these, but also gives an idea of the origins of each figure. A simple and entertaining pastime for young and old, these games also reflect a little of the history and social habits of the people where they originated (including Inuit and Navajo peoples).

TitleString Games for Beginners

Author

EditionFifteenth reprint

Place of publicationBerkshire

Year of publication1976

Pagination40 p.

IllustrationsIllus., black and white drawings

Dimensions12.3 x 18.3 cm

Materialbook

Class numberGV1218.S8 .H3 1976

ISBN0-9503984-1-1

NotesThe International Guild of Knot Tyers Collection

Originally published in 1934, this short but informative book provides detailed instructions on how to form string figures, accompanied by clear illustrations. Not only does it instruct how to form these, but also gives an idea of the origins of each figure. A simple and entertaining pastime for young and old, these games also reflect a little of the history and social habits of the people where they originated (including Inuit and Navajo peoples).