Games.- Isle of Wight.- [Ogilvy (David)] The Royal Regatta. A Game

Games.- Isle of Wight.- [Ogilvy (David)] The Royal Regatta. A Game, lithograph with hand-colouring, sheet 535 x 730 mm (21 x 28 3/4 in), dissected into nine sections and laid on linen, some spotting and surface dirt, with two playing cards present alongside original sheet of 'Directions for Playing', the sheet folding into original red morocco covers, gilt, spine split with losses, spine crudely attached with tape, covers worn, 4to, [circa 1852] *** Geographical game in the form a yacht race. Produced to commemorate the Royal Yacht Squadron's 100 Guinea Cup of August 1851, in which players use counters and dice with the map to race each other around the Isle of Wight.

Estimate:£300

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