Mah Jong : the art of the game
(2014)
By:
Israel, Ann M
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
795.34/ISRAEL,A
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Rutland, Vermont : TUTTLE Publishing, [2014]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
189 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9784805313237 (hardcover), 4805313234 (hardcover)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A brief history / by Michael Stanwick -- Mr. Babcock invents mah-jongg / by Tom Sloper -- Paper / by Woody Swain -- Bamboo and wood -- Bakelite and catalin -- Pyralin and French ivory -- Chinese bakelite / by Katherine Hartman -- Common metals, rubber, and unknowns -- Bone and bamboo / by Dee Gallo -- Precious materials -- The art of the box / by William Price -- Mah jong madness