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Re: Seeking date for Le Tour du Monde en 80 Jours game board

From: Marie-Helene Huet (mhhuet~at~Princeton.EDU) <mhhuet~at~Princeton.EDU>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:52:54 -0400
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

This file has pictures and information on the 1915 game. I hope it will be helpful.
http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2011/01/around_the_world_and_around_th.html

Marie-Helene Huet


----- Original Message -----
From: Helen Glazer <helen~at~georgeglazer.com>
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011 4:38 pm
Subject: Seeking date for Le Tour du Monde en 80 Jours game board
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

> We have acquired a game board for a ³Le Tour du monde en 80 jours²
> gamewhich bears the imprint of ³Imp. Roche Frères.² Other posts in
> this forum
> and research I have done online indicate that there was a c. 1915
> versionand a c. 1880 version. It looks to me that the ones dated
> 1915 have a
> different border than ours and lack the Roche Frères credit. Is there
> anyone familiar with these games who would know if ours might be
> the older
> one (or some other version)?
>
> I have posted images of the board and a preliminary description at
> http://www.georgeglazer.com/decarts/toysgames/aroundworld.html .
>
> Once we determine the date we¹ll add references, a condition
> report and
> price.
>
> Thank you,
> Helen Glazer
>
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> Helen Glazer, Creative Director
> George Glazer Gallery
> http://www.georgeglazer.com
> Antique Globes, Maps & Prints
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