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Fortunio & his seven gifted servants

Title
Fortunio & his seven gifted servants.
Publication
London : Published by W. Spooner, 377 Strand, Dec. 1, 1836 : Printed by C. Moody, 25 High Hoborn., 1846.
Physical Description
1 game : color lithograph ; 57 x 44 cm, folded to 20 x 15 cm
Local Notes
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original green blind- and gilt stamped cloth.
Notes
Title from game.
Mounted in 9 sections on linen, folded into hinged cloth covered boards. Rules inside front cover. Game-board with a path punctuated by circular compartments, some of which bear forfeits, leading through scenes from the play, including 'The Proclamation of King Alfourite', 'the disguised Fairy and Pertina', etc. Lettered with title at top, and a description of each scene beneath it, with publisher and printer's details at bottom centre
Variant and related titles
Fortunio and his seven gifted servants
Format
Other
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2018
References
Liman, E. Georgian and Victorian board games, page 62
Whitehouse, F. R. B. Table games of Georgian and Victorian days, page 65
Genre/Form
Games - Great Britain.
Recreations - Great Britain.
Board games.
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