Title Children's games with things : marbles, fivestones, throwing and catching, gambling, hopscotch, chucking and pitching, ball-bouncing, skipping, tops and tipcat / by Iona and Peter Opie

Published Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997

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Description xv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents 1. Seasons, and Other Social Issues -- 2. Marbles -- 3. Fivestones -- 4. Throwing and Catching -- 5. Gambling -- 6. Hopscotch -- 7. Chucking and Pitching -- 8. Ball-Bouncing -- 9. Skipping -- 10. Tops and Tipcat Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Subject Games -- Great Britain -- History. Indoor games -- Great Britain -- History. Outdoor games -- Great Britain -- History. Author Opie, Peter. LC no. 96053210 ISBN 0192159631

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