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raved about <u>PROFIT</u>.
raved about <u>PROFIT</u>.


Rcd. a change od address card from <u>A.S.M. Dickens</u>. (Discarded) <br>
Rcd. a change of address card from <u>A.S.M. Dickens</u>. (Discarded) <br>
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He sent me the rules of Chilean card game called <br>
He sent me the rules of Chilean card game called <br>
<u>ZAFARRANCHO</u>.
<u>ZAFARRANCHO</u>.
<u>Anthony Dickins</u> here for lunch and to spend the afternoon.
The address I rcd. is for his business. He is at present <br>
moving and will send me his new address when he gets it.
He is here on business and on pleasure. The business  <br>
is selling <u>A GUIDE TO FAIRY CHESS</u> to Dover for a <br>
flat fee. (Didn't tell me the amount but he is happy <br>
with it.) <br>
He saw <u>Bob Bruce</u> of <u>NOST-ALGIA</u> during the week <br>
He has a good collection of books on <u>CHESS</u> variants. <br>
Anthony was impressed with my book collection, particularly <br>
my having <u>Dawson</u>'s copy of <u>A HISTORY OF CHESS</u>. <br>
Anthony looked through the rules of all my published games <br>
and I gave him a copy of <u>MONAD</u>. <br>
Anthony looked through <u>AGOG</u> and says he will buy a copy. <br>
He mentioned the the <u>BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE</u> has published <br>
an exact facsimile of <u>THE GAME AND PLAY OF CHESSE</u> <br>
by Caxton, which was the earliest English book on <u>CHESS</u>, <br>
not on the play but on morality. I asked him to have <br>
them send me a copy and bill me. He paid 30 shillings, <br>
but it may have gone up.
<u>Dale</u> and her friends playing <u>DOZO</u> in the evening.
Anthony was interested in my model of <u>TOTALLY--</u> and I <br>
showed him how it worked. <br>
Anthony mentioned that Triang's <u>THE BATTLE GAME</u> was quite <br>
popular in England now.