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Summary:

"The Mansion of Happiness...is a children's board game inspired by Christian morality. Players race about a 67-space spiral track depicting virtues and vices with their goal being the Mansion of Happiness at track's end. Instructions upon virtue spaces advance players toward the goal while those upon vice spaces force them to retreat."--Wikipedia.

Contributors:

William Sallis (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Sallis's series of amusing and instructive games

Sallis's series of amusing and instructive games

Alternate Titles:

At head of title: Sallis's tee-to-tum game

Subjects:

Board games — England — 19th century — Specimens

Children — Games

Children — Conduct of life

Board games

1800-1899

Games

Children

England

Genres:

Tabletop games

Juvenile works

Specimens

Children's games

Puzzles and games

Board games

Juvenile literature

General Notes:

A board game that folds to the shape of a book.
The game would be played with a teetotum rather than dice.
"London: William Sallis, 5, Cross Key Square, Little Britain"--Foot of back cover.
Outer binding consists of two pieces of green and black lithograph adhered to cardboard held together on long edge by linen.

Physical Description:

1 game (1 gameboard) : color illustrations, cardboard ; 34 x 46 cm folded to 34 x 23 cm.

Physical Characteristics:

cardboard

Call Numbers:

GV1312 .M36 1860

OCLC Numbers:

1428220738