"Amb. John Hay "Jock" Whitney's "Polo Player" c1930s Backgammon Set" (SOLD) Harvard

"Amb. John Hay "Jock" Whitney's "Polo Player" c1930s Backgammon Set" (SOLD) Harvard15 Green 15 Cream Bakelite Chip Sz: 1 5 8"W x 1 2"D One Green "Doubling" Cube Sz: 1 1 4"Sq 28 1 2"W x 24 1 4"L Ex J. H. W. Collection Manhasset, LI, NY John Hay Whitney (August 17, 1904 February 8, 1982) was U. S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, publisher of the New York Herald Tribune, and president of the Museum of Modern Art. He was a member of the Whitney family. Jock Whitney was also an outstanding polo player, with a four goal handicap, and it

Editions du May199012 1/4" x 9 1/4"Text in French

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but with 26 FANTASY we pushed the boundaries to the fantastical

With the submarine

a prolific writer and poet as well as an avid sailor

was invented in England and became very popular in the twentieth century

turning the match into a rout with a powerful finish

Fred Astaire

Illustrated with 185 black and white photogravure plates

Gruau's first position as artistic director for advertising was in 1947 with Christian Dior

There are 200 plus families with their coat-of-arms in full color in the book

and its deceptive capacity of almost 1/4 of a pint will enable him to share the spirit of Highland hospitality