New York: Oxford University Press, (1992.). First edition - A book for older children - or even adults - which explores the changing fashions in recreation - from traditional ones like board games and puzzles to temporarily fashionable ones like magic lanterns, tropes and scopes, autophone, etc - and to enduring ones like photography and phonographs. Also includes a chapter on mechanical applications, like player pianos and on mechanical toys. Slightly oversized format, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. A title in the Discoveries and Inventions series. Bibliography, index. 64 pages. ISBN: 0-195210018.