Pease and Warren, Richard H Pease of Albany - Games Publisher

Game Maker Notes Name Pease and Warren, Richard H Pease of Albany Brief Description Games maker in USA appearing to republish Ogilvy games Principal Maker N Copyright Registrations in this name Other Registrations Adverts 9 adverts c1855 Games Alphabets and Toy Books c1855 Popular Games for Young People c1853-1854 Peter Puzzlewig's Mirthful Game of Happy Hits at Useful Knowledge c1853-1854 Trades or Knowledge is Power c1853-1854 Peacock at Home c1853-1854 Queen of Beauty c1853-1854 Spelling in Play (A game) c1853-1854 The Merry Game of Odd Figures c1853-1854 General Tom Thumb Examples 11 examples c1853-1854 The Game of Anagrams c1845-1855 Magic Ring c1853 Historical Amusement c1845-1847 What D'ye Buy by Professor Punch c1845-1847 Busy Bee and the Butterfly or The Good and Bad Passions c1847 The Golden Egg A Merry Round Game c1847-1853 Capital Fun (Geographic) c1844-1847 The Merry Game of The Poor Old Soldier and his Dog c1853-1854 The Game of Anagrams c1853-1854 Peter Puzzlewig's Comic Round Game of Alliteration c1845 Distinguished Men of The U. States. A new Biographical Game According to data on the American Antiquarian Society website Richard H Pease was at one time an engraver on wood based in Albany from 1834. Later he is described as lithographer and engraver on wood and steel. He probably related to the family running EH Pease and Co. booksellers and stationers at 82 State St. Albany 1841-1853. That business included republishing American editions of earlier British Toy Books. Richard had a business Pease’s Great Variety Store at 50 Broadway. Later the business was at 510 Broadway. Then 1847-1853 at 516 Broadway as Temple of Fancy. The trading name of the retail business was Pease and Warren in 1853 and 1854. The printing carried Richard’s name. Publication was sometimes by Pease and Warren, sometimes by Richard. The American Antiquarian Society have at least four games by this maker which are American publications of Ogilvy games and a further six or so are known from Examples elsewhere or from advertisements. It seems Richard used Ogilvy’s lithographs and repackaged some card games with his own copy of the label. In some cases these American editions supply information which is missing from known copies of the British editions. Also an American edition of Carpenter’s Historical Amusement was sold by RH Pease but published by CE Morley of 277/279 Lumber St. Albany.