MAH JONGG - The Art of the Game
			Publisher	Tuttle Publishing
			Authors	Ann M Israel & Gregg Swain
			Photographer	Michel Arnaud

	Click page thumbnail to view the games from our personal collection featured in the book
	INSIDE COVER 2-TONE SWIRLED	TITLE #1 BONE/BAMBOO	TITLE #2 CARVED BOX	PAGES 14-15 BONE/BAMBOO	PAGE 18 CARVED BOX
	PAGES 22-24 BROCHURES	PAGE 26 CRAFTSMASTER	PAGE 27 GOLCONDA	PAGE 28 CARD GAMES	PAGE 29 ELECTRIC CO
	PAGES 30-31 MAN-CHU	PAGE 36 TIN BOX	PAGE 37 MINIATURE WOOD	PAGE 38 WOOD LAMINATE	PAGE 39 LAMINATE
	PAGE 43 BLACK BAKELITE	PAGE 44 CORONET	PAGE 45 SLOPING CIRCLES	PAGE 46 ROTTGAMES CHICKEN	PAGE 47 AP DOVETAIL
	PAGES 48-49 DOVETAILS	PAGE 50-51 ORANGE ENROBED	PAGES 52-53 SWIRLED MET	PAGES 54-55 BLACK BAKELITE	PAGE 57 TRI-COLOUR YELLOW
	PAGE 63 FRENCH IVORY	PAGES 64-65 FRENCH IVORY/JET	PAGE 77 CH BAKELITE	PAGE 82 1 BAMBOOS	PAGE 84 CH BAKEITE
	PAGE 85 2-TONE CH BAKELITE	PAGE 90 HOLLOW TIN	PAGE 91 FRENCH IMPERIAL	PAGE 95 BLACK HILLSON	PAGES 96-97 NEON BAKELITE
	PAGE 98 PORTLAND BILLIARD	PAGES 102-103 ASHTON REITZ	PAGE 104 SHANGHAI LUCK	PAGE 113 BIRD ON GLOBE	PAGES 136-138 EXOTIC FISH
	PAGE 139 DELICATE FISH	PAGES 142-143 MOP/BUFFALO HORN	PAGE 149 IVORY PEONY	PAGES 150-153 IVORY HAWK	PAGES 154-155 IVORY OCTATRYPCH
	PAGE 158 GOLD CARVED BOX	PAGE 161 JUGGLING PIROX	PAGE 167 LOTUS CARVED BOX	PAGES 168-169 CARVED BADGERS	PAGE 180 LACQUER RACKS
	PAGE 185 MANY 1 BAMBOOS

 

We are very proud contributors to this wonderful book !

How it all began:

January, 2012 - imagine receiving an e-mail asking if I would be interested in sharing pictures of some of my Mah Jong collection in an upcoming Mah Jong book ... of course the answer was an immediate YES !

Many e-mails, photos, discussions and plans later the book has become a reality ... on the weekend of April 5-7, 2013 I had the greatest pleasure meeting Gregg Swain, her husband Woody, the renowned photographer Michel Arnaud and his assistant Pawel Kaminiski. Each of them flew all the way from New York to visit me in my modest home and share one of my greatest passions ... my lovingly collected Mah Jong games.

What was once my living room was transformed in a matter of hours into an amazingly complete photo studio. Cameras, computers and lights everywhere.

I had tried to be organized in preparation for the photo shoot. I laid many of my treasures out, numbered them, listed them and photographed them so that Gregg & Woody could choose the games they wanted to photograph. My home looked like a Mah Jong graveyard !

Watching the skill behind what you now see on the pages of this fantastic work of art was an experience I will never forget.

So here we are now, November, 2014, the book is actually sitting in my hands and available to purchase. On the over 180 pages of pictures and fascinating history appear so many stunning games, some of which belong to my collection.

The book is a snapshot of these wonderful games. I am delighted to share with you further photos of the games featured from my collection. Click here and enjoy!

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