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A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming
by Hargrave, Catherine Perry
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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new york, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. This is a very good hardcover copy of the first edition in red cloth with title printed in gilt on the spine. Very clean inside and out. Back hinge repaired, bump to top corner of text block, small moisture stain to top edge of text block. The standard work on the subject with extensive bibliographical listings, and hundreds of color plates (with captions printed on tissue guards) and black & white illustrations of playing cards. Illustrates the history of playing cards beginning with the earliest cards ever found, which come from Provence, France, and date to around 1440. Folio, 12" high X 9" wide, 468 pages. Foreign postage will be extra for this large heavy book. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Design Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006980
- Title
- A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming
- Author
- Hargrave, Catherine Perry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston/New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Playing Cards, Japanese Playing Cards, Chinese Playing Cards, Indian Playing Cards, French Playing Cards, German Playing Cards, Dutch Playing Cards, English Playing Cards, Italian Playing Cards, Spanish Playing Cards, Scandinavian Playing Cards, Russian P
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