Researches into the History of Playing Cards: With Illustrations of the Origin of Printing and Engraving on Wood. Limited edition
by Singer, Samuel Weller
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG : in very good condition with marbled edges. Neatly rebacked
- Seller
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Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Robert Triphook. VG : in very good condition with marbled edges. Neatly rebacked. 1816. Limited to 250 copies. Leather cover with gilt motif of Society of Writers to the Signet. 280mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). xvi, 373pp. 8 plain and 11 hand coloured plates with engravings and woodcuts in the text. Includes list of subscribers. Contents comprise Section I on 'The Origin of Cards'; Section II- 'The Xylographic and Tyographic Arts as connected with the History of Cards and Section III 'On Some of the Principal Games at Cards'. Includes an appendix of 15 essays. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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- Bookseller
- Barter Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- r5071
- Title
- Researches into the History of Playing Cards: With Illustrations of the Origin of Printing and Engraving on Wood. Limited edition
- Author
- Singer, Samuel Weller
- Format/Binding
- Leather cover with gilt motif of Society of Writers to the Signet
- Book Condition
- Used - VG : in very good condition with marbled edges. Neatly rebacked
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited to 250 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Triphook
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1816
- Keywords
- Games, 1750 - 1850 antiquarian, Very Special Books
Terms of Sale
Barter Books Ltd
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About the Seller
Barter Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Alnwick, Northumberland
About Barter Books Ltd
Since its opening in 1991 within the premises of a small model factory at Alnwick Station, Barter Books has grown well beyond original expectations. Starting off in what was the ticket and parcel office of the original Station, the bookshop has expanded down the platforms and through the waiting rooms, until it now covers over one-quarter of the whole Station site. This translates into an area exceeding 8000 square feet and containing over 350,000 books on more than three miles of shelving. Also the Famous Writers Mural - 40 feet long by 18 feet high, the similarly sized Railway Mural and the Tennyson Installation. The bookshop also sells secondhand videos and music (CDs, LPs, cassettes, sheet music), as well as a small but growing section of artists' prints. And then there are the shop's many extra features! These include an open fire in the winter, coffee and cookies, a model railway running above the book columns, a mini-cybercafe, generous seating and browsing areas, a children's room, and dozens of glass cases containing many of the more interesting antiquarian books. The latest feature is the Station Buffet with hot and cold food and a fine selection of coffees and teas. A final note: during the enlargement process the owners took (and are taking!) particular pleasure in restoring, as they can, various features of the Station. This so far includes the original North Eastern Railway cast iron fireplaces, two of the Station clocks, a drinking fountain, and various waiting rooms. Most dramatic of all, however, was the restoration of part of the glass roof. That was when we all stood about watching as the sun came streaming in for the first time in many years to bring the wonderful old Station visually back to life.
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- VG
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- Gilt
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- Rebacked
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