Researches Into the History of Playing Cards

Researches Into the History of Playing Cards
Author: Samuel Weller Singer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1816
Genre: Card games
ISBN:

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Investigaciones acerca de la historia de las cartas de juego, con ilustraciones del origen de la impresión y el grabado en madera.

Researches Into the History of Playing Cards

Researches Into the History of Playing Cards
Author: Samuel Weller Singer
Publisher: Nabu Press
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2014-01-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781293510179

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Researches Into the History of Playing Cards

Researches Into the History of Playing Cards
Author: Samuel Weller Singer
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2015-02-08
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ISBN: 9781295947201

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Researches Into the History of Playing Cards

Researches Into the History of Playing Cards
Author: Samuel Weller Singer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 450
Release: 1816
Genre: Card games
ISBN:

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Investigaciones acerca de la historia de las cartas de juego, con ilustraciones del origen de la impresión y el grabado en madera.

The History of Playing Cards

The History of Playing Cards
Author: Edward Samuel Taylor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 668
Release: 1865
Genre: Card games
ISBN:

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Playing Cards

Playing Cards
Author: W. Gurney Benham
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1447481755

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First published in 1931, this vintage book explores the history and origins of playing cards from traditional English playing cards to tarot cards and card manufacturers in Britain and Europe. Extensively illustrated and full of interesting information, “Playing Cards” is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of playing cards and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: “Card Games”, “Preface”, “Many Theories About the invention of Playing Cards”, “The Tarot Cards”, “Varieties of the European Four-Suit Pack”, “Earliest References to English Playing Cards”, “Genesis of the English Pack”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on card games.

A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming

A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming
Author: Catherine Perry Hargrave
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486412369

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Intricate, absorbing study based on research and card collections from around the world tells the story of playing cards and their manufacture, plus provides a fascinating overview of heraldry, geography, history, and the social and political activities of man over the past six centuries. Includes an enormous annotated bibliography of more than 900 items on playing cards and games, and over 1,400 illustrations. Praised by The New York Times as "the most authoritative and complete treatment of its kind."