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10545. AAPCM - Romance of Cards 1942 10545. AAPCM - Romance of Cards 1942

Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers The Romance of Playing Cards - History on Pasteboard12 page soft bound a4 size typewritten and stapled pages with a good general review. Fourth printing. Excellent condition

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£5.00 / $7.50

10442. Autenboer - Industrie des Cartes a Turnhout 197610442. Autenboer - Industrie des Cartes a Turnhout 1976

Autenboer, Dr E van and Tummers, Louis L'Industrie des Cartes a Jouer de Turnhout (1826-1976) and Historique de la Carte a Jouer Belge de 1379 a 1826 with the collaboration of Jan Bauwens Aurelia Books Brussels. Published as Textes et Documents Collection Chronique belges No 309 1976 Brussels. 152 page soft cover well illustrated many full colour plates French text. Important source. Excellent condition.

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£15.00 / $22.50

10354. Autenboer - Playing Card of Turnhout 198310354. Autenboer - Playing Card of Turnhout 1983

Autenboer, Dr E van and Cremers, Filip Turnhoutse SpeelkaartenPlaying Cards made in Turnhout Playing Card Factory Belgium. Descriptive catalogue in Flemish of the Exhibition held in the city 17 September to 9 October 1983. Fully illustrated many uncut sheets150 pages fullscap soft cover. Important source of information. Excellent condition.

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£15.00 / $22.50

10340. Beal - Playing Cards and Their Story 197510340. Beal - Playing Cards and Their Story 1975

Beale, George Playing Cards & Their Story David & Charles London 1975. Well illustrated and reliable reference. One of the first books to be published for collectors. 120 pages with several colour plates. Hard bound with dust jacket. As new.

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£10.00 / $15.00

10345. Beal - Playing Cards & Tarot 1988 10345. Beal - Playing Cards & Tarot 1988

Beale, George Playing-cards and Tarots Shire publications 1988. Excellent guide for the collector. 32 pages well illustrated nu,ber 217 in the Shire Album series. As new.

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£8.00 / $12.00

10586. Beal - Dicovering Playing Cards & Tarot 1972 10586. Beal - Dicovering Playing Cards & Tarot 1972

Beale, George Discovering Playing-cards and Tarots Shire publications 1972. Excellent guide for the collector. 56 pages with index well illustrated. As new.

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£5.00 / $7.50

10053. Benham - Playing Cards 193110053. Benham - Playing Cards 1931

Benham, Gurney 'Playing Cards History of The Pack and Explanations of its many Secrets'. Published by Ward, Lock & Co London 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover 4mo 196 pages with beautiful full colour illustrated plates of playing cards of different ages. Traces the 600-year evolution of portraits on playing cards. Printed in England. Excellent condition


Price:
£35.00 / $52.50

05091. Benham - Playing Cards 193605091. Benham - Playing Cards 1936

Benham, Gurney Playing Cards History of The Pack and Explanations of its many Secrets. Published by Spring Books London c1936. Hardcover 4mo 196 pages with beautiful full colour illustrated plates of playing cards of different ages. Traces the 600-year evolution of portraits on playing cards. Printed in Czechoslovakia. Light water stain on cover otherwise excellent condition
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£25.00 / $37.50

05013. Benham - Short History of Playing Cards c1930 05013. Benham - Short History of Playing Cards c1930

Benham, Sir Gurney 'A Short History of Playing Cards' published by Auto-Truck Department R.A. Lister & Co.,Ltd England c1930 Limited Edition hardcover 55 pages with colorful illustrations 12mo. Excellent condition

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£8.00 / $12.00

01705. Berry - Playing Cards of the World 199501705. Berry - Playing Cards of the World 1995

Berry, John 'Playing Cards of the World - Catalogue of the Collection of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Cards owned by Guildhall Library, City of London where the Collection has been deposited since the initial donation in 1908 by Henry Druitt Phillips'. Published photocopy by the (late) author 1995. Massive and monumental work with extended explanation and description with illustration of every pack in the collection. Extensive detailed index. Now standard reference source. Spiral bound text as new.

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£40.00 / $60.00

06044. Cremers - Wallonie Cardmakers 199406044. Cremers - Wallonie Cardmakers 1994

Cremers, Filip Kaartenmakers in Wallonië - Cartiers en Wallonie An exhibition at the National Paper Museum Malmedy by the National Museum vabn de Speelkaart of Turnhout 1994. Full-scap 160 page soft cover comprehensive fully illustrated catalogue in Flemish and French with extended historical entries and coverage of specialised themes such as wrappers, secondary use, uncut sheets etc. As new

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£10.00 / $15.00

10348. De La Rue - 125th Anniversary Journal 195710348. De La Rue - 125th Anniversary Journal 1957

De La Rue, Thomas The De La Rue Journal The House Magazine Winter 1957 Number 29. Soft cover 36 pages with several full colour illustrations issued on 125th Anniversary during the International Playing-Card Conference and Exhibition. Excellent condition

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£8.00 / $12.00

10352. De La Rue - Enquire Within 195710352. De La Rue - Enquire Within 1957

Konstam, Kenneth and others Enquire Within - A History and Guide to Card Playing De La Rue, Thomas 1957. Soft cover 72 pages with several illustrations published on the 125th Anniversary during the International Contract Bridge Paris Tournament and the associated exhibition of Playing Cards. Useful text with articles by carious authors including Games of Speculation, and other described, Glossary and Index with full bibliography. Excellent condition.

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£8.00 / $12.00

08843. Denning - Playing-Cards of Spain 1996 08843. Denning - Playing-Cards of Spain 1996

Denning, TrevorThe Playing-Cards of Spain. A Guide for Historians and Collectors published by London Cygnus Arts, a division of Golden Cockerel Press First Edition 1996, hard cover with a dust jacket. Well illustrated with many plates in colour. Standard reference on Spanish Cards. 8vo, 184 pages, as new.

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£25.00 / $37.50

06057. Denning - Spanish Playing Cards 199306057. Denning - Spanish Playing Cards 1993

Denning, Trevor 'Catalogue of Trevor Denning's Collection of Spanish Playing Cards' published by the author Birmingham 1993. Soft bound 12mo with many plates some colour illustrations. 57 pages. As new

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£8.00 / $12.00

10336. Denning - Spanish Playing Cards 198010336. Denning - Spanish Playing Cards 1980

Denning, Trevor Spanish Playing Cards 1st edition published by the IPCS 1980. Soft bound 12mo with many plates some colour illustrations. 94 pages. Basic standard refernce. As new

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£12.00 / $18.00

03814. Fuch - Osterrichisches Tarock 198203814. Fuch - Osterrichisches Tarock 1982

Fluch, Hans-Norbert Osterrichisches Tarock im 19. Jhdt. Piatnik exhibition 28 November 1981 to 30 June 1982. Soft cover large 4to 12 page catalogue with 62 entries of extended captions German text. Illustrated centre pieceEroffnungsausstellung der Spielkartensamlung

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£5.00 / $7.50

05441. Gorostiza - Naipes Españoles 197505441. Gorostiza - Naipes Españoles 1975

Gosrostiza, M Llano Naipes Españoles large format 215mm x 275mm Soft cover 183 pages well illustrated Spanish text of the Playing Cards of Spain and other Spanish patterns in the Fournier Museum. Published by Fournier Vitoria Spain. Comprehensive coverage on the subject includes history of Playing cards etc. Many colour plates. Lightly used and soiled excellent condition.

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£15.00 / $22.50

01366. Hamilton - Playing Cards in the V&A 198801366. Hamilton - Playing Cards in the V&A 1988

Hamilton, Jean Playing Cards in the Victoria & Albert Museum. Published by HMSO London 1988. First edition soft cover. A complete illustrated catalogue of the collection of 250 packs of cards preceded by a brief introduction and a study of the Playing Cards by Country with 100 illustrations in colour. 80 pages lightly soiled edges in very good generally clean condition. 190mm x 245mm

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£8.00 / $12.00

05122. Hargrave - History of Playing Cards S/C 193005122. Hargrave - History of Playing Cards S/C 1930

Hargrave, Catherine Perry A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming. Compiled and Illustrated from the Old Cards and Books in the Collection of The United States Playing Card Company in Cincinnati. Dover Publications New York (1930) 4to soft cover 462 pages fully illustrated many colour plates. Soft cover edition of the standard reference work on the history of playing cards and their uses in games and divination, along with detailed and inclusive 79-page bibliography of card games and gambling. Important contribution to art and social history. Lightly used good clean copy.

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£20.00 / $30.00

02324. Hicklin - Playing Cards 197602324. Hicklin - Playing Cards 1976

Hicklin, Frances "Playing Cards" 1976. Soft bound booklet published by the Victoria and Albert Museum depicting 11 full colour early and rare playing card images from the collection with extended captions. As new

Price:
£3.00 / $4.50

10495. Hochman - American Playing Cards 197610495. Hochman - American Playing Cards 1976

Hochman, Gene Encyclopaedia American Playing Cards Part I of the original series published 1976. Typewritten and home bound soft cover A4 bookwith attached seperate Supplement Excellent condition.

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£10.00 / $15.00

10496. Hochman - Transformation & Insert Cards 197710496. Hochman - Transformation & Insert Cards 1977

Hochman, Gene Encyclopaedia American Playing Cards - Featuring Transformation Cards and Insert Cards Part II of the original series published 1977. Typewritten and illustrated home bound soft cover A4 bookwith attached seperate Supplement Excellent condition.

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£10.00 / $15.00

08147. Hochman/Dawson - American Playing Cards 200008147. Hochman/Dawson - American Playing Cards 2000
Dawson, Tom & Judy The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards US Games Systems CT USA 2000. Soft cover 324 pages fully illustrated comrehensive catalogue of American and Canadian Playing Cards. 4to new as publsihed. Basic standard reference.

Price:
£30.00 / $45.00

10329. Hoffman - Die Welt de Spielkarte 1972 10329. Hoffman - Die Welt de Spielkarte 1972

Hoffmann, Detlef Die Welt de Spielkarte -Eine KulturgesschichteThe Playing Card an Illustrated History. Callwey, Munchen. Leipzig Edition 1972 . Hard Cover with dust Jacket. First Edition. 96 pages and 96 plates. German text in double columns many black and white illustrations. Standard reference work lavishly illustrated includes many colour plates. As new. Quarto [275 x 245 mm],

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£20.00 / $30.00

06042. Hoffman - Geschichte Auf Spielkarten 1789-1871 198706042. Hoffman - Geschichte Auf Spielkarten 1789-1871 1987

Hoffman, Detlef and Dietrich, Margot Geschichte Auf Spielkarten 1789-1871 - Von der Franzosischen Revolution bis zur Reichsgrundung Published by the Deutsches Spielkarten Museum Lenfelden-Echterdingen Stuttgart 1987. Important large tome heavily illustrated many colour plates. Hardbound 338 pages German text extended and reliable history illustrated by captioned images of Playing Cards in the Museum Collection. Excellent condition.

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£25.00 / $37.50

10357. Hoffman - Geschichte Auf Spielkarten 198710357. Hoffman - Geschichte Auf Spielkarten 1987

Hoffman, Detlefe and Dietrich, Margot Geschichte Auf Spielkarten 1789-1871 Deutsches Spielkarten-Museum Leinfelden Stuttgart 1987. Hardbound German text heavily illustrated with many colour images of playing cards from the period of the French Revolution to 1871. Comprehensive playing card history 338 pages. As new.

Price:
£18.00 / $27.00

10390. Hoffman - The Playing Card an Illustrated History 1973 10390. Hoffman - The Playing Card an Illustrated History 1973

Hoffmann, Detlef The Playing Card an Illustrated History Leipzig Edition 1973 . Hard Cover with dust Jacket. First English Edition. 96 pages and 96 plates. English text in double columns many black and white and coloured illustrations. Standard reference work lavishly illustrated includes many colour plates. As new. Quarto [275 x 245 mm],

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£25.00 / $37.50

00999. Hoffman - Spielkarten 197200999. Hoffman - Spielkarten 1972

Hoffman, Detlef Spielkarten - Inventarkatalogder Spielkartensammlung des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main 1972. Soft cover 316 pp comprehensive fully illustrated catalogue in excellent condition. First of the many later editions. German text.

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£18.00 / $27.00

06867. Hoffmann/Dietrich - Das Skatspiel 198206867. Hoffmann/Dietrich - Das Skatspiel 1982

Hoffmann,Detlef & Dietrich, Margot Das Skatspiel Geschichte - Bilder - Regden Bucher Munchen 1982. German text well illustrated several colour plates. Hardbound with dust jacket 176 pages. As new

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£12.00 / $18.00

10341. Hutton - The Cards Can's Lie 197910341. Hutton - The Cards Can's Lie 1979

Hutton, Alice The cards can't lie Jupiter Books 1979. Well illustrated description and guide to every card of the Tarot Pack with excellent general history of Playing Cards and fortune telling. 127 pages. Hard bound . As new.

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£10.00 / $15.00

08623. Janssen - Speelkaarten 196508623. Janssen - Speelkaarten 1965

Janssen, Han Speelkaarten Bussum Netherland 1965. Soft bound lightly damaged spine and cover 120 pages well illustrated Playing Cards history and collecting Dutch text. Lightly Used copy in very good condition.

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£15.00 / $22.50

08758. Kohlman - Berliner Playing Cards 198408758. Kohlman - Berliner Playing Cards 1984

Kohlman, Theofor Berliner Spielkarten published by Felgentreff & Goebel Berlin 1984 Soft cover, elongated large 8vo, 215mm square shape 132 pages very well illustrated with many colour plates. German text. Comprehensive and authoritative of the German Berliner pattern through history including the Tarock and patience series. Excellent condition.

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£8.00 / $12.00

10337. Mann - Collecting Playing Cards 1966 GB10337. Mann - Collecting Playing Cards 1966 GB

Mann, Sylvia "Collecting Playing Cards" First edition 1966. Arco Publications Worcester & London. Hard cover with dust jacket 215 pages well illustrated several balck and white plates. The standard reference work on Playing Cards. Totally reliable by the late undisputed Doyen and authority on Playing Cards. Excellent condition.



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£12.00 / $18.00

10388. Mann - Collecting Playing Cards 1973 10388. Mann - Collecting Playing Cards 1973

Mann, Sylvia Collecting Playing Cards New Edition 1973. Howard Baker Press London. Hard cover with dust jacket 215 pages well illustrated several balck and white plates. The standard reference work on Playing Cards. Totally reliable by the late undisputed Doyen and authority on Playing Cards. Excellent condition.



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£12.00 / $18.00

10470. Mann - Collecting Playing Cards 1979 10470. Mann - Collecting Playing Cards 1979

Mann, Sylvia Collecting Playing Cards New Edition 1979. (first published 1966) Howard Baker Press London. Hard cover with dust jacket 215 pages well illustrated several balck and white plates. The standard reference work on Playing Cards. Totally reliable by the late undisputed Doyen and authority on Playing Cards. Excellent condition.



Price:
£12.00 / $18.00

05088. Mann - Collecting Playing Cards 1966 NY05088. Mann - Collecting Playing Cards 1966 NY

Mann, Sylvia "Collecting Playing Cards" 1966. Crown Publishers Inc New York. Hard cover with faded protected dust jacket 215 pages well illustrated several balck and white plates. The standard reference work on Playing Cards. Totally reliable by the late undisputed Doyen and authority on Playing Cards. Excellent condition.



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£12.00 / $18.00

10339. Mann - Dragons of Portugal 1973 10339. Mann - Dragons of Portugal 1973

Mann, Sylvia & Wayland, Virginia The Dragons of Portugal. Published by Sanford for the Playing Card Society 1973. Standard and important reference catalogues on Portuguese series of playing cards with references to sources and influence n Japanese Hana Fuda cards. Well illustrated and comprehensive. Soft cover 78 pages as new.

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£15.00 / $22.50

00463. Mann - English Playing Cards 1st Ed 197800463. Mann - English Playing Cards 1st Ed 1978

Mann, Sylvia "Collecting English Playing Cards" 1st Edition 1978. Published by Stanley Gibbons Publication. Soft cover 32 pages fully illustrated. Standard reference work. Totally reliable by the late undisputed Doyen and authority on Playing Cards


Price:
£8.00 / $12.00

01863. Mann - English Playing Cards 2nd Ed 198401863. Mann - English Playing Cards 2nd Ed 1984

Mann, Sylvia "Collecting English Playing Cards" 1984. Published by InterCol. Soft cover 34 pages fully illustrated. Standard reference work. Totally reliable by the late undisputed Doyen and authority on Playing Cards



Price:
£5.00 / $7.50

05012. Meeuwissen - Key to The Kingdom 199205012. Meeuwissen - Key to The Kingdom 1992

Meeuwissen, Tony 'The Key to The Kingdom - An Enchanted Deck' illustrated by the author published by Pavilion Books Limited London 1992 First Edition hardcover. This is the booklet only normally accompanied by a deck of cards lacking from this item Lightly damaged dust jacket 12mo 119 pages beautifuly illustrated excellent condition as new.

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£10.00 / $15.00

01951. Mihaly/Antal - Kartyalexicon A-Z Budapest 199301951. Mihaly/Antal - Kartyalexicon A-Z Budapest 1993

Mihaly, Berend & Natal, Janoska Kartyalexicon A-Z Published by Akademiai Kiado Budapest 1993. Large hard bound tome 4to with dust jacket 446 pages fully illustrated includes colour plates. Text in Hungarian. Comprehensive Lexicon with extensive bibliography and Index. As new.

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£20.00 / $30.00

04201. Morley - Old and Curious Playing Cards 198904201. Morley - Old and Curious Playing Cards 1989

Morley, H.T. 'Old and Curious Playing Cards Their History and Types from many Countries and Periods'. Published by Bracken Books 1989 First edition hardcover with a dust jacket 235 pages. Many illustrations and reproductions of prints, broadsheets etc with 16 colour plates. Facsimile edition of the book first published c1930 with the colour plates taken from "Devils Picture Books" by Van Rensselaer published by T. Fisher Unwin 1892. As new.

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£18.00 / $27.00

10333. Rosenfeld - Pre-1500 German Cards 195810333. Rosenfeld - Pre-1500 German Cards 1958

Rosenfeld, Hellmut von Munchner Spielkarten um 1500 Munich 1958. Illustrated book on early German Playing cards 39 pages and many illustrations including dedicated plates. Important source. German text. Excellent condition.

Price:
£8.00 / $12.00

02001. Ruiz - Playing Cards in Spain 200002001. Ruiz - Playing Cards in Spain 2000

Ruiz, Juan de Dios Agudo - Playing Cards in Spain. Giving a general idea of Spanish playing cards. Published 2000 by Arabako Foru Aldundia. Softbound large 4ro, 125 pages. Includes colour illustrations. Excellent condition.

Price:
£15.00 / $22.50

09711. Schlede - Das Preussiche Bild 197809711. Schlede - Das Preussiche Bild 1978

Schlede, von Stefan Studien zur Spielkarte das Preussiche Bild The Prussian Pattern of Playing Cards published by Museum fur Deutsche Volkskunde Berlin Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz Berlin 5 April 1978. 49 detailed entires illustrated German text. Soft bcover important source of reference.

Price:
£8.00 / $12.00

03016. Taylor - The History of Playing Cards PB 197303016. Taylor - The History of Playing Cards PB 1973

Taylor, Ed S and others The History of Playing Cards with Anecdotes of their use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling and Card-Sharping Charles Tuttle Vermont 1973. First published 1863. This edition soft back 530 pages a few illustrations good comprehensive if somewhat fanciful theories. Excellent condition.

Price:
£10.00 / $15.00

02280. Thiem - Spielkarten aus aller Welt 196802280. Thiem - Spielkarten aus aller Welt 1968

Playing Card Exhibition Catalogue forward by Gunther Thiem Spielkarten au aller Welt Museum der Vereinigten Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkartenfabriken. 6 September to 3 November 1968. Prepared by Staatsgalerie Stuttgart - Graphische Sammlung. Large size 240mm x 220mm catalogue with beautiful large colour plates and inserts with extended captions in German to 115 decks described. Important source of reference. Lightly soiled cover appears discoloured. Excellent condition.

Price:
£25.00 / $37.50

09943. Thorpe - Master Cardmakers of London 2005 09943. Thorpe - Master Cardmakers of London 2005


Thorpe, John G The Master Cardmakers of London 2005 published by the WCMP. Soft cover 80 pages with biographic entry of the Masyers of the Company from 1628 to 2004 also a History, Role of the Company and a list of Lady Members. With Appendices and illustrated by the Ace of Spades for each year. As new.

Price:
£12.00 / $18.00


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00408. Thorpe - WCMP 1st Ed 198000408. Thorpe - WCMP 1st Ed 1980

Thorpe, John G. "The Playing Cards of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards" 1980 1st edition published by Stanley Gibbons. Soft cover 64 pages fully illustrated. As new.

Price:
£4.00 / $6.00


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03116. Thorpe - WCMP 2nd Ed 199103116. Thorpe - WCMP 2nd Ed 1991

Thorpe, John G. "The Playing Cards of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards" 1991 Revised 2nd edition An InterCol London Publication. Soft cover 66 pages fully illustrated. With loose insert of Valuations. New.

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£5.00 / $7.50

05072. Tilley - Playing Cards 196705072. Tilley - Playing Cards 1967

Tilley, Roger 'Playing Cards - Pleasures and Treasures'. Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1967 First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket 4mo 120 pages well illustrated also with some colour plates. Good condition.

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£10.00 / $15.00

10389. Tilley - Playing Cards 197310389. Tilley - Playing Cards 1973

Tilley, Roger Playing Cards. Published by Octopus Books London 1973 Hardcover with 4to 97 pages well illustrated also with some colour plates. Excellent condition.

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£10.00 / $15.00

04200. Tilley - A History of Playing Cards 197304200. Tilley - A History of Playing Cards 1973

Tilley, Roger 'A History of Playing Cards'. Published by Studio Vista. First edition 1973 London. Hardcover lightly damaged. 192 pages. Comprehensive coverage good index. Well illustrated with several colour plates. Excellent condition. 7½" x 9½"

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£12.00 / $18.00

05100. Tilman - 'Turnhout?' 198305100. Tilman - 'Turnhout?' 1983

Tilman, E. and Van Autenboer 'Turnhout?' Published by Nationaal Museum van de Speelkaart Turnhout Wereldcentrum van de Speelkaart. An illustrated catalogue record of wrappers, Aces and Jokers produced by the Turnhout Playing Card factories including Bierman, Brepols, Van Genechten etc. 4mo full scap size. Soft cover 88 pages fully illustrated as new. Excellent important source of refrence


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£8.00 / $12.00


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04406. Van Rensselaer - Prophetical Playing Cards 191204406. Van Rensselaer - Prophetical Playing Cards 1912

Van Rensselaer, Mrs John King 'Prophetical Educational and Playing Cards' published by George W. Jacobs & Company Philadelphia 1912. Nineteen Chapters on all aspects of Playing Cards and their use for Divination. Chapters include: Old Italian Tarots, Engraved Cards for Educational and Other Purposes, Chess and Other Games, Fortune Telling, Book of Thoth, Hermes and Nebo and much more. Hard cover 392 pages black and white illustrated sixteen plates with illustrations of Italian Tarot, Swedish Korean and Japanese Cards, English, German and other European cards. Livbrary withdrawn copy. Damaged spine and used in very good clean condition.

Price:
£75.00 / $112.50

00120. Van Rensselaer - The Devil's Picture-Books 189500120. Van Rensselaer - The Devil's Picture-Books 1895

Van Rensselaer, Mrs John King 'The Devil's Picture-Books - A History of Playing Cards' published by Dodd, Mead and Co New York 1895. Thirteen Chapters on aspects of Playing Cards of different Countries including references to early Chess, Engraving, Material used and Classification and more. Hard green original cloth cover 207 pages. Well illustrated with 24 plates several in full bright colour. Used copy lightly soiled and some signs of minor foxing. Good collectable condition.

Price:
£50.00 / $75.00

10342. Von Leyden - Ganjifa: Playing Cards of India 198210342. Von Leyden - Ganjifa: Playing Cards of India 1982

Leyden, von Rudolf Ganjifa - The Playing Cards of India. A general survey, with a catalogue of the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection. Victoria & Albert Museum, London 1982. With contributions by Michael Dummett. Soft cover 128 pages. Standard reference. As new

Price:
£15.00 / $22.50

02062. Wayland - Apache Playing Cards 197202062. Wayland - Apache Playing Cards 1972

Wayland, Virginia, Apache Playing Cards from the Wayland Collection. Wayland Playing Card Monograph No. 3. Published 1972 by H & V Wayland. Complete text only ,lacks attached colour illustrations. Softbound thin 4ro, 10 pages. Green cover. Excellent condition.

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£5.00 / $7.50

10471. Whiting - A Handful of History H/B 197810471. Whiting - A Handful of History H/B 1978

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Whiting, J R S A Handful of History Alan Sutton 1978. Standard work of reference for 16th, 17th and early 18th Century English playing cards by Lethal and others. Hard bound 201 pages. Each deck illustrated and the images explained in their historic content. Fourteen decks in total so described and illustrated. Important source of reference. With dust jacket excellent condition.

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£20.00 / $30.00

10474. Whiting - A Handful of History S/B 197810474. Whiting - A Handful of History S/B 1978

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Whiting, J R S A Handful of History Alan Sutton 1978. Standard work of reference for 16th, 17th and early 18th Century English playing cards by Lethal and others. Soft bound 201 pages. Each deck illustrated and the images explained in their historic content. Fourteen decks in total so described and illustrated. Important source of reference. With dust jacket excellent condition.

Price:
£18.00 / $27.00

05395. Wowk - Playing Cards of the World 198305395. Wowk - Playing Cards of the World 1983

Wowk, Kathleen 'Playing Cards of the World - A Collector's Guide' published by Lutherworth Press Guildford Surrey First Edition 1983. 4to hardcover with dust jacket. 160 pages well illustrated with chapters on Tarot and Card Games. As new.

Price:
£15.00 / $22.50

10406. Wust - History of the Playing Card Makers10406. Wust - History of the Playing Card Makers

Wust C L The History of the Spielkartfabrik photocopy spiral bound soft cover photocopy typewrtten 170 pages. Comprehensive coverage includes extensive Apendices. Without illustrations. Important source. Excellent condition.

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£20.00 / $30.00

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