Author: Catherine Perry HargravePublisher:
ISBN: 9781258461928
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming
Author: Catherine Perry HargravePublisher:
ISBN: 9781258461928
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Playing Cards
Author: W. Gurney BenhamPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447481755
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
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
Author: Roger TilleyPublisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Antique Playing Cards
Author: Henry René d' AllemagnePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Over 900 elaborate, decorative images from rare playing cards, 14th20th centuries: Bacchus, death, dancing dogs, hunting scenes, royal coats of arms, players cheating, much more. "
Researches Into the History of Playing Cards
Author: Samuel Weller SingerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Card games
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Investigaciones acerca de la historia de las cartas de juego, con ilustraciones del origen de la impresión y el grabado en madera.
The Playing Card: an Illustrated History
Author: Detlef HoffmanPublisher:
ISBN: 9787410001865
Category : Playing cards
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards
Author: William Andrew ChattoPublisher: London : J.R. Smith
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards
Author: Tom DawsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781572812994
Category : Playing card makers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Based on Gene Hochman's The Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards which was originally published in six parts between 1976 and 1981. A complete cataloging of American playing card makers as well as details, types, and brands of playing cards from the late 1700s to the early 1930s.
A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming
Author: Catherine Perry HargravePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486412369
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
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."
The History of Playing Cards
Author: Edward Samuel TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Card games
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description