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

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

annotated edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

Intricate 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. "The most authoritative and complete treatment of its kind." - The New York Times.

Book information

ISBN: 9780486412368
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
Imprint: Dover Publications
Pub date:
Edition: annotated edition
DEWEY: 795.409
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 462
Weight: 726g
Height: 158mm
Width: 232mm
Spine width: 32mm