Author : Henry Rene D'Allemagne
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 10,68 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 0486996476
Nearly 500 elegant illustrations that once graced European regular and tarot card decks. Face cards, musical instruments, fantasy figures, and other motifs -- 251 black-and-white illustrations, 245 designs in color.
Author : Henry René d' Allemagne
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 13,42 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
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. "
Author : Harry Wastrack
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 2005-07-26
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 146284328X
Playing cards have been around a thousand years or more and are infinite in their variety. This makes individual playing cards and complete decks rich in history and every bit as collectible as coins and postage stamps. The Price Guide for Collectible Playing Cards is intended to be a basic resource for collectors of playing cards and decks of playing cards and to give at least some idea of what different decks of cards may be worth among other collectors. Volume I presents examples of different decks in the categories of Advertising, Humor, Patience, Pinup, and Transportation. Volume II presents examples of different decks in the categories of Standard and Souvenir. Volume III presents examples of different decks categorized as Non-Standard.
Author : W. Gurney Benham
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 21,81 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1447481755
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.
Author : Harry Wastrack
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 40,78 MB
Release : 2005-07-26
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1462843263
Playing cards have been around a thousand years or more and are infinite in their variety. This makes individual playing cards and complete decks rich in history and every bit as collectible as coins and postage stamps. The Price Guide for Collectible Playing Cards is intended to be a basic resource for collectors of playing cards and decks of playing cards and to give at least some idea of what different decks of cards may be worth among other collectors. Volume I presents examples of different decks in the categories of Advertising, Humor, Patience, Pinup, and Transportation. Volume II presents examples of different decks in the categories of Standard and Souvenir. Volume III presents examples of different decks categorized as Non-Standard.
Author : David Parlett
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,10 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN :
Imported from the Mamluks of Egypt, card games first hit Europe around 1371 and within ten years had spread from Spain and Italy to France and Germany. By 1420, German and Swiss cardmakers were producing packs by the thousands (first by stencil, later by metal engraving) marked with a bewildering array of suits, including hounds, bears, parrots, roses, helmets, banners, and bells. Games proliferated as well, and by 1534, Rabelais could name 35 different card games in Chapter 22 of Gargantua. Today, of course, there are thousands of games, from the universally popular Poker and Contract Bridge, to national manias such as Swiss Jass, German Skat, and French Belote. This is a historical guide to cards in Europe and America. This is not primarily a book of rules or hints on how to play better, but a survey of where the games originated, how they have developed over time, and what their rituals and etiquette tell us about the people who play them.
Author : Frédérique Crestin-Billet
Publisher : Flammarion-Pere Castor
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,51 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Playing cards
ISBN : 9782080111340
400 international designs.
Author : P. L. Jacob
Publisher :
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 17,36 MB
Release : 1875
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 35,80 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1413493297
Playing cards have been around a thousand years or more and are infinite in their variety. This makes individual playing cards and complete decks rich in history and every bit as collectible as coins and postage stamps. The Price Guide for Collectible Playing Cards is intended to be a basic resource for collectors of playing cards and decks of playing cards and to give at least some idea of what different decks of cards may be worth among other collectors. Volume I presents examples of different decks in the categories of Advertising, Humor, Patience, Pinup, and Transportation. Volume II presents examples of different decks in the categories of Standard and Souvenir. Volume III presents examples of different decks categorized as Non-Standard.
Author : U.S. Games Systems, Incorporated
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,65 MB
Release :
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781572810969
U.S. Games Systems, Inc. is proud to reproduce this important deck of playing cards from America's past. The 1864 Poker Deck is faithfully reproduced from an authentic Civil War era Poker deck. As with the original 1864 Highlander deck, the cards in this 55-card deck have square corners. The deck has full-length, single-ended court cards. The box features a reproduction of the original tax stamps with hand cancellation dated June 2, 1864. The deck includes two informational cards, which provide a brief history of Early American Playing Cards. An additional card presents the original blue Ace of Spades with an eagle beneath 13 stars and the name L.I. Cohen on the bottom. Perfect for Civil War re-enactors and history buffs.
