Author: Catherine Perry Hargrave
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258455422
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming
Author: Catherine Perry Hargrave
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258455422
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258455422
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Playing Cards
Author: W. Gurney Benham
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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 Bibliography of Card-games and of the History of Playing Cards
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Card games
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Card games
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming
Author: Catherine Perry Hargrave
Publisher: 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."
Publisher: 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."
A History of Playing Cards
Author: Roger Tilley
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A History of Card Games
Author: David Parlett
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
An historical guide to the card games of Europe and America. It surveys how the games originated and developed, and the rituals and etiquette which surround them.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
An historical guide to the card games of Europe and America. It surveys how the games originated and developed, and the rituals and etiquette which surround them.
A Bibliography of Card-games and of the History of Playing Cards
Author: Norton T. Horr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789354006845
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789354006845
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards
Author: Tom Dawson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781572812970
Category : Games & Activities
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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781572812970
Category : Games & Activities
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 Bibliography of Card-games and of the History of Playing Cards
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gambling
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gambling
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
A Bibliography of Card-Games and of the History of Playing Cards
Author: Norton Townshend Horr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781504262316
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Hardcover reprint of the original 1892 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Horr, Norton T. (Norton Townshend). A Bibliography Of Card-Games And Of The History Of Playing Cards. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Horr, Norton T. (Norton Townshend). A Bibliography Of Card-Games And Of The History Of Playing Cards, . Cleveland, O.: C. Orr, 1892. Subject: Card Games
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781504262316
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Hardcover reprint of the original 1892 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Horr, Norton T. (Norton Townshend). A Bibliography Of Card-Games And Of The History Of Playing Cards. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Horr, Norton T. (Norton Townshend). A Bibliography Of Card-Games And Of The History Of Playing Cards, . Cleveland, O.: C. Orr, 1892. Subject: Card Games