PLAYING CARDS

HISTORY DESIGN GAMES RULES HOYLE RULES CARD SHARPING GAMBLING FORTUNE TELLING TAROT CARTOMANCY CARD COLLECTING AND MUCH MORE

100 Books in Total

Discover an incredible collection of old rare and historic books devoted to playing cards, card games, gaming history, card design, collecting, gambling, and card-playing traditions from around the world.

This unique collection spans over 400 years of playing card history, featuring rare works from the 1500s through the early 1900s. Explore the origins of playing cards, famous card games, card manufacturing, collecting, gambling customs, bridge, whist, cribbage, poker-related games, Hoyle rules, and historical card decks.

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Subjects Covered

History of Playing Cards

Origins and Evolution of Card Decks

Rare & Antique Playing Cards

Card Collecting & Identification

British Museum Card Collections

Card Design, Artwork & Symbolism

Historic European Card Decks

Japanese Playing Cards

Fortune Telling with Cards

Tarot and Cartomancy

Bridge Rules & Strategy

Whist, Cribbage & Classic Card Games

Hoyle's Official Rules of Play

Gambling History & Gaming Traditions

Card Sharping & Cheating Methods Exposed

Social & Family Card Games

Recreational and Parlour Games

Card Game Reference Guides

Printing History & Early Playing Cards

Illustrated Historical Card Studies

Notable topics include early card manufacturing, the history of gaming, famous card games, card collecting, the origins of tarot cards, card magic history, gambling practices, and classic game rules used for generations.

Perfect for card collectors, game historians, magicians, antique dealers, gaming enthusiasts, researchers, and students of playing card history.

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Lots of Secrets Exposed

Beautiful Illustrations

Great Reference Books

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The full list of titles below speaks for itself, showcasing the depth and breadth of this remarkable archive.

THE FULL LIST OF TITLES BELOW SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!

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The Complete List of the Titles

1. A bibliography of card-games and of the history of playing cards, by Horr, Norton, Townshend (1892)
2. A bibliography of card-games and of the history of playing cards, by Horr, Norton, Townshend, 2nd Copy (1892)
3. A bibliography of card-games and of the history of playing cards, by Horr, Norton, Townshend, 3rd Copy (1892)
4. A Bibliography of Playing-cards, by Albert Romer fey (1886)
5. A Bibliography of Works in English on Playing Cards and Gaming, by Frederic Jessel (1905)
6. A Bibliography of Works in English on Playing Cards and Gaming, by Frederic Jessel, 2nd Copy (1905)
7. A descriptive catalogue of playing and other cards in the British Museum, accompanied by history, remarks on cards of divination and of a politico-historical character, by William Hughes (1876)
8. A descriptive catalogue of playing and other cards in the British Museum, accompanied by history, remarks on cards of divination and of a politico-historical character, by William Hughes, 2nd Copy (1876)
9. A el juego del monte ; poema (1842)
10. Absolute key to occult science. The tarot of the Bohemians. The most ancient book in the world. For the exclusive use of initiates, by Papus (1892)
11. Académie universelle des jeux, et un nouveau traité complet de l'écarté, précédé d'un coup d'oeil général sur le jeu, tant dans les temps anciens que modernes, by Cousin d'Avallon (1834)
12. August Schneider; Elsässische Kartenspiele, by August -Schneider (1883)
13. Bridge in Canada, by Grant, W Forsyth (1910)
14. Card essays ; Clay's decisions; and Card-table talk, by Cavendish; Clay James (1880)
15. Card essays, by Cavendish; Clay, James (1884)
16. Card essays, Clay's decisions, and card-table talk, by Cavendish (1879)
17. Card-sharpers, their tricks exposed, or, The art of always winning, by Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène (1891)
18. Cassell's book of in-door amusements, card games, and fireside fun, by Cassell & Company (1881)
19. Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the Trustees of the British museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber, by Freeman O'Donoghue (1901)
20. Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the Trustees of the British museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber, by Freeman O'Donoghue, 2nd Copy (1901)
21. Catlin's historic origin of the playing cards, by Catlin (1893)
22. Chess and playing cards, by Culin, Stewart (1898)
23. Cinch or Pedro and how to play it, by United States Playing Card Co. (1900)
24. Congress playing cards in miniature, by U.S. Playing Card Co. (1903)
25. Curios and relics. Toys & games, by Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection (1953)
26. Das älteste gestochene deutsche kartenspiel vom Meister der spielkarten, by Geisberg, Max (1905)
27. Die Spielkarten der Weigel'schen Sammlung, by Weigel, Theodor Oswald (1865)
28. Entertaining with cards, by U.S. Playing Card Co. (1900)
29. Entertaining with cards, by U.S. Playing Card Co. (1903)
30. Eu o Principe Regente faco saber aos que este alvará com forca de lei virem, by Portugal; Maria I, Queen of Portugal (1808)
31. Explanatory notes of a pack of Cavalier playing cards, temp. Charles II. forming a complete political satire of the commonwealth, by Goldsmid, Edmund (1886)
32. Explanatory notes of a pack of Cavalier playing cards, temp. Charles II. forming a complete political satire of the commonwealth, by Goldsmid, Edmund, 2nd Copy (1886)
33. Explanatory notes of a pack of Cavalier playing cards, temp. Charles II. forming a complete political satire of the commonwealth, by Goldsmid, Edmund, 3rd Copy (1886)
34. Facts and speculations on the origin and history of playing cards, by Chatto, William Andrew (1848)
35. Facts and speculations on the origin and history of playing cards, by Chatto, William Andrew, 2nd Copy (1848)
36. Facts and speculations on the origin and history of playing cards, by Chatto, William Andrew, 3rd Copy (1848)
37. Facts and speculations on the origin and history of playing cards, by Chatto, William Andrew, 4th Copy (1848)
38. Facts and speculations on the origin and history of playing cards, by Chatto, William Andrew, 5th Copy (1848)
39. Foster's complete bridge, by Foster, Robert Frederick (1905)
40. Fox's revised edition of Hoyle's games, the standard authority; containing the rules, laws, technicalities and hints, to players of all the popular games with cards (1905)
41. Fox's revised edition of Hoyle's games, the standard authority; containing the rules, laws, technicalities and hints, to players of all the popular games with cards (1912)
42. Geschichte der Holzschneidekunst von den ältesten bis auf die neuesten Zeiten, by Heller, Joseph (1823)
43. Hana-awase, by Palmer, Henry Spencer (1891)
44. Holye' games, by Bohn, Henry George (1890)
45. Hoyle's games; improved and enlarged by new and practical treatises, by Hoyle, Edmond (1859)
46. Iskustvo igratʹ v karty v kommercheskīi︠a︡ igry (1830)
47. Le ingeniose sorti, by Marcolini, Francesco (1550)
48. Les cartes à jouer du XIV au XX siècle, Vol.1, by Allemagne, Henry René (1906)
49. Les cartes à jouer du XIV au XX siècle, Vol.2, by Allemagne, Henry René (1906)
50. Les Cartes a jouer et la cartomancie, by Boiteau d'Ambly, Paul (1859)
51. Les cartes à jouer, et la cartomancie, by Boiteau d'Ambly, Paul (1854)
52. Nuggets from King Solomon's mine, by Schmalz, John Barnes (1908)
53. Par brevet d'invention, by Jaume, Urbain; Dugourc, Jean Démosthène (1775)
54. Playing cards from Japan, by Mrs J King Van Rensselaer (1891)
55. Prophetical, educational and playing cards, by Van Rensselaer, John King (1912)
56. Prophetical, educational and playing cards, by Van Rensselaer, John King, 2nd Copy (1912)
57. Prophetical, educational and playing cards, by Van Rensselaer, John King, 3rd Copy (1912)
58. Prophetical, educational and playing cards, by Van Rensselaer, John King, 4th Copy (1912)
59. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 1, by Hooper, William (1787)
60. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 1, by Hooper, William (1794)
61. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 1, by Hooper, William, 2nd Copy (1787)
62. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 2, by Hooper, William (1787)
63. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 2, by Hooper, William (1794)
64. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 2, by Hooper, William (1802)
65. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 2, by Hooper, William, 2nd Copy (1787)
66. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 3, by Hooper, William (1787)
67. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 3, by Hooper, William, 2nd Copy (1787)
68. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 4, by Hooper, William (1787)
69. Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural philosophy are clearly elucidated by a series of easy, entertaining experiments, Vol. 4, by Hooper, William, 2nd Copy (1787)
70. Regulations 66 relating to tax on playing cards under act of August 27, 1894, and Revenue act of 1924. August (1924)
71. Researches into the history of playing cards; with illustrations of the origin of printing and engraving on wood, by Singer, Samuel Weller (1816)
72. Researches into the history of playing cards; with illustrations of the origin of printing and engraving on wood, by Singer, Samuel Weller, 2nd Copy (1816)
73. Schastlivyĭ igrok vo vsi︠e︡ upotrebitelʹnyi︠a︡ kartezhnyi︠a︡ igry Dai︠u︡shchīĭ nastavlenīe, kakim obrazom mozhno iskusno vesti igru, by Yudin Collection (1864)
74. Social card games, by Townsend, Charles (1891)
75. Telling fortunes by cards; a symposium of the several ancient and modern methods as practiced by Arab seers and sibyls and the Romany Gypsies, by Case, Carleton Britton (1916)
76. Tendo determinado por decreto de vinte e nove de dezembro de mil oitocentos e hum, que se puzesse em exacta, by Portugal, Voveregin (1802)
77. The abc of bridge, by Tennant, Eleanor A (1901)
78. The American card player; containing clear and comprehensive directions for playing the games, by Dick, William Brisbane (1866)
79. The American Hoyle, or, Gentleman's hand-book of games; containing all the games played in the United States, by Dick, William Brisbane (1864)
80. The American Hoyle;or, Gentleman's hand-book of games, by Dick, William Brisbane (1868)
81. The American Hoyle;or, Gentleman's hand-book of games, by Dick, William Brisbane (1875)
82. The book of hobbies; or, A guide to happiness, by Taussig, Charles William (1924)
83. The book of hobbies; or, A guide to happiness, by Taussig, Charles William, 2nd Copy (1924)
84. The card player's manual; Comprising whist, loo, and cribbage and all the round games, by Pardon, George Frederick (1876)
85. The devil's picture-books. A history of playing cards, by Van Rensselaer, John King (1890)
86. The devil's picture-books; a history of playing cards, by Van Rensselaer, John King, 2nd Copy (1890)
87. The invention of printing. A collection of facts and opinions descriptive of early prints and playing cards, the block-books of the fifteenth century, by De Vinne, Theodore Low (1878)
88. The invention of printing. A collection of facts and opinions descriptive of early prints and playing cards, the block-books of the fifteenth century, by De Vinne, Theodore Low, 2nd Copy (1878)
89. The invention of printing. A collection of facts and opinions descriptive of early prints and playing cards, the block-books of the fifteenth century, by De Vinne, Theodore Low, 3rd Copy (1876)
90. The invention of printing. A collection of facts and opinions descriptive of early prints and playing cards, the block-books of the fifteenth century, by De Vinne, Theodore Low, 4th Copy (1878)
91. The modern pocket Hoyle; containing all the games of skill and chance as played in this country at the present time, by Dick, William Brisbane (1868)
92. The mystic test book; The magic of the cards. Giving the mystic meaning of these wonderful and ancient emblems in their relationship to the heavenly bodies, by Richmond, Olney (1893)
93. The mystic test book; The magic of the cards. Giving the mystic meaning of these wonderful and ancient emblems in their relationship to the heavenly bodies, by Richmond, Olney (1919)
94. The mystic test book; The magic of the cards. Giving the mystic meaning of these wonderful and ancient emblems in their relationship to the heavenly bodies, by Richmond, Olney, 2nd Copy (1893)
95. The playing cards embody a scientific record of the great pyramid, by Schmalz, John (1905)
96. The White Pass and Yukon route souvenir cards, by White Pass and Yukon Railway (1900)
97. The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports, by Champlin, John Denison (1890)
98. Vente volontaire, et a prix fixe, en gros et en dètail, by Prévost, Nicolas (1795)
99. Whist laws and whist decisions; with upwards of 150 cases illustrating the laws, by Drayson, Alfred Wilks (1896)
100. Zaumnai︠a︡ gniga, by Kruchenykh, Alekseĭ (1915)

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