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BOOKS ON COLLECTING PLAYING CARDS |
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Beal, George
Playing cards and their story
Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1975.
A good general
introduction, fully illustrated throughout. (A few new copies ex-stock from the 1980s.)
190x245mm 120 pp 37 plates (8 in colour) plus 91
illustrations in the text. D/w. (Weight 560g)
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Denning, Trevor The
Playing Cards of Spain
London, Cygnus Arts, 1996
The standard authorative
work on Spanish playing cards by the co-founder of the
International Playing-Card Society. A thoroughly
fascinating book for historians and collectors. Fully
illustrated in b/w with 8 colour plates. 210x265mm 184pp.
Excellent copy. (Weight 1050g)
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Field, Albert
Transformation cards
Stamford, US
Games Systems Inc., 1987.
All known printed
transformation packs. All packs fully illustrated, also 8 colour plates.
(1 only remaining, believed no longer in print.) 190x275mm. 208pp soft covers.
(Weight 700g)
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Mann, Sylvia
Collecting playing cards
London, Howard
Baker, 1966
A standard early work with good information on the development of
many regional patterns. Many line illustrations + 8 b/w
plates.145x225mm 216pp. D/w. Scarce.
(Weight 400g)
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Mann, Sylvia
Collecting English playing cards
London, Stanley Gibbons 1978.
Illustrated on every page.
Slim but interesting history of cards in the UK. (A few new copies
available, no longer in print.) 165x195mm. 32pp soft cover.
(Weight 60g)
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Tilley, Roger A
History of Playing cards
London, Studio Vista 1973
Well-illustrated in
colour and b/w, informative, a fairly scarce standard work
of reference. Ex-library copy with tatty dust wrapper,
priced accordingly. 190x250mm 192pp. D/w (Weight 900g) |
£14 |
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Tilley, Roger A
History of Playing cards
London,
Studio Vista 1973
Well-illustrated in
colour and b/w, informative, a fairly scarce standard work
of reference. The cloth covers have some water staining and
there is a small dent affecting the first few pages, one
page has a few scuff marks - none of this really affects
the contents of the book, but the price is half that of a
perfect copy and good value. 190x250mm 192pp. D/w (Weight 900g) |
reserved
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Tilley, Roger Playing cards
London, Octopus
1973.
This
is different from A history of playing cards published by Studio
Vista, but the same as the Weidenfeld and Nicholson book with the
illustrations and text differently arranged. Several copies
available. 210x250mm 97pp 89 illustrations in colour and b/w. D/w (600g) |
£8 |
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BOOKS ON CARD GAMES inc. GAMBLING |
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Davis-Goff,
A
The literary companion to gambling
London, Sinclair-Stevenson,
1996.
An anthology of poetry and prose
extracts involving gambling episodes culled from literature
from the Bible to modern times from the world's greatest
writers. A very good bedside or coffee-table book.
(Published at £20) 160x240mm. 246pp (Weight 520g) |
£9 |
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Wykes, Alan Gambling
London, Aldus,
1964
Information from dust
jacket: 'Gambling' takes you right round the world to
discover the many different forms of gambling that are
carried on - legally and illegally - in more than 40
different countries. Wykes tells fascinating anecdotes of
famous gamblers of history, takes you inside the offices of
a London bookmaker, and describes the tension-filled life
of a professional gambler. Packed with illustrations in
colour and black and white. 175x250mm 352 pp. D/w (Weight
1200g)
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BOOKS ON PATIENCE GAMES |
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Whitmore
Jones M Games of
Patience
London, Upcott Gill,
c.1900.
4th Series with
illustrations. More than 30 games of patience are
described. Many layouts illustrated with usual French-style
standing courts commonly used in illustrated manuals of
this period. The paper cover is detached and held together
with tape but the cover illustration in colour is
interesting being double ended late 19thC Goodall cards.
Originally priced at 1/-. There is no date but a letter in
an advertisement carries the date 1897 and other pictures
and evidence (such as Pygmy patience cards) suggests that
1900 is about right. 125x185mm 112pp (Weight 180g) |
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BOOKS ON TAROT AND FORTUNE TELLING |
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Lyle, Jane Tarot
London, Hamlyn,
1990
Another good
general introduction to the Tarot. Full descriptions of the
meanings of the major and minor arcana and combinations.
Well illustrated throughout in colour with guidance on
layouts. Large format 225x310mm 160pp. Excellent copy. D/w.
Published at £12.95. (Weight 1050g)
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Simon, Sylvie The
Tarot
Leicester,
Magna, 1991 (Translation of 1986 French edition.)
Another good
general introduction to the Tarot. This is a mixture of
history, art, philosophy and divination, much less about
readings. Full descriptions of the meanings of the major
arcana. Well illustrated throughout in colour with b/w.
Large format 250x290mm 120pp. Excellent copy. Illustrated
cover. (Weight 800g) |
£8 |
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Gray, Eden
A complete guide to the tarot
London, Studio Vista
1970
A well known writer on tarot. All the cards from the
Rider Waite tarot are illustrated, plus 4 colour plates of three other
packs. Includes history, meanings, three methods for card reading and
layout.
180x260mm 160pp. D/w.
(Weight 600g)
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BOOKS ON CONJURING AND MAGIC |
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Hugard, Jean & Braue,
Frederick
The Royal Road to Card Magic
London & Boston,
Faber and Faber 1981
Originally published in 1949 with a 2nd
edition in 1952 this copy is a paperback 1st edition
published in 1981. The 'blurb' says it is the 'most
authoritative and exhaustive collection in existence of
card tricks performed by amateurs.' It contains 76 complete
tricks with sleight of hand techniques. Creases to the
paper cover.
125x198mm 302pp. (Weight 300g)
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