Download or read book Collecting Playing Cards written by Sylvia Mann and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collecting English Playing cards written by Sylvia Mann and published by . This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collecting Playing Cards written by Mark Pickvet and published by . This book was released on 2006-06-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing cards, though still affordable, may not be for long, considering their availability on eBay and other online auction services. The listings on these sites for playing cards at times exceeds 10,000, putting the hobby in line with such collectibles as Coca-Cola, dolls, bottles, furniture, shot glasses, and Star Wars. This handy guide provides the most comprehensive listings to date along with current market values on popular collectible playing cards from the later nineteenth century to the present, with a focus on advertising. There are over 1,600 listings along with hundreds of photographs. Soft drinks, beer, NASCAR, sports, casinos, airlines, cartoons, restaurants, colleges, department stores, and other hot categories of cards are featured in this comprehensive guide.
Download or read book Collecting Early English Playing Cards written by Mark Irwin and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: a guide to early English playing card makers and their playing cards. The book also summarises the development of court design and the collection of duties on playing cards between 1700 - 1900. Extensive use of images of cards taken from the author's own collection used to educate and amuse the reader.
Download or read book A Collectors Guide to Early English Playing Cards written by Mark Irwin and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to collecting early English Playing cards. Over 80 pages of full colour illustrations and information on how to identify the maker and age of your cards.
Download or read book Playing Cards of the World written by Kathleen Wowk and published by . This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scholarly but lightly written history of the playing card for the collector, emphasising the diversity of design and usage in different countries. Includes tips on presenting and preserving collections, and a chapter devoted to the Tarot.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Collection of Playing Cards Bequeathed to the Trustees of the British Museum by the Late Lady Charlotte Schreiber written by British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catálogo de la colección de cartas legadas a los miembros del consejo de administración del Museo Británico por Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Download or read book Price Guide for Collectible Playing Cards written by Harry Wastrack and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Playing Cards written by W. Gurney Benham and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming written by Catherine Perry Hargrave and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Antique Playing Cards written by Henry René d' Allemagne and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. "
Download or read book Price Guide for Collectible Playing Cards written by Harry Wastrack and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The History of Playing Cards written by Edward Samuel Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of Old Playing Cards from the Collection of the Late Lady Charlotte Schreiber Which Will be Sold by Auction on the 1st Day of May 1896 and Following Day written by Sotheby & Co. (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming written by Catherine Perry Hargrave and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Price Guide for Collectible Playing Cards written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Collector s Guide to Playing Cards written by Mark Pickvet and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For novices and longtime card collectors alike, here are two books in one: a thorough price guide featuring common to extremely rare items, and a well-researched history of playing cards and games. A wealth of mythology, literature, and history is found on playing cards. In addition to classic decks normally seen in the United States, find artistically designed European suits with, for example, Shakespearean characters on face cards. Read about the origins of some of the most popular card games, board games, and the card decks themselves. Learn how to date decks or individual cards using methods applied by dealers. This handy volume also includes tips on spotting reproductions, as well as valuable knowledge worth gaining in order to become a smarter collector.
