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Other Sports » Other Minor Sports » Books » General » TWENTY CARD GAMES - AN EXTRACT FROM 'THE COMPLEAT GAMESTER'

TWENTY CARD GAMES - AN EXTRACT FROM 'THE COMPLEAT GAMESTER'

TWENTY CARD GAMES - AN EXTRACT FROM

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Highlights from the classic early guide to card games first printed in 1674, including 'Picket', 'Cribbidge' and 'The Art of Memory' nicely illustrated with reproductions of French cards made in Lyons during the 15th century.

8vo. 51pp. Illustrated boards. Good condition. From a limited edition of only 100 copies.

Date
1955
Publisher
Oxford School of Art
Author
Charles COTTON

£95.00 (Code: 96086)

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