Author: Catherine Perry HargravePublisher:
ISBN: 9781258455422
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming
Author: Catherine Perry HargravePublisher:
ISBN: 9781258455422
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Playing Cards
Author: W. Gurney BenhamPublisher: 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 History of Playing Cards
Author: Roger TilleyPublisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Researches Into the History of Playing Cards
Author: Samuel Weller SingerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Card games
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Investigaciones acerca de la historia de las cartas de juego, con ilustraciones del origen de la impresión y el grabado en madera.
American History Playing Card Deck
Author: History ChannelPublisher: U S Games Systems
ISBN: 9781572814400
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Color portraits of prominents figures from american history adorn the 55 cards of this stately deck.
Playing Card Divination for Beginners
Author: Richard WebsterPublisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 073875174X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Now anyone can practice a six-hundred-year-old tradition of fortune-telling that survives to this day. Chances are you already own the cards. You will learn the meaning of each card, how to interpret groups of cards, special spreads to answer questions about love and romance, and much more.
The Playing Card: an Illustrated History
Author: Detlef HoffmanPublisher:
ISBN: 9787410001865
Category : Playing cards
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards
Author: Tom DawsonPublisher:
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.
Card Night
Author: Will RoyaPublisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0762473525
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Learn when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em with Card Night, a collection of 52 classic card games, including rules and strategies. Featuring step-by-step, illustrated instructions, and two indexes that organize each game by difficulty and number of players needed, Card Night includes directions for playing all the most popular card games, including Hearts and Bridge, Rummy and Go Fish. In addition to providing the rules of standard game play, Card Night also details the fascinating stories and peculiarities behind some of the world's most famous card decks, some of which were used as currency, tools for propaganda, and even as a means for sending coded messages. Offering one game for each week of the year, Card Night is the go-to companion for weekly game nights, long car rides, and rainy days spent at home. Wow your friends and family with your game playing prowess and keep them entertained with fascinating details from playing card history.
The Oxford Guide to Card Games
Author: David ParlettPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Imported from the Mamluks of Egypt, card games first hit Europe around 1371 and within ten years had spread from Spain and Italy to France and Germany. By 1420, German and Swiss cardmakers were producing packs by the thousands (first by stencil, later by metal engraving) marked with a bewildering array of suits, including hounds, bears, parrots, roses, helmets, banners, and bells. Games proliferated as well, and by 1534, Rabelais could name 35 different card games in Chapter 22 of Gargantua. Today, of course, there are thousands of games, from the universally popular Poker and Contract Bridge, to national manias such as Swiss Jass, German Skat, and French Belote. This is a historical guide to cards in Europe and America. This is not primarily a book of rules or hints on how to play better, but a survey of where the games originated, how they have developed over time, and what their rituals and etiquette tell us about the people who play them.