Status
Available
Call number
Collections
Publication
Dover Publications Inc. (1966), Edition: New edition, Paperback, 462 pages
Description
Intricate study based on research and card collections from around the world tells the story of playing cards and their manufacture, plus provides a fascinating overview of heraldry, geography, history, and the social and political activities of man over the past six centuries. "The most authoritative and complete treatment of its kind." -- The New York Times.
Language
Original publication date
1930
2001-01-11 (Dover Ed.)
Physical description
462 p.; 9.2 inches
ISBN
048621544X / 9780486215440
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