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The first edition of this important work on playing cards
The first edition of this important work on playing cards
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BOOKS-PLAYING CARDS

SINGER, SAMUEL WELLER. Researches Into the History of Playing Cards; with Illustrations of the Origin of Printing and Engraving on Wood. London: T. Bensley, 1816. First edition. Modern leather backed cloth to period style with red morocco lettering labels. 10 1/2 x 8 inches; with half-title, 19 plates, a few in color. Dampstaining affecting plates and less so to the text, covers slightly bowed, Auchincruive bookplate.

Lowndes describes this first edition, one of just 250 copies, as "a valuable and interesting work."

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The first edition of this important work on playing cards

Estimate US$400 - US$600
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US$200

Starting Price US$200
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The Collection of Stephen Sondheim

Jun 18, 2024 10:00 AM EDT|
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