Facts And Speculations On The Origin And History Of Playing Cards

Hardcover reprint of the original 1848 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Chatto, William Andrew. Facts And Speculations On The Origin And History of Playing Cards. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Chatto, William Andrew. Facts And Speculations On The Origin And History of Playing Cards, . London, Smith, 1848. Subject: Playing Cards History

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Excerpt from Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards In the Illustrations will be found a greater variety of Cards than have hitherto been given in any other work on the same subject, not excepting the splendid publication of the Society of Bibliophiles Francais, entitled J eux de Cartes Tarots et de Cartes Numerales du Quatorzieme au Dix huitieme Siecle.' All the cards - with the exception of the French Valets, at p. 250, and the Portuguese Cheva liers, at p. 252, -have been 00pied by Mr. F. W. Fairholt and all the wood-engravings - with the exception of the tail-piece, by W. J. Linton, at p. 330, - have been executed by Mr. George Vasey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Intricate, absorbing 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. Includes an enormous annotated bibliography of more than 900 items on playing cards and games, and over 1,400 illustrations. Praised by The New York Times as "the most authoritative and complete treatment of its kind."