Gambling Memorabilia Day 1
Sat, May 6, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, May 7, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 469
Group of Eleven Books on Playing Card History.
Estimate: $200 - $300
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Group of Eleven Books on Playing Card History. Including Facts and Speculations On Playing Cards (1848; separated spine, faded cover) by William Andrew Chatto, Prophetical Educational and Playing Cards (1912) by Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer, Old Playing-Cards From The Fifteenth To The Nineteenth Century (1940; “with 80 coloured facsimiles”) by Eugene Kolb, Old and Curious Playing Cards (ca. 1900s; replaced endpapers) by H. T. Morley, The Playing Card: An Illustrated History (1972; inscribed by author) by Detlef Hoffmann, Playing Cards, Fournier Museum (1982, 2 vols. in leather slipcase) by Felix Alfaro Fournier, and two copies of the exhibition catalog for The Cardboard Court (1960, Peabody Institute of Baltimore), among others. Condition overall good.
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