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The Salon de Magie Part IV

Sat, Jun 21, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 536

[PLAYING CARDS]. Group of over 60 books and sets. Collectio...

Estimate: $300 - $500

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[PLAYING CARDS]. Group of over 60 books and sets. Collection of playing card bibliographies, reference books, and other works about the history and art of playing cards and games. Including: TAYLOR, Rev. Ed S. The History of Playing Cards, with Anecdotes of their use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, and Card-Sharping. London: John Camden Hotten, 1865. Toole Stott 657. ? MOAKLEY, Gertrude. The Tarot Cards Painted by Bonifacio Bembo. NYPL, 1966. ? KAPLAN, Stuart. The Encyclopedia of Tarot. U.S. Games Systems, 1990s. Three volumes. ? HARGRAVE, Catherine Perry. A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. ? JENSEN, Frank. Eroticism on Playing Cards 1940 ? 1990. Ouroboros, 1990. ? and others. Sizes and bindings vary. Condition overall very good.