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title: "A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming"
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# A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming

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Review: Five Stars - Very thorough in the subject.
Review: Nice Book. - A History of Playing Cards and Bibliography of Cards and Gaming. by Catherine Perry Hargrave. 1966. I was surprised that this book is still published. I think that because this classical book has the many important information with 1462 illustrations which are current in the present generation. Viewing from nowadays, surely this book is old. The original publication was in 1930, by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. However, the construction of this book is based on the legitimate research. This is the reason, why the book is valued highly even now. In this book, the main cards of every country in the world, (from China to America, 15 countries) are studied with the chronological order. Bibliography is so large. It is useful for all of the aspects of the playing cards' world. Book of mine was issued in 1966, by Dover Publications, Inc. The pagination is the same to the edition 2012. The cover design and the place of color plates are different with each other, (but their 16 color plates are the same with). ---Every old card has a human wisdom.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #211,309 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Political Bibliographies & Indexes #62 in Antique & Collectible Paper Ephemera (Books) #126 in Graphic Design Clip Art (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 46 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by A***R on February 17, 2016*

Very thorough in the subject.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice Book.
*by K***I on September 23, 2013*

A History of Playing Cards and Bibliography of Cards and Gaming. by Catherine Perry Hargrave. 1966. I was surprised that this book is still published. I think that because this classical book has the many important information with 1462 illustrations which are current in the present generation. Viewing from nowadays, surely this book is old. The original publication was in 1930, by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. However, the construction of this book is based on the legitimate research. This is the reason, why the book is valued highly even now. In this book, the main cards of every country in the world, (from China to America, 15 countries) are studied with the chronological order. Bibliography is so large. It is useful for all of the aspects of the playing cards' world. Book of mine was issued in 1966, by Dover Publications, Inc. The pagination is the same to the edition 2012. The cover design and the place of color plates are different with each other, (but their 16 color plates are the same with). ---Every old card has a human wisdom.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Gift only
*by L***W on June 3, 2014*

Got this as a gift for a friend and she enjoyed it. How it measures up history wise I could not say but go for it.

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