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Minor British Playing card Makers of the 19th Century - Volume 3 - Joseph Hunt and Sons
Author: Michael H Goodall.50 page book in A4 format written and produced by Mike Goodall. Volume 3 in a series on Minor British Card Makers. - Mike charts the history of the company and produced Black and White copies of their court cards and rather unique ace of spades. Lots of reproductions of advertising for their lines from newspapers and trade magazines. Extensive coverage of their back designs and details their whist and bezique markers. All in all the only well researched material available on this Playing Card maker. - Postage to UK is Sterling 1.75 - Europe is Sterling 3.00 and for the Rest of the World is 4.50- Postage Category |
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Minor british Playing card Makers of the 19th Century - Volume 1 - W H Willis & Co.
Author: Michael H Goodall.63 page book in A4 format written and produced by Mike Goodall. Volume 1 in a series on Minor British Card Makers. - Mike charts the history of the company and produced Black and White copies of their court cards and rather unique ace of spades. Lots of reproductions of advertising for their lines from newspapers and trade magazines. Extensive coverage of their back designs and details their whist and bezique markers. Mike finishes off with a write-up and pictures of Deakins Political deck of the 1880s covering home rule for Ireland. All in all the only well researched material available on this Playing Card maker.- Postage Category |
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Minor British Playing card Makers of the 19th Century - Volume 2 - Woolley & Co
Author: Michael H Goodall.68 page book in A4 format written and produced by Mike Goodall. Volume 2 in a series on Minor British Card Makers. - Mike charts the history of the company and produced Black and White copies of their court cards and rather unique ace of spades. Lots of reproductions of advertising for their lines from newspapers and trade magazines. Extensive coverage of their back designs and details their whist and bezique markers. Mike finishes off with a write-up and pictures of some of the playing card games that they published All in all the only well researched material available on this Playing Card maker. - Postage to UK is Sterling 1.75 - Europe is Sterling 3.00 and for the Rest of the World is 4.50- Postage Category |
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Early London Cardmakers - Marks and apprentices 1560-1760
Author: J G Thorpe and M H Goodall.76 page book in A4 format written and produced by the authors - Amply illustrated in black and white this books form the only real detailed history of Britains early cardmakers. Here we jostle with names that reflect the imported skills of the French cardmakers and both authors give an insight into how the industry developed and the formation of the Worshipful Company of makers of Playing Cards. - For anyone interested in Playing cards this book is a must have - we will probably never see anything as comprehensive again reflecting the detailed knowledge of the authors. - Postage to UK is Sterling 1.75 - Europe is Sterling 3.00 and for the Rest of the World is 4.50- Postage Category |
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British Playing Card Manufacture in the 19th Century
Author: Michael H Goodall.A4 format written and produced by Mike Goodall. -
Mike lays out the players and the printing methods employed in the 19th Century for us all to enjoy and learn by. He has extracted articles from contemporary publications which give a real feel to how things were done and how the cards reached the shops. - An invaluable alphabetical listing of card makers, addresses and period of manufacture is included plus a listing of makers who specialised in card games makes this an indespensible book for the beginer and expert alike. -
Facinating statistics of company production give one the sense of populaity of playing cards, despite the high tax on them, and it makes you just wonder "where have they all gone". Postage to UK is Sterling 1.75 - Europe is Sterling 3.00 and for the Rest of the World is 4.50- Postage Category |
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The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards -the book by John G Thorpe
THE book on THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY - All issued cards listed in FULL color.
134 pages packed with everything - you would wish to know. - The History of the Company
The Role of the Company and - Tax on Playing Cards - Grant of Livery - Operations of the Company
Events and venues of the Company - Prominent Liverymen - Grant of Arms - Charitable Trust
Recent History - The Boxes for the cards - and many other goodies......- Postage Category B |
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WAR CARDS by Melbert B Carey - Press of the Wooly Whale
One of 250 numbered copies issued in commemoration of Armistice Day. Illustrations printed by the Meriden Gravure Co. Bound in quarter burgundy morocco and black-and-white cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. It is the only such publication which concentrates exclusively on cards issued to commemorate Battles and Wars. Published in 1937 it covers cards, with illustrations, from 1640 to 1936. Good, Strong illustrations of decks covered with use full notations. If you collect War Cards or are interested then this book is a necessity.- Postage Category C |
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The Standard English Pattern by Ken Lodge
Revised and updated in January 003 this remains the only published work to comprehensively cover the history of the English Standard Pattern in English Playing Cards. I would estimate there are over 600 black and white illustrations enabling the collector to verify the manufacturer and date of his English Standard Cards. Ken covers a period of 300 years and comes right up to date for completeness. 123 Pages.- Postage Category C |
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