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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.
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OBC3541
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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.-
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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 2.00 - Europe is
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OBC3538
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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.
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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".
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OBC
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Translucent
Erotic Playing Cards by Trevor Denning
The only book on the subject of these interesting
erotic playing cards. Translucent Playing Cards look one thing to the
naked eye but when held up to a light source they disclose the designer’s
hidden meaning. Usually these cards are French from the 19th Century
and depict erotic scenes This 51 page book gives a comprehensive account
of the manufacture of the cards and is full of graphic examples; most
of which are strictly 18+ !.
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OBC
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Goodall - The family and
firm 1820 to 1922 by Michael H Goodall.
Who else could write this 192 A4 page book then a
descendant of the founder of this major playing card manufacturer. Through
extensive research and copies of trade adverts Michael chart the range
of playing card related products through periods of immense popularity
to those declining post First War years. Packed with graphics of not
just their playing cards but also the boxed sets, the whist markers and
other scores of lines they produced.
Besides being a really interesting
read of a company that so reflected the social history of the time it
also charts and illustrates the playing card related product line for
the collector and enthusiast. There is no other book like it on the subject.
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to UK is Sterling 3.00 -
Europe is Sterling 4.50 and
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OBC
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James English & Co & the
Peerless Card Company.
Volume 4 in the series by Michael H Goodall of Minor British
Playing Card Makers of the Nineteenth Century. This 47 page book details
the companies from beginning to end. Illustrating their range of court
cards and aces, which allow the collector and enthusiast to date THEIR
pack of cards. This is the only book written on these companies and is
indispensable if making a study or collecting playing cards.
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OBC
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Hall & Banks, Banks Brothers, Joseph Reynolds & Sons,
Joseph Reynolds and Co.
Volume 5 in the series by Michael H Goodall on
Minor British Playing Card Makers of the Nineteenth Century. A 95 page
book crammed with graphics and the history of these four companies. All
the court cards and aces are illustrated which will allow the collector
and enthusiast to date THEIR playing cards precisely. Early tax wrappers
and packaging are illustrated. Also covered are the transformation playing
cards and Fortune Telling packs published by Reynolds with detailed illustrations.
There is no other book on the subject and if there was I seriously doubt
it would come even close to this knowledgeable writer a former Master
of the Worshipful Company of makers of Playing Cards.
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OBC
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Transformation Playing Cards by Albert Field.
THE book on this fascinating subject. The only author ever to get to
grips with this fascinating aspect of playing cards. profusely illustrated
with detailed writing. A trial blazing effort. Covering some 77 packs
from the beginnings of the subject in 1801. Illustrations in Black and
White and colour.
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to UK is Sterling 1.75 - Europe is Sterling 3.00 and for the Rest of
the World is 4.50
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OBW 3956
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A
new book by John Thorpe
SCORING CARDS & TALLY CARDS
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£8.50 plus Postage - UK £1.00 - Europe £1.50 - Others £2.75 |
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MWC771
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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
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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.
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