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Forgotten Books, 2018. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Cambridge University Press, 2016. Paperback. New. 430 pages. 11.50x8.25x1.00 inches.

Cambridge University Press, 2016. Paperback. New. 430 pages. 11.50x8.25x1.00 inches.

London: Robert Triphook. VG : in very good condition with marbled edges. Neatly rebacked. 1816. Limited to 250 copies. Leather cover with gilt motif of Society of Writers to the Signet. 280mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). xvi, 373pp. 8 plain and 11 hand coloured plates with engravings and woodcuts in the text. Includes list of subscribers. Contents comprise Section I on 'The Origin of Cards'; Section II- 'The Xylographic and Tyographic Arts as connected with the History of Cards and Section III 'On Some of the Principal Games at Cards'. Includes an appendix of 15 essays. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

London: By T. Bensley And Son For Robert Triphook, 1816. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary full straight grained black morocco. Aeg. Very good. [XVI], 373 [3] pages. 27 x 22 cm. Limited edition, one of 250 copies. Eleven engraved, and eight color woodcuts, woodcuts within the text, some on india paper, plus two additional hand colored plates titled, "Origine des Cartes A Jourer," illustrating and describing the four face cards and the ten: the Kings noted as Alexandre, David, Cesar and Charlemagne: clubs, spades, diamonds and hearts respectively & "Notice Historique et rasionnee des Noms donnes aux Cartes," the latter plate highlighted in gold. Errata slip. Index. BIGMORE & WYMAN II, p. 362. "Only 150 copies printed......It is a thoroughly good book, Section ii. being of especial interest to the lover of early typography." Minor toning and offsetting, mostly marginal to non color illustrations, elegant binding: covers paneled with gilt rule, surrounding a single interlocking frame and… Leer más

London: Printed by T. Bensley & Son for Robert Triphook, 1816. First edition. Limited edition, one of 250 copies for subscribers. Full red crushed morocco with gilt to spine and boards. Five raised bands. Dentelles gilt. Top edge brightly gilt. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Robert Hoe III (1839-1909) to front pastedown with armorial bookplate of Mary Macmillin Norton below. Collating complete including subscribers' list, eleven engraved and eight colored woodcuts and two additional colored plates: xvi, [2], 373, [3]. A beautiful copy with just a hint of rubbing to the corners. Occasional faint offsetting, but in all internally fresh and bright. With provenance from the library of American businessman and printing press equipment producer Robert Hoe III, whose library was a unique and valuable resource in the history of printing and typography. His collection went to auction in 1912, likely where it was acquired by Ms. Norton. Samuel Weller Singer was a noted scholar of Elizabethan literature and… Leer más