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226 - D'ALLEMAGNE, Henry René. PLAYING CARDS from the Fourteenth t…
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Estimate €1,500 - €1,800
Description
D'ALLEMAGNE, Henry René. PLAYING CARDS from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century. Hachette et Cie. 1906. 2 volumes, large 4th format, in the publisher’s hardback, illustrated covers; the work contains 3,200 reproductions of cards, including 956 in colour, 12 plates (excluding the main text), coloured in watercolour, 25 phototypes, 116 illustrated envelopes for card decks and 340 vignettes and miscellaneous views. XVIp, 504p, 640p
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About the sale Antique and modern books
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 1:30 PM
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