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[BULLET (Jean-Baptiste)]. Historical research on playing car…
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[BULLET (Jean-Baptiste)]. Historical research on playing car…
See original version (French)
Estimate €120 - €180
Voluntary lot
Description
[BULLET (Jean-Baptiste)]. Historical research on playing cards, with critical and interesting notes. Lyon, J. Deville, 1757. One volume, 8vo, in contemporary full sheepskin, with a plain, decorated spine. (4) ff., 163 pp., (1) p., (1) f.
First and only edition, by Jean-Baptiste Bullet (1699–1775), a theologian, historian and scholar from Franche-Comté. This volume constitutes one of the earliest French studies specifically devoted to the history of playing cards.
‘A rare and highly sought-after treatise’ (Brunet I, 1387).
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About the sale
Antique and modern books: catalogued sale
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Auction time
11/14/2026 at 10:30 AM
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