Sold for:
$2,000
$2,000
D’allemagne, Henry-René. Les Gartes A Jouer du XIV au XX Siècle. Paris: Librarie Hachette, 1906. From the first and only limited edition. Two volumes. Colored pictorial wraps magnificently bound in modern ½ morocco over cloth boards, spines banded and stamped in gold, front board stamped in black, with marbled endpapers. Illustrated with a profusion of plates, 122 in color, five mounted, most with original tissue guards. French text. Large 4to. Very good condition. As handsome and impressive a work on the art and evolution of playing cards as exists.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-06-23
