Intricate study based on research and card collections from around the world tells the story of playing cards and their manufacture, plus provides a fascinating overview of heraldry, geography, history, and the social and political activities of man over the past six centuries. "The most authoritative and complete treatment of its kind." - The New York Times.
ISBN: | 9780486412368 |
Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
Imprint: | Dover Publications |
Published date: | 28 Mar 2003 |
DEWEY: | 795.409 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 462 |
Weight: | 726g |
Height: | 158mm |
Width: | 232mm |
Spine width: | 32mm |