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8vo (218 × 130 mm), pp. [viii], 343, [1], numerous illustrations and plates, some in colour. Occasional marginal staining, endpapers foxed. Contemporary full calf, spine richly gilt, red and green morocco labels. A handsome copy.
First edition of this standard scholarly history of the playing card. Chatto was an expert on the art of wood engraving and brings a connoisseur’s eye to the development of graphic styles and of printing methods. He suggests a likely origin for playing cards in the traditional games of Hindustan, and traces their development in the west through the Middle Ages and Renaissance to his own time.
£375.00
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