Playing Cards

Playing Cards
Author: W. Gurney Benham
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1447481755

First published in 1931, this vintage book explores the history and origins of playing cards from traditional English playing cards to tarot cards and card manufacturers in Britain and Europe. Extensively illustrated and full of interesting information, “Playing Cards” is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of playing cards and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: “Card Games”, “Preface”, “Many Theories About the invention of Playing Cards”, “The Tarot Cards”, “Varieties of the European Four-Suit Pack”, “Earliest References to English Playing Cards”, “Genesis of the English Pack”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on card games.

Researches Into the History of Playing Cards

Researches Into the History of Playing Cards
Author: Samuel Weller Singer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 450
Release: 1816
Genre: Card games
ISBN:

Investigaciones acerca de la historia de las cartas de juego, con ilustraciones del origen de la impresión y el grabado en madera.

The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards

The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards
Author: Tom Dawson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781572812970

Based on Gene Hochman's The Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards which was originally published in six parts between 1976 and 1981. A complete cataloging of American playing card makers as well as details, types, and brands of playing cards from the late 1700s to the early 1930s.

American History Playing Card Deck

American History Playing Card Deck
Author: History Channel
Publisher: U S Games Systems
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2003-12-01
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781572814400

Color portraits of prominents figures from american history adorn the 55 cards of this stately deck.

Playing Card Divination for Beginners

Playing Card Divination for Beginners
Author: Richard Webster
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2016-02-08
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 073875174X

Now anyone can practice a six-hundred-year-old tradition of fortune-telling that survives to this day. Chances are you already own the cards. You will learn the meaning of each card, how to interpret groups of cards, special spreads to answer questions about love and romance, and much more.

The Power of Playing Cards

The Power of Playing Cards
Author: Saffi Crawford
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 785
Release: 2008-06-30
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0743277449

Few people know that today's deck of playing cards is actually based on an ancient mystical card system akin to the Tarot. In The Power of Playing Cards you can discover the playing card that is linked to your birthday and learn the secrets that each card holds about personality traits, love relationships, destiny, and luck. Remarkably accurate, this system is a synthesis of playing cards, astrology, and numerology. This easy-to-use system allows you to gain insight into your past, present, and future and introduces you to an intricate web of relationship links that is second to none. These special links can explain why you fall in love, who your ideal partner is, and who can best provide what you need. By finding out who will support you and who will challenge you, you can increase your potential for successful relationships. Equally helpful, you can deepen your understanding of what motivates your family members, friends, and business partners. Besides enhancing your relationships, this unique system offers fascinating insight into your future by interpreting cards for each year that is to come. You'll also: Identify your special qualities by knowing your signature card Become aware of relationship card links that can improve your love life and increase your understanding of others Discover which celebrities share your card Find out your good years for money, career, and new opportunities Whether you are using the cards for serious inquiry or simply for fun, this simple and enthralling guide is for all who seek to know more about themselves, their loved ones, and their futures.

The Penguin Book of Card Games

The Penguin Book of Card Games
Author: David Parlett
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2008-08-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0141916109

The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players. Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from. Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack, Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards - are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, variations and origins of each, as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself, The Penguin Book of Card Games will delight, entertain and inform both the novice and the seasoned player.