By Sir Gurney Benham
Gloucestershire   Auto-Truck Department, R. A. Lister & Co. Ltd.
6.5" by 4.5" 55pp
The uncommon limited edition of this illustrated history of playing cards.
By Sir Gurney Benham

1956 A Short History of Playing Cards

Gloucestershire   Auto-Truck Department, R. A. Lister & Co. Ltd.
6.5" by 4.5" 55pp
The uncommon limited edition of this illustrated history of playing cards.
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: 0.5kgs / : 850W20

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Description

Colour Plates, Early Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon

Limited edition of A Short History of Playing Cards by Sir Gurney Benham in the original publisher's cloth binding. 

An uncommon work with only nine copies of the limited edition held in libraries. 

Undated, dated from Jisc.

With thirteen full page colour illustrations of card designs throughout history. Collated, complete. 

William Gurney Benham was a British newspaper editor, author, and the Mayor of Colchester in 1892 -1893, 1908-1909, and 1933-1934. 




Condition

In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some slight wear to the cloth in these areas. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot.

Very Good

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