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History of playing cards

by Charles Nordhoff
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
Buffalo, New York : The Hillside Press, 1977
Serial Holdings:
Housed in miniature book storage.

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Author/Creator:
Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901 , author
Contributors:
Irwin, Frank , author of foreword
Hillside Press (Franklin, N.H.) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl
M. Leneprahc Estate , donor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dnr
Leneprahc Collection
Miniature Book Collection
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
History of playing cards [by Nordhoff, C.]
Related Works:
Leneprahc Collection
Harper's magazine
Miniature Book Collection
Alternate Titles:
Caption title: History of playing cards and gaming
Subjects:
Playing cards — History
Miniature books — United States — 20th century — Specimens
Playing cards
Genres:
Miniature books (Printing) — United States — 20th century
History
General Notes:
Originally written for the January 1863 issue of Harper's Magazine.
"This edition limited to 250 numbered copies ..."--Page [v].
"The text for this book was set by hand in 6 pt. Bulmer Roman type and printed at The Hillside Press in the month of August, 1977"--Colophon.
Bradbury, R.C. Twentieth Century United States miniature books, Hillside Press, no. 43.
Gift; M. Leneprahc Estate; 2021.
Bound in publisher's red/orange illustrated cloth covers.
Libraries' copy is #84 of 250 copies.
Gift of the M. Leneprahc Estate.
Physical Description:
viii, 48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 59 mm
Physical Characteristics:
illustration
Call Numbers:
Z232.H615 H57 1977
OCLC Numbers:
28033323