Bauman Rare Books Early 2020 Online Catalogue

P A S T I M E S B A U M A N R A R E B O O K S • E A R L Y 2 0 2 0 O N L I N E 238 ©2020 Bauman Rare Books www.baumanrarebooks.com 1-800-97-BAUMAN (1-800-972-2862) First Edition Of Hargrave’s Richly Illustrated History Of Playing Cards , 1930 HARGRAVE, Catherine Perry. A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming. Boston and New York, 1930. Folio (9-1/2 by 12-1/2 inches), contemporary three-quarter burgundy morocco gilt, custom slipcase. $1800. View on Website First edition of Hargrave’s exhaustive work on the playing card and its place in history, with nearly 1500 illustrations (30 in color), handsomely bound. This work offers a comprehensive history of six centuries of playing cards, explaining both the manufacturing process of cards and the imagery on the cards and its symbolism. It also addresses the various card games that have enjoyed popularity and offers information about the settings in which the games were played. Hargrave’s work also discusses world history in the context of cards, explaining how politics, geography, socioeconomics, and other issues related to the cards during various time periods. The book contains an annotated bibliography of more than 900 items on playing cards and games, and nearly 1500 black-and- white illustrations and 30 color illustrations, with cards from China, Japan, India, Europe, Russia and America depicted. “The most authoritative and complete treatment of its kind” ( New York Times ). Interior exceptionally nice, only slight rubbing to binding, repair to front joint. A lovely copy in near-fine condition.