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Townsend, Charles, 1857 October 7- [from old catalog] · 1891 · Chicago, T. S. Denison · 2 pictures

A handbook of parlour card games and card tricks written by Charles Townsend and published by T. S. Denison in Chicago in 1891 for amateur players and home entertainers. The line engravings show hands demonstrating sleights with boxes and decks, drawn in plain outline with hatched shading and lettered labels — useful for cutout hand gestures and instructional diagram styling.

Card games · Card tricks

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