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The devil's picture-books. A history of playing cards (1890)

Van Rensselaer, John King, Mrs., 1848-1925 · New York : Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 92

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Cards of Different Countries. 73 Mr. Chatto mentions other packs with red backs,one of them containing ten suits, and all seeminglydistinguished more by the coloured backgroundthan the emblem of the suit, which is sometimesentirely omitted, particularly in the court cards.The games to be played are…

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