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First Trade Catalog of US Playing Card Company, 1887

First Trade Catalog of US Playing Card Company, 1887 by Illustrations of Backs and Jokers for Bicycle, Showboat, Congress, Etc -- Racist Imagery

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First Trade Catalog of US Playing Card Company, 1887
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Illustrations of Backs and Jokers for Bicycle, Showboat, Congress, Etc -- Racist Imagery
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Archway Books (United States)
Description
The Card-Player's Companion: A Description of the U.S. Playing Cards and Games Best Adapted to Our Cabinet , No. 707 –– First Edition. Published in Cincinnati, 1887, by Russell & Morgan Printing Company. 32-page pamphlet, 4.5 x 6 inches (11.5 x 15.25 cm). This is the first edition of the first catalog of Russell and Morgan (later US Playing Card Company), along with rules for pinochle (penuchle), euchre and bezique.This first edition is rather scarce. WorldCat locates UNLV only.Very light cover soil, otherwise very good condition as visible in scans. Boston stationer's rubber stamp inside front and rear covers.