29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Playing Cards - Various Makers.
I. Hardy. Exportation Garter Ace, [c.1817], fifty-two cards;
I. Hardy. Garter Ace, [c.1818], fifty-two cards;
Hardy & Sons, [?c1825], Frizzle Ace, fifty-two cards (exceptionally clean);
I. Hardy. Exportation (facsimile edition), [c.1980s], torn paper wrapper;
Reynolds & Sons (1828-1883), Exportation set, no date, 51 (of 52) cards, (lacking KD);
Reynolds & Sons, Frizzle Ace, ?5th style, [c.1851], 52 cards;
Reynolds & Sons, Frizzle Ace Manf., ?8th style, [c.1870], 52 cards;
Hall (-1810), Garter Ace No 4, 52 cards;
Hall and Son (1810-1819), Garter Ace No 51, 52 cards;
Hall and Son (1810-1819), Garter Ace No 15, 52 cards, Piquet size;
Hall and Bancks (1820-1841), Frizzle Ace, Piquet size, thirty-one (of 32) cards (lacking QS).
Stopforth (1801-1824), Garter Ace No 20, 52 cards;
Stopforth & Son (1824-1838), Frizzle Ace, 52 cards. (13).
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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