PDFs & Downloads
A growing number of PDFs about playing cards available to read online or download.
The Evolution of Whist and Bridge Boxed Sets, 1870s – 1930s
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by Tony Hall
Boxed sets of cards, markers, scorers and rule booklets have been around for many decades. Some of the "shop perfect" items in my collection are well over 100 years old.
The Personalities and Books which shaped the game of Whist, 1860-1900
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by Tony Hall
All the books described here are from Tony Hall's own collection, put together over years because of his fascination with how Whist evolved into Contract Bridge.
The Place of the Fool
This paper considers three questions relating to the Fool-card in the tarot-pack.
Waddington Back Designs
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by Ken Lodge
Waddington back designs found in John Berry's Archive volume, spanning from the 1920s to the 1940s.
What can we learn from mini-booklet advertisements?
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by Tony Hall
Over the years I have collected a large number of mini-booklets and pocket guides offering rules and play guidance on a wide variety of games.
