c.1840 Hardy & Sons Playing CardsAntique 19th Century English Playing Cards 52 52 Published by Hardy & Sons, London, England, c. 1830 40 Free Shipping Worldwide Deck: Hardy & Sons English Standing Courts, duty one shilling Old Frizzle Ace, "Dieu et Mon Droit" Deck Identifiers: Style: English Standing Courts Courts: Standing Pips: One way pips Suits: English suit markers Indices: No indices Paper: Thick pasteboard Corner: Square Reverses: Green reverses with intricate floral pattern

boards securely attached & without separation

oak wreath on Ace of Clubs

This story follows Captain Antifer

Written by: Charles Dickens

Language: English

An extremely rare edition of Matteo Bandello's collected Italian tragedies

Some fading of the marbling but bright colors shine through

born on Christmas

Later that same year

Leather is ruled with gold gilt borders

Floral gilt ornamentation on spine Red page edges

imprimeur du Roy