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The Devil's Picture-Books
December 11, 1890 issue

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The article critically apprises the book "The Devil's Picture-Books," by John King Van. The book is about history of playing cards. By accepting the book as an uncritical compilation, it is not without interest and not a few of its illustrations really add to information. The illustration shows that the device of sinking a figure or an initial in the corner pip of a card, which might be supposed to be the latest form of the so called index is in reality a century old. The book has three full page colored plates reproducing some twoscore of this rude gambling tool.

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DEVIL'S Picture-Books, The (Book); VAN, John King; GAMBLING; ILLUSTRATION of books; BOOKS; PLAYING cards
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