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Author:

Roya, Will, author.

Title:

Card night : classic games, classic decks, and the history behind them / Will Roya.

Edition:

First edtion.

Publisher:

Black Dog & Leventhal,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xxi, 233 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm

Subject:

Card games.
Card tricks.
Playing cards--History.

Notes:

"52 games for all ages." Includes indexes.

Summary:

"Learn when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em with Card Night, a compendium of 52 classic card games, including Hearts and Bridge, Rummy and Go Fish. At various points in history, playing cards were also used as currency, tools for propaganda, and even as a means for sending coded messages. In addition to providing the rules of standard game play, Card Night also details the fascinating stories and peculiarities behind some of the world's most famous card decks"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0762473517
9780762473519

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1178868181

LCCN:

2020032707

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UKPD911 -- Carlisle Public Library (Carlisle)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

JMPC081 -- Madrid Public Library (Madrid)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

TXPC862 -- Traer Public Library (Traer)

ZAPB232 -- Curtis Memorial Library (Wheatland)