A collection of early French card games: French Monarchy Educational Cards, circa 1805, Paris, Victor Joseph Etiene Jouy, 48 of 48 cards, letterpress printed by Pierre Didot woodcuts by Pierre Francois Godard. Cards are numbered I to LXVIII (sic, instead of XLVIII) and depict woodcut portraits taken from old coins or medals at the top of each card plus brief biographies of French kings from Pharamond (ruled 422-428) to the last king of France, Louis XVI who was beheaded in 1793, no indices, square corners. Backs are plain but each back contains hand written names of reigning and contemporary rules in other countries and on three cards the hand written names continue on the card faces. Includes two-piece, top-lid box reads, "SECOND JEU DE CARTES HISTORIQUES, CONTENANT UN ABREGE DE L'HISTOIRE de la Monarchie Francaise," plus portrait of Louis XVI. Size 4 in. (10.3 cm.) high, 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm.) wide. -- Roman History Educational Cards, circa 1805, Paris, Victor Joseph Etiene Jouy, 48 of 48 cards, letterpress printed by Pierre Didot woodcuts by Pierre Francois Godard. Cards are numbered I to XLVIII and depict woodcut portraits taken from old coins and medals plus brief biographies of notables in the history of Rome from Romulus who died in 717 B.C. to Octave-Auguste in 14 B.C., no indices, square corners. Back are plain. Includes two-piece, top-lid reads, JEU DE CARTES HISTORIQUES CONTENANT UN ARBREGE DE L'HISTOIRE ROMAINE. Size 3 7/8 in. 9.8 cm.) high, 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.). wide. -- Ancient Greek History Educational Cards, circa 1805, Paris, Victor Joseph Etiene Jouy, 48 of 48 cards plus an Advertising/Rules sheet, letterpress printed. Cards are numbered I to XLVIII with engraved portraits at the top of each card plus brief biographies of notable figures from antiquity beginning with Zoroaster (circa 628 to circa 521 B.C.), religious teacher and prophet of ancient Persia, to Philopoemen (circa 252 to 183 B.C.), Greek statesman and general, no indices, square corners. This deck is the third in the series of educational cards Backs are plain. Includes two-piece, top-lid box reads, "JEU DE CARTES HISTORIQUES CONTENANTUN ABREGE DE L'HISTOIRE Ancienne, plus portrait of Zoroaster. Size 4 in. (10.2 cm.) high, 2 11/16 in. (6.7 cm.) wide. Together 3 games, condition varies. Sold not subject to return. (3)
A collection of early French card games: French Monarchy Educational Cards, circa 1805, Paris, Victor Joseph Etiene Jouy, 48 of 48 cards, letterpress printed by Pierre Didot woodcuts by Pierre Francois Godard. Cards are numbered I to LXVIII (sic, instead of XLVIII) and depict woodcut portraits taken from old coins or medals at the top of each card plus brief biographies of French kings from Pharamond (ruled 422-428) to the last king of France, Louis XVI who was beheaded in 1793, no indices, square corners. Backs are plain but each back contains hand written names of reigning and contemporary rules in other countries and on three cards the hand written names continue on the card faces. Includes two-piece, top-lid box reads, "SECOND JEU DE CARTES HISTORIQUES, CONTENANT UN ABREGE DE L'HISTOIRE de la Monarchie Francaise," plus portrait of Louis XVI. Size 4 in. (10.3 cm.) high, 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm.) wide. -- Roman History Educational Cards, circa 1805, Paris, Victor Joseph Etiene Jouy, 48 of 48 cards, letterpress printed by Pierre Didot woodcuts by Pierre Francois Godard. Cards are numbered I to XLVIII and depict woodcut portraits taken from old coins and medals plus brief biographies of notables in the history of Rome from Romulus who died in 717 B.C. to Octave-Auguste in 14 B.C., no indices, square corners. Back are plain. Includes two-piece, top-lid reads, JEU DE CARTES HISTORIQUES CONTENANT UN ARBREGE DE L'HISTOIRE ROMAINE. Size 3 7/8 in. 9.8 cm.) high, 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.). wide. -- Ancient Greek History Educational Cards, circa 1805, Paris, Victor Joseph Etiene Jouy, 48 of 48 cards plus an Advertising/Rules sheet, letterpress printed. Cards are numbered I to XLVIII with engraved portraits at the top of each card plus brief biographies of notable figures from antiquity beginning with Zoroaster (circa 628 to circa 521 B.C.), religious teacher and prophet of ancient Persia, to Philopoemen (circa 252 to 183 B.C.), Greek statesman and general, no indices, square corners. This deck is the third in the series of educational cards Backs are plain. Includes two-piece, top-lid box reads, "JEU DE CARTES HISTORIQUES CONTENANTUN ABREGE DE L'HISTOIRE Ancienne, plus portrait of Zoroaster. Size 4 in. (10.2 cm.) high, 2 11/16 in. (6.7 cm.) wide. Together 3 games, condition varies. Sold not subject to return. (3)
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