* Illustrated Proverbs. New Round Game, Illustrated Proverbs, 1st series, consisting of 64 cards beautifully coloured, early edition, London: John Jaques & Son, circa 1870, the complete deck of 64 cards, comprising 12 hand-coloured engraved cards illustrating the proverbs, and 51 cards with another word from each proverb within a decorative cartouche, all cards with the full relevant proverb at the top, plus the printed Rules card, generally browned, somewhat dust- and finger-soiled, few corners creased, some light wear to extremities, square corners, versos lightly mottled blue, each card 87 x 57 mm, with original two-part box (worn), small label of Hamleys' Imperial Toy Warehouse at bottom of front panel, together with two decks of The Counties of England, by Jacques & Son: firstly a 3rd series (Eastern) deck, 61 cards plus key and rules cards, 1881 census figures, box A (defective); secondly a 2nd series (Midland) deck, 47 cards plus folding rules leaflet, 1911 figures, box B (worn), also two decks of The Kingdoms of Europe, Jaques & Son, circa 1885: a 1st series deck, 45 cards, with defective box, and a 2nd series deck, 45 cards and folding rules leaflet, plus a South Africa Souvenir pack by South African Railways and Harbours Publicity Dept., circa 1910 (see Berry, 2003, [W626]), 52 plus joker, with original box (worn), a Picturesque Canada Souvenir Playing Cards pack, published Canadian Pacific Railway News Service, manufactured U.S. Playing Card Co., 52 plus joker, with original box (worn), and a Cartes Lenormand deck by B. Dondorf, Wahrsage-Karten nr.1 (variant 2), circa 1878-1910, 35 (of 36, without 8D), rules booklet (repaired & worn), an 8D added from another similar deck by Max Kornicker, in original (defective) cloth and card boxQTY: (8)NOTE:First item: Apparently the engravings are after designs by H.K. Browne, also known as Phiz.
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