Éclaircissements historiques et critiques sur l'invention des cartes a jouer
By: par m. l'Abbé Rive; tirés de sa notice d'un MS. de la Bibliotheque de m. le Duc de la Valliere, intitulé le Roman d'Artus, Comte de Bretaigne ...
Publisher: Chez l'auteur
Published: 1780
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Playing cards; Early works to 1800
Notes: Title page vignette.

Notable essay on the invention of playing cards and its relation to printing.

Rare Book copy: Contemporary full calf binding; sides with triple gilt rule; flat spine decoratively gilt; gilt-lettered spine label.

Rare Book copy: No. 2 in a bound volume of titles.