The Collector's Guide to Playing CardsFor novices and longtime card collectors alike, here are two books in one: a thorough price guide featuring common to extremely rare items, and a well researched history of playing cards and games. A wealth of mythology, literature, and history is found on playing cards. In addition to classic decks normally seen in the United States, find artistically designed European suits with, for example, Shakespearean characters on face cards. Read about the