General - illustrated

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Bofinger's Reise-Skat by A.S. - Cat Ref 11869 Bofinger's Reise-Skat 
by A.S.
Cat Ref: 11869

** 19 PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Cartoon style drawings on all cards.

Indices: K, D, B, A.

Size: 59 x 92 mm

?? 32 cards + ??

AKA 4521 

£4.50

Bouwclub de Watertore by Carta Mundi, 1984. - Cat Ref 10080 Bouwclub de Watertore 
by Carta Mundi, 1984.
Cat Ref: 10080

** ONLY FOUR PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Simple, almost childlike designs. Same courts in each suit. Each Ace has 2 named views.

Indices: P, S, B.

Size: 56 x 87 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£4.00

Bridge Challenger Playing Cards by T.D.C. Inc - Cat Ref 10685 Bridge Challenger Playing Cards 
by T.D.C. Inc
Cat Ref: 10685
Standard English designs, but with markings on each card for use in an electronic bridge challenger machine.

52 cards + 2 Jokers

(AKA 444) 

£4.00
TWIN PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 10685DBL
£8.00


Brother Playing Cards by Dainippon - Cat Ref 10545 Brother Playing Cards 
by Dainippon
Cat Ref: 10545

Indices: K, Q, J, A in 2 corners only

Size: 58 x 87 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers

N.B. This pack is supplied cello-wrapped only, i.e. without a box. 

£4.00

Circus by Lo Scarabeo, 2004 - Cat Ref 13913 Circus 
by Lo Scarabeo, 2004
Cat Ref: 13913

** ONLY FOUR PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Aspects and characters of a traditional circus as depicted by Jules Garnier. Fully illustrated.

Indices: K, Q, J, A ( in all 4 corners)

Size: 58 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 6 additional cards 

£5.00

Cris de Paris - Les (double pack only*) by Grimaud - Cat Ref 10134 Cris de Paris - Les (double pack only*) 
by Grimaud
Cat Ref: 10134

** ONLY TWO SETS CURRENTLY LEFT IN STOCK **

Indices: R, D, V, A (in 2 corners only)

Size: 63 x 88 mm

(2x) 52 cards + 2 Jokers

(AKA 115)


*Please note: Where a "double pack" or a "twin pack" option is offered, a pair of matching packs with contrasting back designs is available. A "double pack" is supplied in a single box containing two packs of cards, and a "twin pack" is supplied as two separate single packs. 
£12.00

Environment (French) by Graphica - Cat Ref 11783 Environment (French) 
by Graphica
Cat Ref: 11783

** 11 PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Captions in French

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in 2 corners only)

Size: 57.5 x 89 mm

52 cards + ?? 

£5.00

Famous Faces Playing Cards by National Portrait Gallery - Cat Ref 13975 Famous Faces Playing Cards 
by National Portrait Gallery
Cat Ref: 13975
Each card shows a different portrait in either colour or black and white. Famous faces shown include Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth II, Alfred Hitchcock, David Beckham, Michael Caine, Princess Diana & Marianne Faithfull.

Indices: K, Q, J, A in two corners only

Size: 63 x 84 mm

52 cards + 4 Jokers 

£5.50

Folklore Playing Cards by Piatnik - Cat Ref 10011 Folklore Playing Cards 
by Piatnik
Cat Ref: 10011

Court cards feature Austrian folk costumes.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in 2 corners only)

Size: 58 x 89 mm

52 cards + 3 Jokers 

£6.50
DOUBLE PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 10011DBL
£12.00


Golden De Luxe Russian Playing Cards by Piatnik - Cat Ref 11947 Golden De Luxe Russian Playing Cards 
by Piatnik
Cat Ref: 11947

** ONLY SEVEN PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Piatnik's printing of a Russian pack generally known as "Slav Costumes".

Indices: K, Д, B, T (Cyrillic, in 2 corners only)

Size: 58 x 89 mm

52 cards + 3 additional cards which can be used as Jokers but which are not actually marked as such. 

£4.00
TWIN PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 11947DBL
£8.00


Gracia Playing Cards (double pack only*) by A.S., 1972 - Cat Ref 10319 Gracia Playing Cards (double pack only*) 
by A.S., 1972
Cat Ref: 10319

** 17 DOUBLE PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Designs by Hannelore Heise.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 57 x 87 mm

2 x 52 cards + 3 Jokers 

£8.00

Harzer Trachten & Uniformen by A.S. - Cat Ref 11870 Harzer Trachten & Uniformen 
by A.S.
Cat Ref: 11870

** 12 PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Illustrated courts only.

Indices: K, D, B, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 59 x 92 mm

32 cards + 1 additional card

(AKA 4522) 

£4.50

Jeu Grotesque by del Solleone, Ed. - Cat Ref 10447 Jeu Grotesque 
by del Solleone, Ed.
Cat Ref: 10447

** 14 PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Matt cards with no plastic coating or varnish. Square corners.

Indices: as shown

Size: 63 x 97 mm

32 cards 

£12.50

Josef Bramer II by Piatnik - Cat Ref 11672 Josef Bramer II 
by Piatnik
Cat Ref: 11672
Various heads in profile on courts. Pieces of landscape, etc., projected onto their clothing. Designed by J. Bramer.

Indices: K, Q, J, A. (in all 4 corners)

Size: 58 x 89 mm

 

£9.25
DOUBLE PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 11672DBL
£17.50


Judy by Nintendo - Cat Ref 10570 Judy 
by Nintendo
Cat Ref: 10570

** 10 PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Indices: K, Q, J, A.

Size: 58 x 89 mm

52 cards + 3 Jokers 

£4.50

Lady Playing Cards by Piatnik - Cat Ref 10004 Lady Playing Cards 
by Piatnik
Cat Ref: 10004

** ONLY ONE DOUBLE PACK AND ONE SINGLE PACK LEFT IN STOCK **

Size: 52 x 90 mm

52 cards + 3 Jokers 

£6.50
DOUBLE PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 10004DBL
£12.00


Lovers Playing Cards, The by Lo Scarabeo - Cat Ref 13919 Lovers Playing Cards, The 
by Lo Scarabeo
Cat Ref: 13919

** ONLY ONE PACK LEFT IN STOCK **

54 colour illustrations taken from British and American postcards of the 19th and 20th centuries, many of them celebrating Valentine's Day

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 58 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 6 additional cards 

£5.00

Luxury Playing Cards by Piatnik - Cat Ref 10001 Luxury Playing Cards 
by Piatnik
Cat Ref: 10001

52 cards + 3 Jokers

N.B. Single packs supplied cello-wrapped only. 

£6.00
DOUBLE PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 10001DBL
£12.00


Maison Ikkoku by Nintendo - Cat Ref 10569 Maison Ikkoku 
by Nintendo
Cat Ref: 10569

Indices: K, Q, J, A in 2 corners only

Size: 58 x 89 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£6.00

Mam' Goudig by Editions Jos - Cat Ref 14386 Mam' Goudig 
by Editions Jos
Cat Ref: 14386

** ONLY ONE PACK LEFT IN STOCK **

Humorous designs with Breton text. Not produced on proper playing-card board.

Indices: R, D, V, 1 in all 4 corners

Size: 62 x 92 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£6.00

Management by Potatoes by A.S.S. - Cat Ref 11636 Management by Potatoes 
by A.S.S.
Cat Ref: 11636

** 18 PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Indices: K, D, B, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 59 x 91 mm

32 cards + 1 additional card

 

£4.50

Nikolaiviertel by A.S., 1987 - Cat Ref 10368 Nikolaiviertel 
by A.S., 1987
Cat Ref: 10368

** ONLY ONE PACK LEFT IN STOCK **

Simply-drawn courts in historical costume. Different view of Nikolaiviertel in shades of brown within octagonal frame on all Aces and pip cards. French suits.

32 cards 

£4.00

Panorama Playing Cards by Panorama - Cat Ref 10455 Panorama Playing Cards 
by Panorama
Cat Ref: 10455

** ONLY TEN PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Indices: K, Q, J, A in 2 corners only

Size: 62 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£10.00

Poker Carillon Playing Cards by Modiano - Cat Ref 14014 Poker Carillon Playing Cards 
by Modiano
Cat Ref: 14014
Stylish illustrations by Mariella Polli of female figures engaged in different activities on court cards, Aces and Jokers only. Joker shows a male guitarist (seated).

Indices: K, Q, J, A in all 4 corners

Size: 63 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£4.50

Rasta Playing Cards by E. S. - Cat Ref 13799 Rasta Playing Cards 
by E. S.
Cat Ref: 13799
Suits: cannabis - magic mushrooms - joints - glass bongs

Not on top quality card.

Indices: K, Q, J, A.

Size: 62 x 86.5 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£3.50

Rasta Playing Cards - SPECIAL OFFER by E.S. - Cat Ref 14583 Rasta Playing Cards - SPECIAL OFFER 
by E.S.
Cat Ref: 14583

** SPECIAL OFFER - BOX OF 18 PACKS FOR THE PRICE OF 9 **

Suits: cannabis - magic mushrooms - joints - glass bongs

Not on top quality card.

Indices: K, Q, J, A.

Size: 62 x 86.5 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£31.50

Ukiyo-E by Piatnik - Cat Ref 14148 Ukiyo-E 
by Piatnik
Cat Ref: 14148

** ONLY ONE PACK LEFT IN STOCK **

55 different Japanese woodblock prints.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in 2 corners only)

Size: 58 x 89 mm

52 cards + 3 Jokers 

£5.75

Victorian Playing Cards publ. by U.S. Games Systems, Inc., 1986. - Cat Ref 11246 Victorian Playing Cards 
publ. by U.S. Games Systems, Inc., 1986.
Cat Ref: 11246

** ONLY ONE PACK LEFT IN STOCK **

54 different colour pictures of people, animals, flowers, costumes and ornaments popular during the 19C.

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£4.50

Vienna Melange Playing Cards by Piatnik, 1998. - Cat Ref 13285 Vienna Melange Playing Cards 
by Piatnik, 1998.
Cat Ref: 13285

** ONLY ONE DOUBLE PACK AND ONE SINGLE PACK LEFT IN STOCK **

Generally Eastern-looking courts perhaps meant to represent historical figures, but un-named. Weapons, etc., on Aces which resemble coats-of-arms. Joker shows a Turkish waiter serving coffee.

Indices: K, Q, J, A.

Size: 58 x 89 mm

52 cards + 3 Jokers 

£6.50
DOUBLE PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 13285DBL
£12.00