Preparatory tracings for Henry d'Allemagne's Les cartes à jouer du XIVe au XXe siècle Hachette, Paris, 1906 [Playing cards from the 14th to the 20th century ]
More than 150 plates of playing cards and address cards drawn in line on tracing paper, with pencil annotations of corrections to be made or location.
Good condition: small tears and stains. Some plates are engraved.
The vast majority are applied to book page reverses measuring 32.5 x 25 cm.
Provenance: Henry d'Allemagne estate