Magic Cards: A Social Amusement to ascertain any lady’s or gentleman’s name or to find any person’s age

by Occult, Parlor Game

$950 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

England: 1850. 18 cards 89 x 54 mm , 9 printed on pink cardstock and 9 on yellow. Housed in original slipcover made of pebbled green paper over boards with chromolithographed label affixed to the front, open at top and bottom. Light wear to edges of slipcover, otherwise in excellent condition. Item #19999 A charming and unusual magic card game based on mathematical principles that purports to reveal anyone’s name and age. Using the pink cards for

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