Book fairs are buzzing, says dealer

An early 19th century card game in its original wooden box but lacking some of the mostly bright cards – there are 24 top, 24 middle and 28 bottom sections in the box – is for sale from Michael Moon’s Bookshop in Whitehaven in Cumbria for £595 at the York book fair.

The details of Changeable Gentlemen, produced by R Ackermann in 1819 and also shown here, explain …

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