Eclaircissements Historiques et Critiques Sur L'Invention Des Cartes A Jouer

Contemporary brown leather boards with gilt tooling and original marbled end papers. 48 pages. Includes a page of hand written notes on the text and author, dated 1782. Ex libris M. Mejean. Spine worn and coming apart but binding intact, wear and scuffs on boards, toning on page edges and light foxing, first few leaves more heavily toned than rest. Good. French.