c.1825 Educational Cards Kings of France Cartes Historiques 24/24 Hand-PaintedVery Rare 19th Century French Playing Cards Abrege de l'Histoire de France 24 24 complete including original decorated box Published by unknown Paris, France, c. 1825 Worldwide Shipping Card Measurements: 10. 6 cm X 6. 8 cm DESCRIPTION: Deck Identifiers: Style: cartes historique Titles: French Cards: box cover shows Charles X with date of kingship 16 Septembre 1824 Colours: hand painted stencils Borders: blue framed single black line Reverses: blue

with only very minor signs of shelf wear

54 of 54 cards complete

38th printing

and the binding is tight and intact

and very small chip of top front and bottom back corners

and folded

Four raised bands on spine

The vignette depicts a winged horse atop a mound

Games Systems

· Borders: three to four coloured rings of different alternating colours (dark red

well-preserved cards with no signs use

light staining