The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862–1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863.
It was written as part satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The book was extremely popular in the United Kingdom and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades, but eventually fell out of favour in America in part due to its prejudices against Irish, Jews, Catholics, and Americans

COLLECTIBLE
54 PLAYING CARDS
DIMENSIONS: 6 x 9 cm

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Vintage Tintin Kuifje Kwartet card game, published by Cartamundi in 1993 under official Tintin Licensing.
This Dutch edition is a classic 8 families game (Quartet / Jeu de 7 familles variant), featuring the famous characters from Hergé’s universe: Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, villains, friends, and more.

🔹 Includes 8 families of 4 cards each (32 cards total)
🔹 + 1 card with the rules of the game (in Dutch)
🔹 Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm
🔹 Theme: Tintin comic characters (Hergé)
🔹 Published by Cartamundi, 1993

A wonderful collectible item for Tintin fans, vintage card game enthusiasts, or anyone who loves Hergé’s timeless artwork.

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This is a vintage French-language quartet card game from ASS Altenburger Stralsunder, produced in Western Germany during the late 1970s / early 1980s.

The theme of this set is all-terrain vehicles, jeeps, and off-road trucks, including classics like the Range Rover, Chevrolet Blazer V8, Citroën Méhari, Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer, Amphicat, and Haflinger. Each card provides detailed specifications such as horsepower, engine size, weight, and dimensions.

🔹 Publisher: ASS Altenburger Stralsunder (Made in Western Germany)
🔹 Series / Ref: 7677/9
🔹 Year: Late 1970s – Early 1980s
🔹 Cards: 32 (complete playable set)
🔹 Format: Approx. 6.5 × 10 cm
🔹 Theme: Off-road vehicles, jeeps, 4x4 trucks, amphibious cars
🔹 Box: Original clear plastic case

A collectible vintage Jeep & Off-Road quartet — perfect for fans of classic vehicles and retro European card games.

⚠️ Light vintage smell due to long-term storage. Please check all photos carefully before purchase.

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A sealed vintage deck celebrating the art, colors, and spirit of Andalusia, the sunlit heart of Spain.
Illustrated in classic baraja española style, this edition features elegant suits of coins, cups, swords, and clubs, alongside regional imagery — riders, olive branches, and folkloric motifs reflecting the Andalusian soul.

Published in Seville by Ediciones Baja Andalucía and printed by Heraclio Fournier, Spain’s most prestigious playing card manufacturer, this deck captures the authenticity of traditional Spanish craftsmanship.

🔸 Deck Details

Title: Baraja Andaluza
Publisher: Ediciones Baja Andalucía, Sevilla
Printer: Heraclio Fournier, S.A., Vitoria
Year: circa 1980s
Number of cards: 40
Card size: approx. 9.5 × 6.0 cm
Made in Spain
Condition: 🔒 Factory sealed – never opened
Contents: Complete deck + original illustrated box

🪶 Collector’s Note

A true Spanish regional classic, rarely seen in sealed condition.
Combining the heraldic charm of the Andalusian emblem with Fournier’s impeccable printing quality, it’s an excellent find for collectors of vintage Spanish decks, Fournier editions, and cultural card art.

The best-known “fantasies” with playing cards are the famous Transformation Cards. These ingenious creations integrate the standard suit symbols into imaginative illustrations, a pastime that became popular about 200 years ago and a true test of artistic skill.

This lot includes:

🔹 Deck 1: Jeu de Cotta – Cartes de Fantaisie (1984, France-Cartes / Grimaud)
Reproduction of the earliest transformation deck first published in 1804.
52 cards + 2 Jokers, standard size, mint condition.
Box in excellent condition, almost like new.

🔹 Deck 2: Jeu Gerente (c.1983, Grimaud / Moncar)
Based on woodcut images designed by Alfred Gerente in the 19th century for stained glass windows.
Back design: Amiens Cathedral labyrinth.
52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 explanatory card.
Size: 88 × 62 mm, printed on unfinished stock with square corners.
Mint condition, original box excellent.

🔹 Book: Transformation Playing Cards by Albert Field (U.S. Games Systems, 1987)
208 pages, paperback, in English.
An essential reference on the history and artistry of transformation decks.

A rare opportunity to obtain two historical reproduction decks together with the definitive reference book—perfect for collectors of playing cards, historians, and lovers of transformation art.

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Fleets of flying saucers cross paths in deep space!
Choose among the cosmonauts of eight alien races the ones you want at your service, changing their orbits around the earth.
A simple, quick and very fun game.

This box contains 110 cards and the rules in 4 languages (Italian, English, French, German)
2 - 6 players
From 7 years and up

EXTREMELY RARE from 2002! 
2 UNITS ONLY.

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An authentic Soviet souvenir playing card deck produced in 1991, during the final years of the USSR. This attractive 36-card deck features colorful court cards inspired by traditional Russian folklore, while the original box is decorated with a classic Soviet heraldic motif combining shield, weapons, and suit symbols.

Printed for the domestic souvenir market, these decks have become increasingly collectible as reminders of the closing years of the Soviet Union.

Features

🔹 Authentic USSR souvenir playing cards
🔹 Published in 1991
🔹 Complete deck of 36 cards
🔹 Original Soviet cardboard tuck box included
🔹 Colorful Russian-inspired court card artwork
🔹 Standard Russian 36-card format
🔹 Card size: approximately 5.7 × 8.8 cm (2¼ × 3½ in.)

Condition

The deck is complete and remains in excellent New Old Stock (NOS) condition, with clean, crisp cards showing little to no signs of use.

The original box shows light storage wear, minor creasing, and age-related wear consistent with its age, as shown in the photographs.

🪶 Collector's Note

Produced during the final year of the Soviet Union, this deck captures the distinctive style of late Soviet playing cards. Complete examples with their original packaging are becoming increasingly desirable among collectors of USSR memorabilia, vintage playing cards, and Cold War collectibles.

These playing cards wher a gift of the Red Cross for American prisoners of war.
In used but good condition.

Excellent Condition original vintage 1944 World War II government deck of playing cards. These rare decks were given out to soldiers in World War II Gift of the American red Cross , not to be sold. For Use of US Government Permit no.1 Jan 20 , 1944

Aviator playing cards. Air cushion finish no.914 . complete and good condition.

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This rare Galician Spanish deck of 40 cards was published by Fournier in 1983. Designed by F. Perez Llamosas, it features unique suits inspired by Galician culture:

The fours of each suit display the coats of arms of Galicia’s four provinces (La Coruña, Lugo, Orense, Pontevedra), while the card backs are decorated with their heraldic emblems.

An explanatory leaflet is included, written by X. M. González Reboredo, renowned author of Lendas Galegas de Tradición Oral.
Baraxa Galega designed by F. Perez Llamosas and published by Naipes Heraclio Fournier, 1983

🔹 Published by Fournier, Vitoria – Spain
🔹 40 cards – Baraja Española format
🔹 Dimensions: approx. 6.1 × 9.5 cm
🔹 Year: 1983
🔹 With leaflet in Spanish
🔹 Condition:
Cards are Like new; outer box shows shelf wear as pictured!

A collectible deck for lovers of Spanish history, folklore, and regional playing cards. Perfect for collectors, cultural enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the heritage of Galicia.

A charming vintage travel card set designed for playing anywhere. The compact black faux leather wallet opens to reveal a complete deck of playing cards, a small writing pad for keeping score, and its original pencil, all neatly arranged in dedicated compartments.

🔹 Vintage pocket playing card set in original black faux leather wallet case
🔹 Complete 54-card French-suited deck with 2 Jokers
🔹 Includes original notepad and pencil
🔹 Practical travel companion with dedicated compartments
🔹 Snap-button closure
🔹 Closed case size: 10.5 × 7 cm (4.13 × 2.76 inches)

The case is cleverly designed, making it ideal for holidays, camping, train journeys, or evenings with friends. A delightful example of mid-century travel accessories that combines practicality with classic design.

Condition

Complete with original deck, two Jokers, score pad, and pencil. The faux leather case shows visible wear consistent with age and use, particularly around the edges and fastening, as shown in the photographs. The cards remain in very good condition.

🪶 Collector's Note

Pocket playing card sets like this were popular throughout the second half of the twentieth century, offering an elegant way to carry a full deck while travelling. Complete examples retaining their original pencil and score pad are becoming increasingly difficult to find, making this a charming addition to any collection of vintage gaming accessories.

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This elegant memory and association game, published by Éditions Dusserre (Paris), invites players to match each great painter with one of his masterpieces.
This set — Jeu des Paires et d’Associations – Le Peintre et Son Œuvre by Éditions Dusserre, Paris — was published in the early 1990s

🔹 Contents: 52 cards (26 pairs: artist + painting)
🔹 Format: Square cards, approx. 7 × 7 cm
🔹 Bilingual: French & English rules included
🔹 Artists featured: Van Gogh, Léonard de Vinci, Monet, Picasso, Botticelli, Rembrandt, Dürer, Modigliani, Toulouse-Lautrec, Goya, Ingres, Gauguin, Delacroix, Watteau, Chardin, Cézanne, Poussin, Miró, Velázquez, Grünewald, Bosch, Bruegel, Millet, Rousseau, Boucher, Véronèse … and more.

⚠️ Condition: Cards are complete and in excellent condition. Original box shows very light shelf wear (see photos).

A beautiful collectible set for art lovers, museum enthusiasts, and memory game collectors alike!

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Old game of 32 advertising cards from the 80s, on the wine theme "Alsace Products" by La Ducale.

New collection card game in blister.       
The cards measure pouces/ inches 2 1/8" x 3 3/8"           
The box has signs of wear.

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🔹 26 illustrated cards
(The opened deck picture here is my own copy, yours will be unopened with seal intact).
🔹 Size: approx. 6.3 × 8.8 cm (standard poker size)
🔹 Published by Naipes Fournier, Vitoria (Spain)
🔹 Complete and sealed in its original wrap
🔹 Box shows minor signs of storage as pictured
🔹 Rare collector’s edition, long out of print
🎁 Unopened Packaging: The deck remains sealed, ensuring the cards have never been played and preserving their original state.

🪶 Collector’s Note

A charming miniature collectible tarot deck published by Naipes Fournier (Spain) around the 1980s.
This 26-card deck showcases a selection of Major Arcana and Court Cards from the traditional Tarot imagery, with a lively, medieval-style art typical of Fournier’s craftsmanship.

The title “Arcanes et Cavaliers” refers to the two groups represented: the Major Arcana (“Arcanes”) and the Knight cards (“Cavaliers”) — a compact tribute to the grand Tarot tradition.

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2004 Vintage Barbie Card Game
Complete with Box.
Mattel, France.

These cards are in good vintage condition, but may show signs of age related wear, as to be expected due to their age as pictured.
Size 7.5 x 11 cm.

VERY RARE

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A collectible vintage Super Quartet card game dedicated to BMW cars, published by Hemma (272) in collaboration with FX Schmid.
This complete set of 32 cards features iconic BMW models across different eras, from classics like the BMW 315 and Isetta to modern sports cars like the Z1 and 3.0 CSI. Each card includes detailed technical specifications (year, engine capacity, cylinders, horsepower, top speed, and weight), making it both a fun game and a miniature catalog for BMW enthusiasts.

The cards are printed in mini format (approx. 6 × 9 cm) and come in their original red plastic case with transparent lid (shows light wear and a small crack as pictured). The cards themselves are in very good condition.

Perfect for collectors of vintage card games, car enthusiasts, or BMW fans!

2 vintage Chinese set of cards from the 80s.

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Explore the story of France in a fun and educational way with this Domino Historique card game from France Cartes / Ducale, 1987. Featuring 36 richly illustrated cards, each one highlights key figures and events across nine major periods of French history—from the Gauls to the 20th century.

🔹 Complete 36-card deck
🔹 Vibrant double-illustrated cards with historical facts and dates
🔹 Timeline-themed borders: from Antiquity to modern Europe
🔹 Includes original instruction card (in French)
🔹 Original box included – shows wear but remains intact
🔹 Published in 1987, Made in France

Perfect for families, educators, and collectors of vintage French games. Great for classrooms, historical game nights, or as a nostalgic collectible!

Ships with care. Combined postage available – overpaid shipping will be refunded.

The set includes 24 beautifully illustrated cards, each featuring a real photograph of a cat breed on the front and an informative description on the back. The texts explain the origin, physical characteristics, and temperament of each breed in clear and accessible French.

“J’apprends à reconnaître… Les Chats” is a charming French educational card set designed to help children (and curious adults) recognize and learn about different cat breeds.

Originally created as an educational tool, this vintage set also appeals to cat lovers, collectors of animal-themed ephemera, and fans of French educational games. The simple cardboard box and minimalist design reflect early 2000s educational publishing.

📌 Language: French
📌 Content: 24 cat breed cards
📌 Format: Small card deck in original box
Box dimensions: 10 x 8 x 2 cm

The set includes 30 beautifully illustrated cards, each featuring a real photograph of a dog breed on the front and an informative description on the back. The texts explain the origin, physical characteristics, and temperament of each breed in clear and accessible French.

“J’apprends à reconnaître… Les Chiens” is a charming French educational card set designed to help children (and curious adults) recognize and learn about different dog breeds.

Originally created as an educational tool, this vintage set also appeals to dog lovers, collectors of animal-themed ephemera, and fans of French educational games. The simple cardboard box and minimalist design reflect early 2000s educational publishing.

📌 Language: French
📌 Content: 30 cat breed dogs
📌 Format: Small card deck in original box
Box dimensions: 10 x 8 x 2 cm

Benelux bilingual Super Quartett / Super Kwartet by FX Schmid (Hemma distribution), themed on heavy trucks & utility vehicles. Each card lists specs (ccm, CV/PK, cylinders, top speed, length, payload) with country flags—brands include Renault, Scania, MAN, Leyland, International, VW, Daimler-Benz, Faun, Unimog and more.

🔹 Publisher/Series: FX Schmid “Super Quartett / Super Kwartet” – Hemma (Benelux)
🔹 No.: 215 “Géants / Wegreuzen” (Road Giants)
🔹 Era: ca. 1980s
🔹 Theme: Heavy trucks, vans, utility vehicles (international)
🔹 Cards: 32 playing cards + 3 extras (rules card + series list + manufacturers logos)
🔹 Format: Mini-size – approx. 6.5 × 10 cm
🔹 Case: Original red tray with clear plastic lid
🔹 Condition: Deck complete and in good vintage shape; lid shows scratches and stress marks; light edge wear from play (see photos)
🔹 Note: ⚠️ Light vintage smell from long-term storage

Perfect for collectors of FX Schmid / Hemma quartets, truck enthusiasts, and 1980s transport card decks.

Produced in Spain by Naipes Comas, this edition stands out as a corporate promotional item, making it more unusual and desirable than standard souvenir decks.

🔸 Title: Gaudí Poker Playing Cards – Nissan Edition
🔸 Theme: Antoni Gaudí / Barcelona Architecture
🔸 Publisher: Naipes Comas (Spain)
🔸 Edition: Nissan advertising / promotional deck
🔸 Cards: 56 cards (52 + 2 Jokers + 2 extra cards)
🔸 Card size: 64 × 88 mm
🔸 Artwork: 54 colour architectural illustrations
🔸 Includes: Original box + informational cards (as pictured)
🔸 Language: Multilingual inserts
🔸 A blend of art, design, and corporate memorabilia
🔸 Ideal for collectors of advertising decks, automobiles, and European playing cards
🔸 Condition: Very good condition — complete deck, light wear to box as shown

Such promotional editions were often produced in limited quantities and not widely distributed, making complete sets with box increasingly sought after by collectors of both playing cards and vintage advertising memorabilia.

A vintage reissue by Éditions Dusserre, Paris, of the Jeu de Patience designed by Madame Sonet-Morin, first published around 1860 in Paris.

This collector’s edition includes:
🔹 Two miniature decks of 54 cards each (standard suits with Jokers)
🔹 Mini format: approx. 6.2 × 4.3 cm
🔹 Original Dusserre slipcase with 19th-century salon artwork on the lid
🔹 Faithful reproduction based on one of the rare originals preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
🔹Made in France – Éditions Dusserre, Paris – 1980s

Condition: Excellent overall. Cards appear unused; boxes and outer case show minimal shelf wear consistent with age.

The artwork reflects the refined charm of Second Empire France — elegant court figures, floral details, and Parisian landmarks on the Aces. Perfect for both collectors and players of classic solitaire or patience games.

🪶 Collector’s Note:
Issued in the 1980s by Éditions Dusserre, this set is now out of print and highly sought after among connoisseurs of French historical playing cards. The quality of printing and the charming miniature format make it a delightful piece of French card-making heritage.

Elegant and refined, this Lanvin Paris double deck from the 1980s embodies the sophistication of the legendary French fashion house.
Presented in its black and gold gift box featuring the iconic jester motif, this set includes two unopened decks — one gold-toned, one white — each bearing the Lanvin logo on the card backs.

🔹 Brand: Lanvin Paris
🔹 Date: 1980s
🔹 Size: approx. 9 × 6 cm
🔹 Condition: Excellent — decks still sealed in original cellophane. Outer box shows minor wear from storage (see photos).
🔹 Includes: Two 52-card decks in original Lanvin presentation case

A perfect gift for lovers of luxury design, Parisian fashion heritage, or elegant vintage gaming accessories.

🪶 Collector’s Note:

Lanvin, one of France’s oldest couture houses, extended its refined aesthetic into lifestyle accessories during the 1980s. These playing cards, produced in limited numbers, were often offered as boutique gifts or in-flight exclusives. Their Art Deco–inspired gold motif and timeless color scheme make them a sought-after collectible for design and fashion aficionados alike.

Discover this charming vintage Marie Brizard promotional playing card deck, produced in France as an advertising item for the famous liqueur and anisette producer. Issued with its original cardboard sleeve, this elegant deck features a clean minimalist design incorporating the portrait of Marie Brizard (1714–1801), founder of the renowned Bordeaux distillery.

🔹 Original Marie Brizard promotional playing cards
🔹 French advertising deck, circa 1950s–1960s
🔹 Original cardboard sleeve included
🔹 Produced by Publidéal – Bordeaux
🔹 Features the portrait of Marie Brizard (1714–1801)
🔹 Standard French playing card deck
🔹 Elegant minimalist advertising design

Condition: The cards remain in very good vintage condition with light signs of age and handling. The original cardboard sleeve is present and well preserved, showing only minor wear consistent with age. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition.

An excellent addition to any collection of vintage French advertising, liquor memorabilia, brewery and distillery collectibles, promotional playing cards, or antique gaming ephemera.

🪶 Collector's Note

Founded in 1755 in Bordeaux, Marie Brizard is one of France's oldest and most prestigious producers of liqueurs and anisette. Throughout the twentieth century, the company distributed a variety of promotional items—including playing cards—to cafés, restaurants, and retailers as elegant advertising gifts.

This deck, produced by Publidéal – Bordeaux, dates from approximately the 1950s–1960s and reflects the clean graphic style of the period. Featuring the portrait of founder Marie Brizard (1714–1801) on both the cards and the original sleeve, it combines French advertising history with traditional playing card collecting, making it an appealing piece for enthusiasts of vintage ephemera and spirits memorabilia.

A charming miniature poker deck from the 1980s, evoking the adventurous spirit of the American frontier!

🔹 Origin: France, 1980s
🔹 Contents: 54 cards + printed French instruction card
🔹 Dimensions: 3.7 × 5.7 cm
🔹 Theme: Western / Pioneer Era
🔹 Box: Original vintage box with mild age-related wear
🔹 Condition: Complete and in very good condition

The included rule card outlines the basics of Poker à 5 cartes and recalls the origins of the game in 19th-century America — a time when whiskey, wagons, and poker went hand in hand.

🪶 Collector’s Note
A delightful and rare pocket-size deck, perfect for display or travel play. Its Western sepia design captures the atmosphere of vintage saloons and dusty trails — a collectible slice of Americana in miniature French form.

A beautiful vintage card game featuring legendary motorcycles from the 1900s–1930s, perfect for collectors of motorcycle memorabilia, vintage games, and transport history enthusiasts.

🔹 Publisher: ASS Altenburger Spielkarten (West Germany)
🔹 Series / No.: 7876/8
🔹 Year: Late 1970s – early 1980s
🔹 Game type: Trumpf / Quartet (Top Trumps style)
🔹 Cards: 32 playing cards + 2 extras (complete set)
🔹 Format: Standard format (approx. 6,5 × 10 cm)
🔹 Theme: Classic and vintage motorcycles from the early 20th century (Harley-Davidson 1926, Indian 1917, Sarolea 1927, Puch 1904, etc.)
🔹 Languages: French text (with categories such as Motos légères américaines, Motos à courroies d’avant 1914)
🔹 Box: Original clear plastic case with sliding lid
🔹 Special: Includes yellow and red reference cards (cartes jaune et rouge)

⚠️ Light vintage smell due to long-term storage. Please check all photos carefully before purchase.

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A rare oversized deck of 32 giant playing cards from the 80s published by B.P. Grimaud, one of the most renowned French cardmakers.

🔹 Publisher: B.P. Grimaud (France)
🔹 Edition: Vintage, mid-20th century
🔹 Deck: 32 cards (complete)
🔹 Card size: approx. 15 × 11 cm (giant format)
🔹 Condition:

Cards: Excellent, like new – clean and crisp
Box: Good vintage condition, showing signs of wear and storage (see photos)

🪶 Collector’s Note:
A collector’s piece due to its unusual large size and iconic Grimaud quality. Perfect for display, card enthusiasts, or French playing card collectors.

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A rare and eye-catching vintage Trumpf Quartett deck from Piatnik, featuring some of the craziest custom race cars and dragsters of its time. A great find for collectors of vintage auto card games and classic motorsport memorabilia.

🔹 Publisher: Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne (Vienna, Austria)
🔹 Series / No.: Best.-Nr. 4226
🔹 Year: Late 1970s – Early 1980s
🔹 Game type: Auto-Trumpf / Quartet (Top Trumps style)
🔹 Cards: 32 playing cards + 5 information/trump cards (complete set)
🔹 Format: Standard Piatnik format (approx. 6,5 × 10 cm)
🔹 Theme: Wild racing cars, dragsters, muscle cars, prototypes, and custom vehicles nicknamed “Motor Monsters”
🔹 Languages: German text (categories such as PS-Riesen, Spezial-Autos, Spaß-Autos, Kraftprotz-Cars)
🔹 Box: Original red plastic case with sliding transparent lid

⚠️ Light vintage smell due to long-term storage. Please check all photos carefully before purchase.

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Vintage Porsche Top Ass – Piatnik Wien (1982)

A collectible Porsche-themed Top Ass trump card game, produced by Piatnik Wien in the early 1980s. This classic deck showcases iconic Porsche models, from the 356 Coupé to the legendary 917K and Carrera GT.

🔹 Publisher: Piatnik Wien (Austria)
🔹 Year: 1982
🔹 Theme: Porsche cars – Top Ass series
🔹 Cards: 32 cards (complete playable set)
🔹 Size: approx. 6.5 × 10 cm
🔹 Box: Original clear plastic case (shows wear, small cracks – see photos)
🔹 Condition: Cards in good vintage condition with light signs of handling; box with wear

A great addition for collectors of vintage Piatnik games, Porsche memorabilia, and 1980s automotive card decks.

This lot includes two complete "Knowledge in a Nutshell" card packs: Presidents of the United States and Kings & Queens of England. Designed as portable reference collections, each card combines a full-color portrait with concise historical information, creating an engaging and accessible introduction to political and royal history.

The Presidents of the United States set contains 41 cards covering every American president from George Washington through Bill Clinton, featuring official White House portraits or photographs alongside biographical summaries and key achievements.

The Kings & Queens of England set contains 40 cards illustrating English monarchs from the Norman Conquest (1066) to the modern era, with historical notes on each reign and major events that shaped England and later Great Britain.

🔹 Complete set of 2 educational card decks
🔹 Presidents of the United States – 41 cards
🔹 Kings & Queens of England – 40 cards
🔹 Kings & Queens of England published 1988
🔹 Presidents of the United States published circa 1995
🔹 Cards in very good vintage condition
🔹 Boxes show expected shelf wear from age and storage

🪶 Collector's Note

Before smartphones and instant online encyclopedias, educational card sets like these were a popular way to explore history. Produced during the late twentieth century, the Knowledge in a Nutshell series transformed important historical figures into collectible pocket-sized reference libraries.

Today, complete examples are becoming increasingly difficult to find, especially when both sets remain together with their original boxes. They appeal not only to collectors of vintage educational materials but also to enthusiasts of American history, British royalty, political memorabilia, historical ephemera, and unusual card collections.