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Einkarem
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I found this the other day while wandering the city. It came in the box with a plastic top that has protected the book and cards. The paperback book is 150 ways to play solitaire by Alphone Moyse Jr. It was published in 1950. The paperback is in good shape with no writing or tears. It looks to have never been used. The two packs of Bicycle bridge size cards are still in the plastic and have the unbroken stamp on the top of the deck. I think that this was sold as a set originally but I am not 100% sure.
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Playing CardsPlaying cards arrived in Europe sometime in the late 14th century. They app…