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Playing cards first arrived in England during the 15th century, but none have survived from such an early date.

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Test Pilot

Test Pilot

‘Test Pilot’, illustrated by A. B. Bowbeer and published by Pepys Games, 1950s.

Testament [classic edition]

Testament [classic edition]

Testament playing cards [classic edition] designed by Ben Green, 2020.

Thackeray Transformation Cards

Thackeray Transformation Cards

Transformation playing cards by William Makepeace Thackeray, 1876.

That’s Entertainment

That’s Entertainment

A deck of 55 cards celebrating 20th Century vaudeville, musicals and cabaret.

The ‘Mystic’

The ‘Mystic’

The ‘Mystic’ Fortune Teller card game by Clifford Toys.

The ‘Rinker’ Snap

The ‘Rinker’ Snap

The ‘Rinker’ highly amusing snap game, c.1910.

The 52 Club

The 52 Club

The London College of Printing '52 Club' Designers and Artists playing cards, 1984.

The Art of Erté

The Art of Erté

Luxury playing cards displaying artwork by Erté, published in 1983 by Sobranie of London.

The Beatles • Yellow Submarine

The Beatles • Yellow Submarine

A colourful deck celebrating the 1968 animated feature film based on the Lennon/McCartney song of the same name.

The Beatles playing cards

The Beatles playing cards

Two packs featuring photos of The Beatles issued by the same publisher in 2004 and 2005.

The Beggars’ Opera

The Beggars’ Opera

The Beggars’ Opera Playing Cards were first published in 1728. The cards carry the words and music of the songs from Gay’s opera, which was intended as a parody of current Italian works. The music was taken from many popular tunes of the day.

The Bristol Pack

The Bristol Pack

The Bristol Pack, an exhibition of playing cards designed by Bristol artists, 2005.

The Broons and Oor Wullie playing cards

The Broons and Oor Wullie playing cards

Characters from The Broons and Oor Wullie comic strips on their 75th anniversary.

The Cardini Playing Cards

The Cardini Playing Cards

Richard Valentine Pitchford, better known as Cardini, is one of that select band of performers who became legends during their own lifetimes

The Cartoonists' Pack

The Cartoonists' Pack

Semi-transformation pack created by four famous British cartoonists.

The Chamber of 52 Cards

The Chamber of 52 Cards

Playing cards published by Peter Wood as a tribute to the rock band Genesis.

The Club Series by G. Bell & Sons

The Club Series by G. Bell & Sons

George Bell & Sons produced ‘The Club Series’ of books each specialising in one or more of the popular games of the period.

The Deck of Cards

The Deck of Cards

‘The Deck of Cards ’ by Ben Yates, United Kingdom, 2011.

The Deck of Cards

The Deck of Cards

The Deck of Cards by Andrew Jones Art, 1979.

The Douce Collection

The Douce Collection

The Douce Collection of playing cards in the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford.