Progress
The story of “Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan illustrated in a card game published by Castell Brothers Ltd (Pepys Games), 1938.
“Progress” Card Game
The story of “Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan (1678) illustrated in a card game published by Castell Brothers Ltd (Pepys Games) in 1938. See the Box►
“As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a Den, and I laid me down in that place to sleep: and, as I slept, I dreamed a dream. I dreamed, and behold, I saw a man clothed with rags, standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back...”
Above: “Progress” was first published in 1938 drawn by an unknown artist. It came in a padded box with high quality rules booklet, to sell at 2/6d, a pretty high price for the time. “Progress” was available with purple or plum backs in boxes printed in the same colour. Images courtesy Adam West-Watson.
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By Adam West-Watson
Australia • Member since September 01, 2014 • Contact
I have been fascinated by playing cards ever since I can remember, and still have several of the card games I had as a child. And although I had accumulated quite a number of packs of various sorts over the years, it wasn't until I was in my 50s that I began collecting in earnest. My tastes are quite varied, and my collection of 800 or so decks includes:- children's games, standard and non-standard playing cards, adult games, fortune telling and oracle cards, tarot cards, and even cigarette cards.
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