"The playing card in all its states". [C. 1875-2007] ± 660 pcs mounted under photo corners on 96 pp. protected by serpents. In a burgundy leatherette album mod. Collection of 292 playing cards, mostly published by A. Van Genechten and Brepols in Turnhout, of which 52 with visible backs (23 ornamented with gold, mostly in the Art Nouveau style), 46 small-format cards and 10 Indian cards, of which 5 round. - 365 other pcs on the theme of playing cards, a.o.: 37 chromolith. including 11 enhanced with gold (notably for Épicerie centrale in Le Havre and Chocolat Guérin-Boutron), 1 porcelain card, promotional material such as 252 cigar rings for Ernst Casimir, Melior and Alto (featuring notably Spanish characters), 14 bottle labels including 6 enhanced with gold, 46 matchbox labels, 12 lottery tickets, 3 menus and a cardboard coaster, as well as a letterhead (invoice for Chocolat David) With 1 aut. s. letter from A. Van Genechten dated 1909 and 2 other letters from his house dated 1912. With an introductory description by the collector René Pède, and an index.