Late 19th /Early 20th. C. Happy Families Cards, Complete Deck dutch man ) The first and last

) The first and last page of the 15 page booklet shows have come apart from the booklet but all pages are present and whole

I've divided them up into groups--what you see is exactly what you'll get

The body and head are carved of one piece

Most date to the 1850s-70s and a couple appear to be written in the same (beautiful and precise) hand

well done and stable and I don't think detracting

Late 19th /Early 20th. C. Happy Families Cards, Complete Deck dutch man ) The first and lastSuch fun weirdness. And so British. Happy Families is a card game first published in in the 1851, just before the Great Exhibition, invented by John Jaques Jr (also credited with popularizing tiddlywinks, snakes and ladders and ludo), with illustrations attributed to Victorian illustrator Sir John Tenniel. This particular deck, complete with 48 cards, I believe dates to the late 19th first decade 20th c. It features those original illustrations (plus