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(STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER.) Justice. Card game based on Uncle Tom's Cabin, comprising 21 cards, each 3.5 x 2.25 inches; wood-engraved and hand tinted, with exception of main card, "Justice," which has rules of the game. Very light pencil scrawls on a
(STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER.) Justice. Card game based on Uncle Tom's Cabin, comprising 21 cards, each 3.5 x 2.25 inches; wood-engraved and hand tinted, with exception of main card, "Justice," which has rules of the game. Very light pencil scrawls on a few backs. Rhode Island: V. S. W. Parkhurst, 1852 E1,000/1,500 UNUSUAL CARD GAME copyrighted same year as Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-seller. Rules, in part: "Let all the cards except Justice be well shuffled and dealt among the players. Let every one ascertain what family would be most pleasing to com-plete Object is to complete the 4 families of 4 cards each. There are card forfeiture rules as well as getting "stuck" with Simon Legree, etc. The winner must hold "Justice," "Little Eva" and "Uncle Tom." A fascinating look into the influ-ence Stowe's book had on the general public. [SEE ILLUSTRATION]
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