Lot n° 607
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BOOK - bound /cartonné - by J.-Pierre Bousquet - ed du Valhe - Lot 607
BOOK - bound /cartonné - by J.-Pierre Bousquet - ed du Valhermeil 2002 - 26.5 x 19.5 cm - 50 pages.
138 YEARS of GAMES in ENGHIEN-LES-BAINS,
FROM SKITTLES TO SLOT MACHINES.
History of the only casino in the Paris region, whose activity dates back to the First Empire, housed in the "Jardin des Roses", where "Tout Paris" came to play: spinning top games, skittles, billiards...
winnings were in kind, as at a funfair: china vases, art objects...
This wooden chalet disappeared, destroyed by the Prussians and its wood used for heating during the harsh winter of 1870. But it all began again in 1876, with new buildings and new games...
An interesting and beautiful story, particularly well illustrated with numerous period documents.
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