[Playing Cards] L[ewis] I. Cohen (1800-1868) Early American playing cards, ca. 1840sStandard complete deck of 52 illuminated playing cards in very rare original brown paper score keeping box with rotating metal hands, ca. 1840s. 52 playing cards, block printed in 4 colors on ivory coated stock with asterix design on verso, Ace of Spades with Eagle holding blue banner, heavily inked over "New York" text. Edges rounded off, each ca. 6. 3 x 9 cm. The Beinecke Librarys Cary Playing Card Collection holds a variety of Cohen decks, both