Snap Card Game Comic Characters (4 results)

3rd edition? Small 24mo. 7.4 x 9.6cm. Yellow paper covered boxwith slide lid, black outline drawing man in anorak eating with fork + black lettering on front. 56 cards of 64, comic colour man on each card originally in 16 sets of 4 with black line around edges, red numerous cameo characters on backs with square edges. Rules (2)pp large sheet folded down with picture Edward VII hence date. NOTE THE RULES MAT NOT GO WITH THIS BOX. Box : bases missing, browning patches, crimps to paper. Cards : faintest browning, 2 with browning spots, slight rubs to corners. /VG/G+ box & cards & rules.

1st edition. Small 24mo. 6.8 x 9.6cm. Burgundy rippled paper covered card box with slide lid, label card stuck down on front Little Jack Horner with black lettering. 51 cards lacking 1, colour nursery characters each card in 13 sets of 4, red playing card backs with rounded corners. Box : slight snags lid at side edges, slight marks label else very clean with good shape. Cards : many are creased though clean. Very creased cards in quite attractive box, perhaps only the box and replacement odd cards are useful. VG/G+ box & cards.

2nd edition? Small 24mo. 6.7 x 9.7cm. Blue paper covered box, slide lid, white label stuck down on front with bw drawing man eating with fork + lettering on front. 56 cards complete, comic colour man on each card in 14 sets of 4, pale brown wallpaper backs with square edges. Rules(2)pp large sheet folded down with picture Edward VII hence date - cards seem to be circa 1870? Box : chips to label, sellotape to inner box alongedges, rubs to corners but complete. Cards : slight browning,m, few small fox spots else very clean with sharp corners. G+/VG+ box & cards.

Loose as Issued. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A FULL set of 64 comic "Snap" playing cards in their original box, this set was dated from the address of when the company moved there in 1913, the illustrations depicted of the various characters are taken from the 1870's sets, this set is very good, no creases, stains or softness, the lidded sliding box has advertising front and rear and a faint rubber stamp stating "Registered Copyright, Titles and Design". the box is handled and slight loss to waxed paper in places, small split just started at corner on one edge. Nice early set by the original game inventor company.