I'm putting together a new section on my website called The Bookshelf (tentative name), where recommended playing card books are showcased (and maybe also reviewed).

What are some of your favorite playing card books? I'd like to keep most of the books on The Bookshelf about the core subject of playing cards (history, art, design, etc), but I don't mind having books about card games, card magic and other sub-topics.

I have copies of A Short History of Playing Cards by Gurney Benham and Playing Cards: History of the Pack and Explanation of Its Many Secrets by Gurney Benham which I bought on eBay; both books are quite old, I'm not actually sure of their publication dates but they seem to be from around the 1930s. So I'll add these to The Bookshelf because they are quite interesting.

And of course The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards Paperback by Tom Dawson will be on The Bookshelf.

Also, if anybody is interested in reviewing books, let me know.