Three Early Edition c. 1843 Hand-colored, Wood Engraved Dr. Busby Cards, First Known American Card Game antique spinner The tape used to mount

The tape used to mount it on that board is slightly visible in the upper corners of the print

The lid opens with just a little pressure

One of two found together—“laurel and ferns” listed separately

and I think is pretty terrific

I'm not quite sure what breed of bird with this fantastic rainbow of tail feathers

Three Early Edition c. 1843 Hand-colored, Wood Engraved Dr. Busby Cards, First Known American Card Game antique spinner The tape used to mountThere are only three cards here, but they are special ones, from a very early edition of the first known American card game, The Game of Dr. Busby, a matching memory game designed by the Beverly, MA born writer Anne W. Abbott and published in Salem by W. & S. B. Ives in 1843 which is credited with having started the game craze in the U. S. The earliest editions of the game featured cards illustrated with hand colored wood engravings, as here, with 20