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18 & 19 were missing from the latter.) (Filed in Michael Dummett  <br>
18 & 19 were missing from the latter.) (Filed in Michael Dummett  <br>
folder.)  <br>
folder.)  <br>
We discussed his book. He has decided that covering everything he  <br>
originally intended covering would take too long and make too <br>
big a book. Instead he'll include a history of cards in general <br>
and a history of <u>TAROT</u>. If this sells well he'll follow up with the  <br>
fest of the card games in another volume.  <br>
We called  <br>
{<u>Colin Haycraft</u> @  <br>
{Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.  <br>
{01-485-3484 <br>
I spoke to him and he said he'd like very much to put out <u>AGOG</u>  <br>
but the start-up costs are too high for the projected sales. He  <br>
suggested my coming to visit him on Friday for a final answer <br>
after he looks into it. He is out of the center of town and I'll  <br>
probably call him instead.  <br>
Michael will probably be coming to the U.S. to lecture at Rockerfeller  <br>
University in New York this spring. We'll get together  <br>
frequently when he does. He'll copy as many as possible of the  <br>
books I want in the Oxford Library and bring them with him.  <br>
He mentioned that someone was in London and I said <u>Don Laycock</u>.  <br>
I said that I probably wouldn't have the time to try and contact Don  <br>
especially since Michael said he very rarely was at the school.  <br>
Don told Michael about an interesting Viet Namese <u>GAME</u> played  <br>
with cards. Didn't get the details, or even the general idea.  <br>
Brought up Michael's Summary of Indian Games. (Don't remember  <br>
whether he said he'd send me a copy.) I mentioned that my  <br>
reading gave me the idea that card games were brought to India from  <br>
Europe. He doubts this, altho he can't prove it. The Indian  <br>
card <u>GAME</u>s have a unique feature. Trick taking, the player leading  <br>
does not have a free choice, but only within limits. For instance,  <br>
in case of a sequence there is some necessary lead.  <br>
With Michael