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Mage: The Ascension Tarot
A book-deck set based upon the supernatural role-playing world of Mage: The Ascension. Includes a 178-page full color book and 78 illustrated cards showing visual allusions both to the Waite-Smith designs and to the Mage: The Ascension gameworld. The minors portray the game's four magical essences: The suit of Questing, the suit of Primordialism, the suit of Dynamism, and the suit of Pattern which correspond respectively to Wands/Fire, Cups/Water, Swords/Air, and Pentacles/Earth Sealed. $250.00
The Australian Contemporary Dreamtime Tarot
A 78-card Tarot emulating the Aboriginal art of Australia. The designs follow an Aboriginal style known as The Rainbow Serpent which depicts the world of the Eternal Dreamtime, an inner dimension of being. The figures depicted represent the guides and ancestral spirits which inhabit the rocks, waters, plants and animals. This deck is sealed and features an additional card signed by the artist. $250.00
Il Tarocco del Mondo Nuovo
A 78-card limited edition Tarot printed in 1991 by Il Solleone, painted by Amerigo Folchi. The deck illustrates the exploration of the "new world" and the people, animals, and culture which were found throughout the Americas. This deck is mint wth cards sealed in original wrap. $175.00
Erté Tarot (Omaggio a Erté)
A 78-card Tarot by Amerigo Folchi drawn entirely in a style reminiscent of Erté, the designer of extravagant costumes and stage sets during the early 20th century. Erté is probably best known in America for his long-standing career as illustrator for the covers of Harper‘s Bazaar Magazine, a relationship which spanned 22 years. Printed in 1987 by Il Solleone as a limited edition of 1500. This deck is mint and the box is signed by the author. $325.00
Palio di Pistoia Tarot
This 78-card Tarot illustrates the town of Pistoia, Italy, and the festival of the Palio which celebrates this district’s independence from the Emperors and Bishops that fought to dominate it during the first millennium. Pistoia, a province of Tuscany, officially enacted their own statutes in 1177, being one of the first Italian city-states to do so. The suit cards utilize the crest symbols of the four Pistoian districts, and are featured prominently on the four Aces. Printed by Edizioni del Solleone in 1985 as a limited, numbered edition of 2000 sets, illustrated by Amerigo Folchi. This deck is mint and is numbered '30'. $350.00
Dotti Tarot
Reproduction of a Tarocchi pack originally printed by Teodoro Dotti circa 1845. This 78-card reprint was published in 1985 as a limited, numbered edition of 2500 by Il Meneghello. Printed on thick, laminated cardstock and housed in a beautiful cardboard book-cover style package. Sealed. $75.00
Soprafino Tarot
In my opinion one of the most beautiful Italian decks ever designed. This limited numbered edition (of 2000) 78-card tarot, exquisitely printed by Il Meneghello, replicates a deck originally engraved by Carlo Dellarocca and published by Gumppenberg in 1835. Their original was so unique and superbly engraved that it was soon copied and reprinted (with various alterations) by other card makers. Because of its exceptional detail, the deck acquired the name Soprafino, which is Italian for ‘very fine’ or ‘refined’. These cards are laminated and come in a handmade wrap-around cardboard cover with black tie-ribbons, with a wax stamp on the spine. An additional card (Il Mondo) is pasted onto the package to display a sample of the contents. Sealed. $75.00
Soprafino Tarot
This is an unlaminated production of the Il Meneghello Soprafino (see above). While the printings are absolutely identical, it is not clear if this production was set aside from the same limited run of 2000 or if it represents an additional run; the box says only that the deck was limited to 2000 sets. These cards, being unlaminated, have a truly antique feel to them. These sets were also packaged differently, the cards being set inside a thick handmade paper-wrapped box. Sealed. $85.00
Elemental Tarot
This book and deck set is the original version published by Dolphin Doubleday in 1987. This was a significantly better production than the set by St.Martin’s Press: the printing is visably more refined, the cards have their own printed box, the hardcover book is clothbound, and all elements are housed in a solid, beautiful box. Mint set includes an extra card signed by the author. $325.00
Gli Arcani di Elisabetta
This is a Trump deck created by the Italian artist Elisabetta Cassari and published by Edizione del Solleone in 1986. The deck was limited to a printing of 99, the edition numbers being stamped onto the spine of the cork-and-leather case. The illustrations appear to be etchings and are printed on very thick cardstock. Mint. $325.00
The William Blake Tarot
This deck/book set is based upon the work of the eighteenth-century artist, poet and philososopher William Blake. The 78 cards are illustrated by Ed Buryn, who has beautifully emulated the style of Blake. Buryn also wrote the 164-page book which accompanies the set. Mint; the seal is retained although partially open as the book was signed by the artist/author. $325.00
Pomo Tarot
A book/deck set by Brian Williams. The illustrations are witty and sometimes irreverent, and William’s vast knowledge of art history shines through numerous cards which allude to famous works of art. The 120-page book details the meaning of each card and the artworks referenced. Sealed. $275.00
Amber: Nine Princes in Amber
The tale by Roger Zelazny, put into comic form by reknowned artists of the medium. This first trilogy recounts the initial adventures from the novel. The story of Amber involves a pack of special Tarot cards which can be used by the story’s characters as portals to other realms. The cards, which portray the characters of the plot, are beautifully illustrated on several pages of the comic; note that these are wholly different from the cards of The Amber Tarot, an actual 78-card deck which was published in France and illustrated by Florence Magnin. $50.00
Amber: The Guns of Avalon
The tale by Roger Zelazny, put into comic form by reknowned artists of the medium. This second trilogy recounts later adventures from the novel, and features the special pack of Tarot cards which were used as portals to other realms. $50.00
Fantasy Showcase Tarot
This deck was conceived by Bruce Pelz who, from 1969 to 1980, invited 78 different fantasy artists to illustrate a single card. By the end of the project, 6 additional cards had been conceived and added to the standard deck of 78: Trump XXII/Separation, Trump XXIII/The Farrior, and an additional court card named The Lady (giving each suit a Page, Knight, Lady, Queen, and King). The deck is like new in box with a booklet identifying each card's author and meaning. $175.00
Ravenloft Tarokka Deck
This deck is based upon the Wizards of the Coast Ravenloft fantasy setting, and was designed to be useful both as a stand-alone divinatory deck and as a story-telling tool within a Ravenloft game campaign. There are 68 cards to the deck: 14 trump cards or "The Fortuna Magna" and 40 suit cards or "The Lesser Deck of Fate". In spite of the deck's unique structure, most of the Tarot themes can be found here; shown above, for example, are The Innocent (reminiscent of The Star) and The Horseman (Death). The suit cards depict Tarot-like themes as well, such as the Ace of Stars called The Transmuter (reminiscent of The Magician), the Two of Stars called The Diviner (reminiscent of the High Priestess), and the Eight of Glyphs called The Bishop (reminiscent of The Pope). The beautiful illustrations are by Talon Dunning. This deck is sealed. $225.00
Ansata Tarot
A Majors-only deck painted by German artist Paul Struck and published in 1983. Mint condition; housed in its original die-cut plastic box with 36-page booklet in English. $225.00
Servants of the Light Tarot
78-card deck and book set, published in 1991. Painted by Jo Gill (The Gill Tarot) and Anthony Clark (Magickel Tarot), the deck was conceived by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki who was Director of Studies for the British occult school known as The Servants of the Light. Mint condition, with deck and 127-page book housed in its original die-cut package. $325.00
Zigeuner Tarot (Gypsy Tarot)
This is the oversized version of Walter Wegmuller's Gypsy Tarot, originally published in 1975 by AG Muller & Cie. The cards are approximately 4.25 x 6 inches and yet the printing is sharper than the much smaller Gypsy Tarot currently available. Wegmuller's cards, which are filled with gypsy folklore and a variety of occult symbols, were used to illustrate Sergius Golowin's 1975 book Die Welt Des Tarot (The World of Tarot). I believe this particular edition to be a 1983 reissue since the deck, which was sealed when I purchased it years ago, includes an English-translated little booklet with a 1982 copyright, and since the package includes the Sphinx Verlag Basel name which appears to coincide with the English-translated 1983 publication of Serguis Golowin's book. $325.00
Ravenswood Eastern Tarot
This is the original 1978 edition of the Ravenswood Eastern Tarot, signed and numbered by the artist Dirk Dykstra. The artwork is gypsy-like, eastern Indian, arabesque. The cards were printed on thick unlaminated cardstock and wrapped inside a very thin paper. The five cards shown above are from my own opened deck, including the two topcards with edition numbers and signature; since the deck I am selling (the wrapped deck shown) is sealed, there is no way to know which number it is (mine is 94 out of 500). Cards are mint in wrap; wrap itself shows signs of age and has two small corner tears. $325.00
Tarocchi of Laura Tuan
This book and deck set is an oversized edition of the Dotti Tarot. The large cards are printed on thick unlaminated cardstock, the book is in Italian, and the set is housed in a beautiful wrap-around package. $85.00
The Celtic Tarot
A 78-card book-deck set, published in 2000. Book and concept by Julian de Burgh, art by Mary Guinan. Opened but in mint condition. $25.00 |
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