Rare/OOP/Vintage Tarot Cards.

Complete and in lightly used condition. Please see pictures. Book unread, light mark on book edge. Very slight tear on inner box as can be seen in pics.

Designer(s), Artist(s): Robert M. Place, Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Thorsen Edition.

Number of Cards: 78
Publication Year: 1995
Publication Status: Out-of-Print
Reference: Manteia issue #15, p. 7.; Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. IV, pp. 207, 210-211.

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Original Sheridan Douglas Tarot deck. Instruction sheet included. Box is squashed but complete and in fair condition for it's age. Cards are purple colour on reverse of cards. This is the set where the Magician has white streaks in his hair. Cards have been very lighty used and are in excellent condition.

 A very rare original 1972 set.

Chinese Tarot by Jui Guoliang. Published by US Games 1989. In excellent condition, still sealed and complete with LWB.

Here is a beautiful circular deck. Not sealed but never used, only briefly looked through. The LWB is slightly squished, as often happens when the box is closed.

This is a full 78 card deck. Cards are in good/ v lightly used condition. LWB in good condition, slight tear on bottom of back page. Box has shelf wear as can be seen in pic.

Published in Switzerland in 1975 by AG Muller. Distributed by US Games Inc. A hard to find OOP deck.

Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. I, pp. 272, 274-275.

The box is in poor condition. The companion book is in read clean condition. The accompanying bag is in unused condition. The cards are in excellent condition. A very rare and hard to come by tarot.

U.S. Games reprint of the famous tarot by J.A. Knapp and Manly P. Hall. The original edition was published in 1929. This 1985 version is now out of print and is hard to find. Published in USA.

Box is in poor condition, cards sealed and LWB in excellent condition.

Designer(s), Artist(s): J. A. Knapp, Manly P. Hall
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, pp. 594, 600.

MINT SHRINKWRAPPED

"Le Grand Oracle Celtique D'alan Borvo"

Grimaud / France / January 1981 - First Release

This set went out of print many years ago, subsequently, the cards were released on their own as a standard deck without the board in the late 1980's - This is one of the original sets which were released in limited numbers. This is an ideal set for both enthusiasts and collectors.

Included:

This vintage box set, comprises a complete deck of 72 tarot cards including instruction booklet in both English and French, a special tarot layout board in yellow and green illustrated with a large Celtic bird, which fits together rather like a large jigsaw.

The deck of cards in this set are truly beautiful and very unique, comprising the unusual figure of 72 tarot cards in all, based on a triadic principle and numerology, i.e. 18 major arcana and 54 minor arcana, with 3 minor arcana suits, ermine, thistle and clover, the major arcana includes many figures from Celtic and druidic lore and mythology. The Author Alan Borvo, is a Celtic enthusiast who studied the symbols contained in ancient Celtic manuscripts, as well as various art forms given to us by the Celts, both past and present, using these as the inspiration for the designs in this unusual deck.

Although this set is over 25 years old, the condition of the contents are truly excellent, you will be hard pushed to find a better example.

Designer/Artists - Lemony Snickett, Brett Helquist. Published in the US in 2004, there are 26 cards in a velveteen drawstring bag. The bag is not in great condition with some of the gold lettering worn. The cards are in excellent unused condition.

The cards themselves have illustrations and meanings which have been firmly inspired by the Lemony Snicket "A series of Unfortunate Events" books. The cards are very funny and quirky and I would consider them more of a novelty/collectors item than a workable set.

Designer/Artists - Lemony Snickett, Brett Helquist. Published in the US in 2004, there are 26 cards in a paper envelope. The cards are in excellent unused condition.

The cards themselves have illustrations and meanings which have been firmly inspired by the Lemony Snicket "A series of Unfortunate Events" books. The cards are very funny and quirky and I would consider them more of a novelty/collectors item than a workable set.

Llewellyn Publications 97-card deck edition. Now out of print, this copy is shrinkwrapped as can be seen in pics.

This is the now out of print Norse Tarot by Clive Barrett and printed by the Aquarian Press 1989. It comes complete with clamshell cover, book and 78 cards. The cards are in used condition with the majors having been handled more. No bends or tears, but the usual markings on the edges that come with handling and shuffling. The book is in lightly read condition. Clamshell in good condition. This deck is getting harder to find.

Warning, does smell faintly of smoke from previous owner.

Great condition and still sealed and unused. 1985 English language version. An unusual majors only deck.

This is a very rare and very hard to find deck and even if you google it you will not find much about it. The box has shelfwear and a sticky patch on the back where the price label has been removed. The LWB is bent where the cards have gone in the box and pushed it down. The cards are sealed and of course unused.

1982 US games.

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This is a very rare and very hard to find deck and even if you google it you will not find much about it. The cards are sealed and of course unused.

1982 US games.

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This is a very beautifully produced, and quite rare, original 1954 first edition hardback copy of "THE PAINTED CARAVAN...A PENETRATION INTO THE SECRETS OF THE TAROT CARDS", by Basil Ivan Rakoczi, and published by L. J. C. Boucher in The Hague (Holland)...the volume explores in detail the background and history of the Gypsy Caravans and their fortune telling techniques, with sections on Tarot History according to Gyspy Lore, The Greater Arcana, the Lesser Arcana Explained, The Technique of Divination, and so on, with wonderful folk art style illustrations in color and black and white accompanying the text throughout.....the volume is 119 pages overall, and measures approximately 8" by 9 1/4", bound in mustard colored boards with the titles printed in black to the spine, and with the original pictorial dustjacket present as well....the book is in generally very good condition with mostly very clean and supple pages and snug binding overall, but does show some edgewear and tiny corner bumps, minor splitting/separation beginning along the gutter seam at the inside back cover between the endpapers and last page there, and some staining and wrinkling to the top edge and upper right hand corners of some pages near the rear of the volume, not affecting the text or illustrations whatsoever, and there is no mildew, sticking, or mustiness present either, but strictly a residual stain and wrinkling from dampness or slight moisture (I suppose) to this section near the back of the book...the dustjacket is also in generally very good shape, but the previous owner added some reinforcement tape to the border edges and to the inside or underside of the dj as well....there is also the old book stamp from WEHMAN BROS. PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK to the title page.

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A sealed copy of the oop Rolla Nordic tarot, lwb is present. Box has shelfwear as can be seen. Black-and-white tarot deck with cards patterned primarily after the Marseilles standard.

The deck is suitable for hand-coloring.

This is a copy of The Rohrig Tarot, the Bluestar Commications edition printed in Belgium. Designed by Carl Rohrig. A complete 78 card deck. There is an LWB and the cards have been lightly used The cards are quite large and thin, but are in excellent condition. The box is not in great condition.

Ravenswood eastern Tarot deck contains a full 78 card deck. Black and white suitable for personalized colouring. LWB is present. The box is in pretty poor condition but the cards and LWB are good. Published In USA by US gamesand now out of print.

Designed by Dirk Dykstra
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, pp. 624, 625

Ravenswood eastern Tarot deck contains a full 78 card deck. Black and white suitable for personalized colouring. LWB is present. The box has bumped corners. The cards are in good unused condition. The LWB is in good tight condition but creased on the front page as can be seen in pics. Published In USA by US games 1981 and now out of print.

Designed by Dirk Dykstra
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, pp. 624, 625

This is a very rare italian tarot  by Elisabetta Cassari. Copyright by Vito Arienti - december 1981 . Published in Italy by Edizioni Del Solleone for US games. The 78 cards measure 15 cm x 8.25 cm/ 5,90" x 3, 20" and are in mint conditions, as new, with original box. The box is unlike the ordinary commercial box, as you can in pics, this is because this is a test deck. Of note are the square edges rather than the rounded of the general US games release from 1983.

A very rare and excitiong deck for serious collectors.

Astro Tarot - The A.F. Tarot Deck, published in 1971 by Art Fair Inc.  The AF Tarot Deck is a reproduction of an ancient French Tarot consisting of 42 cards.  The first 22 of these cards are not in suits.  Numbered in Latin and Arabic consecutively, 0 through 21 they represent some of the forces that control man's fate - These are the 22 Major or Greater Arcana.  The remaining 20 cards are divided into four suits, each containing an Ace, King, Queen, Knight and Knave.  Item is  in excellent condition, 42 cards complete and contained in a plastic case.

This is a rare and unusual deck

Tarot de Paris edited by Andre Dimanche.  This limited edition was made in 1985 by Andre Dimanche of the Societe Le Jeu de Marseille, Marseilles, France.  The original Paris Tarot was made by an unknown Parisian cardmaker in the first half of the seventeenth century.  The deck itself is complete, 78 cards in excellent condition The box is however has seen better days, side flaps missing.

Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, pp. 410, 420.

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Tarot of Initiation by Steven Marshall, and illustrations by Emmett Brennan.  Published by Steven Marshall. 

The Tarot of Initiation brings together the fine pen and ink drawings of a local Portland artist and the rich symbolism of the Western esoteric tradition to produce an inspiring set of cards for ritual, meditation, and divination.  Black-and-white majors-only deck with a very heavy emphasis on esoteric symbolism.

Published in 1984 in a limited edition of 800 copies. 22 oversized cards in lidded carboard box.
Complete and in excellent condition.

The Tarot of Wicca illustrated by H. Kitagawa, under the direction of A. Mokuseioh and published by Seitosha in 1983, Tokyo, Japan.  This 78 card deck is complete and in excellent condition, the box has some light marks. The deck theme is Wicca philosophy, practices, and rituals. The pip cards are illustrated. 78 cards. Original 1983 edition packaged in a pink cardboard box.
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, pp. 537, 539; Manteia issue #4, pp. 14, 18.

The Ukiyoe Tarot adapts Marseille symbolism into a Japanese style deck, with traditionally dressed figures on the Major Arcana, and undecorated minor arcana. This 78 card deck is now out of print.

 By artist Koji Furuta. Made in Japan by Angel Co Ltd., and distributed by US games inc. in 1982.
All is complete as per pictures. sealed  in plastic bag but not shrinkwrapped. Completely unused and complete with LWB. Box faded with bumped corners

Designer/Artist - Dave McKean/ Rachel Pollack. Published in the USA in 2001 in a limited edition of 5000 copies. The cards and book are smaller than the first edition. This pack is in excellent looked through but not used condition.

This is a copy of the hard to find and out of print William Blake Triumphs. These oversized cards were designed by Ed Buryn and published in 1991. A majors only deck, printed on cardboard thickness cardstock. Card colours are ink blue, white and rusty brown. I understand this was a limited edition of 250, however I can find no signature or number on this deck.

Consists of 22 oversized cards and Interpretive book by Ed Buryn.

Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. IV, pg. 242.

This is a copy of the Waite J. K. Tarot which was published by Tariku Shobo in Japan. Designed by Seigan Nakajima, under the supervision of Alexandria Mokuseioh. A long OOP Japanese deck, and now quite rare also in Japan. This deck follows Pamela Coleman Smiths design elements on most of the cards. A very pleasing deck visually, I particularly liked the unusual colourway.

Pictures can be seen in KAPLAN III (p. 532,535) and  Mr K. Frank Jensen's book on RWS

The box is a little worn & slightly dirty, but the deck itself is complete and in very good condition for its age.
This is quite a rare and unuaul deck which will particularly interest RWS collectors.

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Rare Chinese horoscope cards. Baptiste Paul Grimaud. LWB in multi language format. Complete set of cards, gently used.

Vintage 1969 copy of the Tarot of Marseille by B P Grimaud. Complete set in fair/good used condition. The card The Hanged Man is slightly foxed and yellowed. Th