THE DEVIL'S PICTUREBOOK: THE COMPLEAT GUIDE TO TAROT CARDS: THEIR ORIGINS AND THEIR USAGE
Book Details + Condition: G.P. Putnam's Sons (New York). First American Edition, 1971. Scarce in the edition. Hardcover with dust jacket; black boards with red foil image of the devil to the front; same red foil to spine. 256 pages. With illustrations by author Paul Huson. A well known book on the Tarot that explores the magical and mythological imagery, recognized as "the most comprehensive and illuminating work on these mirrors of the soul" [The New Haven Register]. Chapters include:
- Tarot Sorcery
- The Old Religion
- Where did the Tarot Come From?
- Reading the Cards
- And much more.
A scarce first edition in very good condition, with firm binding; light shelf wear; a bit of foxing to text block; interior is clean and free of markings. Book appears to be little read, if at all. Dust jacket has minor shelf wear, and is now protected with a mylar cover.
