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. Increasingly scarce in this edition. Hardcover (no dust jacket present); 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.
Firm binding; light shelf wear to boards; minor foxing to endpapers and text block; interior is clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.
