Thoth Tarot Deck Ordo Temple Orientis Designed by Aleister Crowley Painted by Lady Frieda Harris
Booklet of instruction by James Wasserman
Publishing: 1978 U.S. Game Systems, Inc second printing with number line 2-10 in instruction booklet and no isbn on box
Large format complete 78-Card Crowley Tarot Deck "In Stunning Edition Based Upon The Original Paintings.
Set of cards with booklet in original folding cardboard box. The cards measures 5 1/2" x 3 3/4"; the box a fraction of an inch larger. Complete set comprising the 78 tarot cards, plus an additional "Caliph Card" with a short history of the deck, an extra card with Crowley's unicursal hexagram on the recto and an extra blank card. Also a 50 page stapled booklet, "Instructions for Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot Deck' by James Wasserman, with two essays by Frieda Harris with commentary and footnotes by Stuart R. Kaplan. This particular deck is sometimes known as "White Box C" or "the Greenie" on account of its hue. This is the second printing of the 1978 "White Box C" versition with number line 2-10 in the instuction booklet and no isbn on the Caliph Card or on the box.
Condition: instruction booklet has creasing on the front and back leaf and half inch tear along spine, the box with some general edgewear and small closed tear on lower edge, the cards are complete and in wonderful condition. The book has some foxing along the edges and creasing along the spine, pages clean, overall the deck is in Very Good condition