Item #48392 The Game of Tarot. From Ferrara to Salt Lake City. Michael DUMMETT, With the assistance of Sylvia Mann.

The Game of Tarot. From Ferrara to Salt Lake City.

London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, xxxii+ 600 pp. Original brown cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w illustrations, printed endpapers, double-column printing, analytical list of games, index. A comprehensive study of the history and evolution of the Tarot, with a detailed survey and taxonomy of the decks, and studies of the pack and their uses, with special emphasis on their early use in card games. Cloth lightly faded at extreme edges, very light rubbing to lower edge, otherwise a tight, bright near Fine copy in VG dust jacket. (Dust jacket faded at edges, lightly chafed at all edges and folds, a few tiny tears and light creases, not clipped). A hard to find and important reference. Item #48392
ISBN: 0715610147

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