c.1890 Grimaud Grand Etteilla, Tarot Egyptien, Type I, 78/78 Cards

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c.1890 Grimaud Grand Etteilla Tarot Egyptien Type I,  78/78 cards

Published by B. P. Grimaud, Paris, France, c. 1890

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Card Measurements: 6.3 cm X 11.8 cm

 

Deck: Grand Etteilla, Tarot Egyptien, Type I

Description:  

Deck Identifiers:

  • Style: Etteilla, Type I
  • Titles: French
  • Colours: chromolithograph
  • Borders: single black-line
  • Versos/Backs: blue and pink plaid cross-hatch
  • Paper: pasteboard cardstock
  • Corners: square
  • Tax-stamp: on Two of Swords;  “This stamp was in use in France from 1890 to 1917, and from 1922 to 1940.” The text reads 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' and 'DÉCRET DU 12 AVRIL 1890'. (Endebrock 2011).

CONDITION: good condition, with 78 of 78 cards, no box, no booklet; with general wear and age, including corner and surface wear; as well as patina, moisture and ink stains, and soiling; see in particular ink stain on #2, #23, #30.