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Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) Award Winner 2010

PAMELA COLMAN SMITH COMMEMORATIVE SET

Deluxe Package Features: The Artwork and Times of Pamela Colman Smith by Stuart R. Kaplan 102-page illustrated paperback book, with over 100 examples of her non-tarot art

Smith-Waite® Centennial Edition Tarot Deck

Reproduced from the original 1909 deck 78-card deck with drawstring organza bag The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite Two Prints of Pamela Colman Smith

One photo and one self-portrait, both 5” x 7”suitable for framing Six Color Postcards

Featuring an assortment of artwork by Pamela Colman Smith Spread Sheet Guide

With three different card layouts, including the Celtic Cross Everything attractively packaged in a deluxe keepsake case. Durable compartments hold 2 books and tarot deck with easy-pull ribbons.

$36.95 ITEM # PCSS99 ISBN-13: 978-1-57281-639-8 78 cards, 2.75” x 4.75” Case, 5.25” x 7.25” x 3” Made in China

THE SMITH-WAITE® CENTENNIAL TAROT DECK

This classic deck features full pictorial scenes in the muted colors chosen by "Pixie” herself. The 84-card deck includes the 78 standard tarot cards plus four samples of Pixie’s non-tarot artwork. Includes booklet. $23.95 ITEM # SWC84 ISBN-13: 978-1-57281-762-3 84 cards, 2.75” x 4.75” Made in China Includes two extra cards featuring samples of Pamela Colman Smith’s non-tarot artwork. Includes booklet.

SMITH-WAITE® TAROT DECK Borderless Edition

Pamela Colman Smith’s beloved tarot artwork, created in 1909, is presented in a borderless format for a more immersive reading experience. This 84-card deck includes four extra cards with reproduction samples of Pixie’s non-tarot artwork, including "Catch Me” and "Duet”. With $23.95 ITEM # BSW84 ISBN-13: 978-1-57281-883-5 84 cards, 2.75” x 4.75” Made in China

Also by Pamela Colman Smith: Pamela Colman Smith’s RWS Tarot Deck, Plastic Rider-Waite and Smith-Waite Deluxe Tarot (pages 10, 11 and 13).

SMITH-WAITE® TAROT IN A TIN

instruction booklet. $18.95 ITEM # SWT80 ISBN-13: 978-1-57281-812-5 80 cards, 2.5” x 3.5” Tin, 2.625” x 4.125” Made in China

AWARD WINNING

PAMELA COLMAN SMITH: THE UNTOLD STORY by Stuart R. Kaplan with Mary K. Greer, Elizabeth Foley O’Connor and Melinda Boyd Parsons

Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story brings together the work of four distinguished scholars who have devoted years of research to uncover the life and artistic accomplishments of Pamela Colman Smith. Known to millions as the creator of the Rider-Waite® Tarot deck, Pamela Colman Smith (1878–1951) was also a stage and costume designer, folklorist, poet, author, illustrator of ballads and folktales, suffragette, and publisher of books and broadsheets. This collaborative work presents: a richly illustrated biography of Pamela’s life with essays on the events and people that influenced her including Jack Yeats, Ellen Terry, Alfred Stieglitz, Bram Stoker and William Gillette. There is also a chronological survey of her folktales, art and poetry and an exploration of her lasting legacy. Over 400 color images of Pamela’s non-tarot art have been curated from her publications including A Broad Sheet, The Green Sheaf, Blue Beard, Annancy stories, Russian ballet, costumes, stage designs, Irish magazines, book illustrations, posters and much more. This 440-page volume also includes: • Select pages including autographs with sketches and scribblings reproduced from Pamela’s 1901–1905 Visitors book • Pamela’s personal documents, correspondence, portraits, and photographs • Rare archival material from several leading museums and libraries • Extensive Bibliography of 525 entries and Index with over 2,000 listings Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story is the most comprehensive and exhaustive collection of works by and about Pamela Colman Smith published to date.

$45.00 ITEM # BK245 ISBN-13: 978-1-57281-912-2 8” x 10.5”, 440 pp., color illus., hc. Book weight: 3.75 lbs (4.25 lbs with shipping carton) Made in China

PAMELA COLMAN SMITH: THE UNTOLD STORY SIGNED LIMITED EDITION

500 copies of this magnificent book have been specially bound with deckled fore edges, a leather spine with raised hubs and green cloth to feature Pixie’s favorite color. Her signatures have been stamped in gold foil on the cover. Each copy features a delicate vellum sheet that is hand-signed by all four authors and is hand numbered. Protected by a matching slipcase, also stamped in gold foil, this book is sure to be a collector’s item.

$200.00 ITEM # BK246 ISBN-13: 978-1-57281-944-3 8” x 10.5”, 440 pp., color illus., hc. Book weight in slipcase: 4.75 lbs (5.50 lbs with shipping carton) Made in China

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