UrbanBramble
So I'm a new collector, venturing into the world of RWS.
I have so many questions, mostly because there are so many editions, publications, etc. of this deck.
The first is maybe the simplest: what RWS decks do you consider to be essential in any collection?
I'm also curious about the generic pre - publication RWS decks. I recently posted here about one such deck:
http://tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=220051
Then I stumbled upon another "generic" deck on Ebay today that is completely different (and much more appealing). Do you all collect these decks? How to tell them apart? Are any of them of any particular value? I own the Hoi Polloi and I thought that was the only one but apparently not.
I'm currently reading through the University Books editions thread and it is so overwhelming! Also reading up on Albano - Waite editions. Which is also overwhelming, but a little less so.
And how the heck do I get ahold of an early edition, like a Pam A,B,C? Is it even possible? Do they have a common name that I can search by online? Do they ever show up online? What about the "blue box" that I've heard mention of (which is different than Pam A, B, C)??
I'm sure I will have more questions... also feel free to direct me to existing threads. I'm trying to collect slowly and paying attention to must - have decks and ones I particularly like as opposed to whatever I happen to run across. I have to have some level of self - control, right?
I have so many questions, mostly because there are so many editions, publications, etc. of this deck.
The first is maybe the simplest: what RWS decks do you consider to be essential in any collection?
I'm also curious about the generic pre - publication RWS decks. I recently posted here about one such deck:
http://tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=220051
Then I stumbled upon another "generic" deck on Ebay today that is completely different (and much more appealing). Do you all collect these decks? How to tell them apart? Are any of them of any particular value? I own the Hoi Polloi and I thought that was the only one but apparently not.
I'm currently reading through the University Books editions thread and it is so overwhelming! Also reading up on Albano - Waite editions. Which is also overwhelming, but a little less so.
And how the heck do I get ahold of an early edition, like a Pam A,B,C? Is it even possible? Do they have a common name that I can search by online? Do they ever show up online? What about the "blue box" that I've heard mention of (which is different than Pam A, B, C)??
I'm sure I will have more questions... also feel free to direct me to existing threads. I'm trying to collect slowly and paying attention to must - have decks and ones I particularly like as opposed to whatever I happen to run across. I have to have some level of self - control, right?