53rdspirit
Greetings, The crowned one.
No problem, just the breaks (and questions one does not think to ask) when buying on-line, vintage, used items from sellers who are not familiar with their product. I have purchased more gems than duds--so, I usually feel quite lucky!
Anyway, back to topic.
Ok, I went through the University Books (I keep wanting to say "University Press") RWS and I have four decks as follows (varies slightly from above since I was writing from memory yesterday evening):
One deck of 78 Cards complete w/upsidedown ankh back x26--oh, more than I thought!-- (8W, 7W, 6W, 5W, AW, KS, QS, KnS, 5S, 4S, 3S, 2S, KnP, PP, 10P, 9P, 5P, 2P, KC, QC, KnC, 8C, 7C, 6C, 5C, AC)
Box: University Books, Inc., 120 Enterprise Avenue, Secaucus, NJ 07094
No Card Insert
No LWB
One deck of 78 cards with two King of Swords and no King of Pentacles
Box: University Books, Inc., New Hyde Park, NY 1104
Card Insert: University Books, Inc., 1615 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
LWB: No address; however, in back of LWB is advertisement for TPK with Hillside Avenue address exactly as above.
One deck of 78 Cards complete; no card insert; no LWB (Note: Inside of box with pink lined pattern/ankh same as card backs)
Box: University Books, Inc., New Hyde Park, NY 11041
One deck of 78 Cards complete (in clear plastic case) with accompanying HC/DJ TPK book w/color plates
No LWB
SIX card inserts:
1) "This deck of Tarot Cards was designed by Pamela Colman Smith under the instruction of Arthur Edward Waite ~ It consists of 78 cards: 22 Trumps Major, 4 Suits of 14 cards each in 4 sumptuous colors ~ Published by University Books, Inc., 101 West 31 St., New York 1, N.Y. ~ $5.00"
2) "This deck of Tarot Cards was designed to be used in conjunction with The Pictorial Key to the Tarot By Arthur Edward Waite with 78 plates in full color designed by Pamela Colman Smith ~ Introduction and Note on the Tarot as a Game by Gertrude Moakley ~ Published by University Books, Inc., 101 West 31 St., New York 1, N.Y. ~ Book $7.50"
3) "An Encyclopaedia of Occultism by Lewis Spence ~ A Compendium of Information on the Occult Sciences, Occult Personalities, Psychic Science... (etc., etc.)... ~ Published by Strathmore Press ~ Distributed by University Books, Inc., 101 West 31 St., New York 1, N.Y. ~ $15.00"
4, 5, 6) "Library of the Mystic Arts" advertisements/pricing cards for 19 different books (which coincide with the book TPK that accompanied the cards --which, I might add is different from another TPK that would seem identical except for the booklist in the back--one book is different).
I hope this helps!
Regards,
53rdspirit
No problem, just the breaks (and questions one does not think to ask) when buying on-line, vintage, used items from sellers who are not familiar with their product. I have purchased more gems than duds--so, I usually feel quite lucky!
Anyway, back to topic.
Ok, I went through the University Books (I keep wanting to say "University Press") RWS and I have four decks as follows (varies slightly from above since I was writing from memory yesterday evening):
One deck of 78 Cards complete w/upsidedown ankh back x26--oh, more than I thought!-- (8W, 7W, 6W, 5W, AW, KS, QS, KnS, 5S, 4S, 3S, 2S, KnP, PP, 10P, 9P, 5P, 2P, KC, QC, KnC, 8C, 7C, 6C, 5C, AC)
Box: University Books, Inc., 120 Enterprise Avenue, Secaucus, NJ 07094
No Card Insert
No LWB
One deck of 78 cards with two King of Swords and no King of Pentacles
Box: University Books, Inc., New Hyde Park, NY 1104
Card Insert: University Books, Inc., 1615 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
LWB: No address; however, in back of LWB is advertisement for TPK with Hillside Avenue address exactly as above.
One deck of 78 Cards complete; no card insert; no LWB (Note: Inside of box with pink lined pattern/ankh same as card backs)
Box: University Books, Inc., New Hyde Park, NY 11041
One deck of 78 Cards complete (in clear plastic case) with accompanying HC/DJ TPK book w/color plates
No LWB
SIX card inserts:
1) "This deck of Tarot Cards was designed by Pamela Colman Smith under the instruction of Arthur Edward Waite ~ It consists of 78 cards: 22 Trumps Major, 4 Suits of 14 cards each in 4 sumptuous colors ~ Published by University Books, Inc., 101 West 31 St., New York 1, N.Y. ~ $5.00"
2) "This deck of Tarot Cards was designed to be used in conjunction with The Pictorial Key to the Tarot By Arthur Edward Waite with 78 plates in full color designed by Pamela Colman Smith ~ Introduction and Note on the Tarot as a Game by Gertrude Moakley ~ Published by University Books, Inc., 101 West 31 St., New York 1, N.Y. ~ Book $7.50"
3) "An Encyclopaedia of Occultism by Lewis Spence ~ A Compendium of Information on the Occult Sciences, Occult Personalities, Psychic Science... (etc., etc.)... ~ Published by Strathmore Press ~ Distributed by University Books, Inc., 101 West 31 St., New York 1, N.Y. ~ $15.00"
4, 5, 6) "Library of the Mystic Arts" advertisements/pricing cards for 19 different books (which coincide with the book TPK that accompanied the cards --which, I might add is different from another TPK that would seem identical except for the booklist in the back--one book is different).
I hope this helps!
Regards,
53rdspirit