Universal Waite Tarot Deck and Book Set

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by: Arthur Edward Waite

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Binding: Cards
Brand: US Games
Dewey Decimal Number: 795
EAN: 9780880794169
Edition: Book and Access
ISBN: 088079416X
Label: United States Games Systems
Manufacturer: United States Games Systems
MPN: 9780880794169
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 340
Publication Date: May 01, 1992
Publisher: United States Games Systems
Studio: United States Games Systems

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Product Description:
Set includes the 78-Card Universal Waite Tarot Deck, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite, and spread sheet. 340 pp.Ill.(pb).



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Beautiful Colors
The Universal Waite Tarot Deck is beautifully printed. The colors are much more vivid than on the Rider Waite, and the backs are nicer (Black with gold star bursts, instead of blue plaid). My main gripe is the US Game systems Copyright printed on the front of the cards. It totally destroys the feel and magic of the cards. I have many other decks that do not have the obnoxious copyright statement printed on them.



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Not REALLY the Waite Tarot
This is not really the Waite Tarot. It is only based on the Waite Tarot.

Also, the cards have a slick feeling that I do not like.

If you know that these cards are not truly the Waite Tarot, maybe you will like them. I went by their name only, and so was disappointed. This should teach me to read the fine print.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The best of the Waite decks
It is not surprising that, of all the Tarot deck designs, the Waite deck has been - and remains - the most popular.
Having used the Rider-Waite deck for many years, I was looking for a new deck, and did a bit of comparison of the various Waite decks available.
While partial to the Rider-Waite, I have always thought the pen & ink strokes to be a bit bold, and the colors a touch too bright, with detail lost therein.
The Albano-Waite deck is a recoloring which suffers the ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Tried and true.....

I wanted a set of cards that were something I could easily learn and understand. These cards are the Standard from what I have read and seen. Large, colorful, and a bit of history thrown in.



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - What?
The cards are wonderful but the book is absolutely positively confusing. I had much better luck with a booklet that came with another set of cards I bought.

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