Rider Waite Tarot - details compared
After the first edition of the Rider-Waite tarot in 1909 four further editions were published till approx 1940. These differ in several attributes: outline artwork, colours, lettering and card thickness.
Rider Waite Tarot (early editions) details compared
After the first edition of the Rider-Waite tarot in 1909 four further editions were published till approx 1940. These versions differ in several attributes: outline artwork, colours, lettering and card thickness. The letters A,B,C and D were given at random and do not refer to the order of publication of the packs. Below are details from each of these 4 different versions to aid identification.
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