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The Rare Triumphs Tarot

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    If you've followed me awhile, you know I can't resist an off-the-beaten-path deck, on the condition that it's done well. Yes, decks like the RWS, Thoth, the Tarot Fortune Cards , various TdMs, Original Kipperkarten, and pre-1950 standard Lenormands are standbys that never really leave my reading table, but decks like the  Vamp and the wonderful Yellow Submarine Lenormand have also found their way into regular rotation, as has every deck from BabaBarock that I've been able to get my hot little hands on. I do appreciate good art, but I never, ever purchase a deck for art alone. It has to read well and true - if I just want to gaze at great art, I prefer something big enough to hang on the wall, not keep stowed away in mothballs and looked at occasionally, if I even happen to remember it's there.  And that leads me to Ian Cumpstey's  Rare Triumphs Tarot It's a reading deck, and also great art in the style of old TdM woodcuts And yes, it's a pip dec