Description
Crowley, Aleister Crowley, Aleister
U.S. Games Systems, 1986. The well regarded “WHITE BOX C” or “GREENIE” version ot Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot deck. Used with wear to boxes, some with sellotape, cards themselves crisp. Overall Good to Very Good. Price is for one box of cards only. Own a bit of history.
“White Box C” Published by U.S. Games Systems. Booklet for the Tarot Garden Library copy reads “copyright 1978, 1983.” The Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, also shows a few samples of the White Box edition, and cites a publication date of 1986. Cards measure 3.75″ x 5.5″ (9.5 cm x 14 cm). Standard cardboard box with top flap opening. Box text is printed in red and black ink. Publication information on the top of the box reads “Published and Distributed by U.S. Games Systems, Inc., New York, N.Y. 10016; Cards printed in Belgium.” Card suit (“Trumps” for the majors) printed in large, light letters, with card title (majors, courts) or keyword (minors) superimposed in small-size type. The contrast between the two overlapping typefaces is improved over the white box “A” and “B” editions, making the titles easier to read. Titles on the majors are flanked by a Hebrew letter on the left, and an alchemical or astrological symbol on the right. Card faces ornamented with the “line pattern.” No border strip on the card backs. This edition is often referred to as the “green Thoth,” due to the significant green tint to the card borders, and general “greenish” cast to the images. Later editions moved to a gray-ish border, and exhibit less of a “green shift” in the image reproduction.
