ALCHEMY AND THE TAROT: AN EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORIC CONNECTION WITH A GUIDE TO THE ALCHEMICAL TAROT
Book Details + Condition: Hermes Publications (Saugerties, NY). Scarce first edition from 2011 of Robert Place's ALCHEMY AND THE TAROT: AN EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORIC CONNECTION WITH A GUIDE TO THE ALCHEMICAL TAROT. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Softcover, 251 pages. Illustrated with images of the tarot throughout. The work is a long-awaited updated companion to all editions of the Alchemical Tarot, with an examination of the historic connection between alchemy and the Tarot. The book includes a history of alchemy, a history of the Tarot’s major and minor suits, an examination of the Tarot’s symbolism, a discussion of each card in The Alchemical Tarot with detailed explanations of the alchemical symbols, and the most up-to-date discussion of Place's divinatory techniques. A scarce, signed first edition in very good condition, with minor shelf wear at edges and corners, from storage only. Clean interior, save author's signature on the title page.
