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The Greater Trumps
by Williams, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, 2nd impression of Faber edition (1st in 1952); clipped d/j in protective sleeve; red clothbound boards (v slight bump
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1964. reisue. h/b. Very good, 2nd impression of Faber edition (1st in 1952); clipped d/j in protective sleeve; red clothbound boards (v slight bumping at base), gilt spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked; ex-library book (minimal markings), label residue on feps, owner's inscription on verso ffep.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Would someone really kill for a pack of cards? But these are no ordinary cards. This is the original tarot deck, from which all other tarot decks have sprung. Their fate is entwined with a set of gold figurines representing the Major Arcana, which continually dance around a tabletop much like a chess boardÑthe archetypal forces of the universe in miniature. Whoever can bring the deck and the figurines together will wield power over heaven and earth. NancyÕs father has come into possession of the cards, but doesnÕt know what he has. Her fianc, HenryÑof gypsy heritageÑdoes. His family is in possession of the figurines, and he is determined to possess the cards as well. His offer to buy them refused, Henry makes plans to do whatever it takes to gain his prize, no matter who it hurts... The Greater Trumps is one of WilliamsÕ most thrilling and enjoyable novelsÑand at the same time, it is perhaps his most symbolically rich.
Reviews
On Dec 15 2008, Ytriem said:
I read this book fifty years ago. I remember thinking that the characters were a bit wooden and then being swept away by the story. I thought it was first rate fantasy. Very Christian, inevitably, in spite of the Taro cards.
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Details
- Seller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- IYC133025
- Title
- The Greater Trumps
- Author
- Williams, Charles
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 2nd impression of Faber edition (1st in 1952); clipped d/j in protective sleeve; red clothbound boards (v slight bump
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reisue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 230
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, theology, Inklings, Charles Williams, occult
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
Terms of Sale
Inklings & Yarnspinners
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Inklings & Yarnspinners
Biblio member since 2021
Maidenhead, Berkshire
About Inklings & Yarnspinners
INKLINGS & YARNSPINNERSA new online bookshop forFIRST & SIGNED EDITIONS, RARE BOOKSA particular focus on:- The Oxford Inklings with their Friends & Influences (C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, Williams, Chesterton, Macdonald, Sayers, etc)- Great 20th Century Novelists (e.g. Graham Greene & John le Carré; Anthony Powell & Evelyn Waugh; P. D. James etc)- Great 20th Century Poets (e.g. T. S. Eliot, John Masefield, Walter de la Mare, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Stevie Smith, W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Dylan Thomas, etc)- Christian Theology (e.g. from library sales)
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- Spine
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- Crisp
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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