Flora and Fauna

by Laura Davidson

$3,000 · Offered by The Veatchs Arts of the Book

Signed

Boston, 2008 . A handmade deck of 54 cards including 2 Jokers. 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in a mahogany box, with the signed colophon inside the lid. Clubs are 3-leaf clovers; Diamonds are birds; Hearts are trees; Spades are flowers. All the Jacks, Queens, & Kings have aluminum or gold leaf crowns. Item #18743 This deck is based on my research of the history of playing cards, especially transformation decks. The cards are each

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