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Knapp-Hall Tarot Deck

16/9/2018

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In 1929, Manly Palmer Hall, founder of the Philosophical Research Society (it still exists), compiled a tarot deck designed by J. Augustus Knapp. In this deck, like in many others, we will find Hebrew characters and French titles, close to the Tarot de Marseille (TdM). The sequence of the cards follows the traditional pattern: VIII is Justice (la Justice) and XI shows Strength. The cards of the Minor Arcana are not illustrated.

The Meditation Symbols added to the design by Manly P. Hall are not explained. Their significance must be discovered by internal experience, expanding the meaning of the cards on which they appear.
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 The design of the back of the cards was especially designed by R. Charles Hogart.
 
‘The tarot cards draw forth from the most secret recesses of the heart and mind the truths that have been stored therein for uncounted ages’ …..Manly P. Hall
 
The images of the cards breath the same melancholic pre/postwar sentiment also present on the cards designed by Papus, Wirth, and also more recent cards like those of the Aquarian deck and the Gareth Knight Tarot.
 
The deck shown is a reprint published in 1981 by the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. The first edition was probably published around or in 1929. In 1985 US Games Systems, Inc. also published a reprint similar to the 1981 edition, but with a slightly shinier printing.

We have the 1985 edition in our collection, but the images are not (yet) shown on our website.
 
This 1981 edition is scarce and in good condition, all cards are present and card number 14 Temperance (La Temperance) is double. One of the doubles is slightly lighter in print, but comes from the same stock of card The World (Le Monde), has two numbers on one card: 21/22/. There is no accompanying booklet.
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5 Comments
Adam Gasper
9/10/2019 09:06:39

I came across an original 1929 deck. The deck is complete with 78 total cards and the original “An Essay on the Book of Thoth” by Manly P. Hall. The cards are in amazing shape and have been kept in the original box. How do I find out how much they are worth and what is the best way to find interested buyers for items like this. Any information you can give me would me much appreciated! Thanks in advance.

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Tien Tienngern link
10/6/2020 23:45:36

I have a deck too! Check this out:
https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/knapp-hall-tarot-revised-new-art-tarot-cards-4740219-details.aspx

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Brock Knightshade
13/8/2020 19:17:07

Nearly a year later, and possibly too late, eBay is probably the best place to get top dollar. You can set your own price with the “Buy it Now” option, or start an auction. If you start it lower, like $9.99 or even .99¢ you tend to get a lot of people involved which in turn spurns competition; however, this takes a little more guts. People really jump in to bid on the last few minutes, too, so don’t be concerned if it’s not moving a lot in the beginning. I know I’d be bidding on them. Should fetch at least $300, maybe more, maybe less. I just won an auction for a 1981 deck in very nice condition, with an decent box for $170, which I was happy to pay considering how rare they come up on auction. There are a couple of “Buy it Now” options still sitting there around $500 or so.

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Swapnil Sen link
24/4/2020 21:37:28

This is a smart blog. I mean it. You have so much knowledge about this issue, and so much passion. You also know how to make people rally behind it, obviously from the responses.

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Adam Gasper
13/8/2020 19:51:05

Thank you so much for the advise. I still have the deck and still looking to sell it. If it’s something you are personally interested in, let me know and we can find a way to communicate privately. I would love to find a home for this deck and get it to someone who will value it more than I do. I don’t know anything about Tarot, but I know this deck is historically an important deck. I’ve done a lot of research and the decks if found are not nearly in the same quality and none of the decks have the original 1st edition booklet that mine has

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