Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set: Review

The Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set by Stuart Kaplan, Pamela Colman Smith tells the trailblazer of educational psychology, born in England in 1866 and became a leading expert in child psychology.

Colman Smith’s story was one of the first to confront the question of how to help children learn, and her life story parallels the development of modern-day child psychology.

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Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set

Used Book in Good Condition
Stuart Kaplan (Author)

About Author:

This deck was created by the author Stuart Kaplan and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith.

Stuart Kaplan is the president of US Games Systems and the author of the Encyclopedia of the Tarot.

Pamela Colman Smith, also known as a pixie, was a British artist, illustrator, writer, publisher, and occultist who lived from 16 February 1878 to 18 September 1951. She is best known for illustrating Arthur Edward Waite’s Rider-Waite tarot deck (also known as the Rider-Waite-Smith or Waite-Smith deck).

Pamela Colman Smith Review:

The Smith-Waite Centennial Edition Tarot deck reproduces the original 1909 deck and includes a 78-card deck in an organza drawstring bag.

Additionally, the set includes two prints of Pamela Colman Smith, one photo and oneself-portrait, measuring 5” into 7” and suitable for framing; six color postcards of Pamela Colman Smith’s artwork SpreadSheet Guide. Everything is presented in an elegant keepsake case.

Features and Specifications:

The U.S. Games Systems Inc published this deck, Deluxe edition, on May 15, 2009. It appears in the English language and weighs 2.7 pounds. It has a dimension of 5.25*3025*7.25 inches.

Its features include Pamela Colman Smith’s prints, including a photo and a self-portrait of her, and a spreadsheet guide.

Previous Buyers Experience:

Some buyers claimed that its card is not too thick to handle with ease. Its cards are so thick it’s nearly impossible to shuffle by flexing two halves between your hands, so they whisk together like magic.
Some buyers claim that this desk has a little tint that makes it older, and in sympathy for the first print of the deck, it looks and feels much better and works with Colman Smith’s artwork.
The deck of its colors and print mimic the originals very closely; the cards are oriented on good quality stock, they are of good size, which makes them easy to hold, and the Coffret is well designed to accommodate two books, several postcard size images, and the pack of cards.
Some buyers claimed that the cards are much thinner and card stock is not good.
Some buyers claimed that its colors are very dark and muddy looking and the line was not crisp at all, and most images appeared to be blurry.
The color on the images appeared to be blurry.
Some buyers claimed that its card is quite sturdy, a bit thicker than the RWS deck, and is hard to shuffle.
The deck comes with a lot of other stuff with attractively designed and strong cards.

Pros:	Cons:
This deck comes with 78 cards and has a structure like the original RWS deck. It provides all the details on the major arcana and minor arcana cards. It included a box that provides storage for cards and a guidebook included.	Its cards are thinner and are hard to shuffle.

Conclusion:

Although Stuart Kaplan’s imagery in this book is a bit too ethereal to really capture the spirit of his subject, Pamela Colman Smith’s illustrations are classically beautiful. Her portraits capture the beauty of the woman whose name graces the set, and the set itself contains a whole host of wonderful illustrations like the one above. So, we hope that you have understood all the details on the Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative set that we have provided in the article. Feel free to choose this deck.

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