$40.00
This deck came in a dilapidated box with 36 cards. There was an accompanying LWB with directions in German in the front, and English in the back and published by A. Nielen Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA but no date. The 'net revealed that Andries Nielen, born in the Netherlands, was a photographer in the 1920s who traveled the world taking pictures. He had his own publishing company in Cincinnati, Ohio where he published postcards as well as these LeNormand Fortune Telling Cards. He died in 1940 at 90 years old.
There are few cards that are non-standard, like the Lion , Dancing Couple, Shepherd, as well as the very familiar ones. Accompanying the deck are instructions with meanings. The instructions are for the Lenormand full board layout, 8x4+4, read according to the near/ far method.
The directions begin with its General Remarks with, "In trying the Card-Oraculum the 36 cards altogether shall always be used." Each card details its relationship to the questioner -- near or far, right or left, above or below -- as well as specific cards that have a more significant influence on each other when close or far. And reading through the card meanings seems to be a deck heavily weighted toward interpersonal relationships.
This deck came with writing -- crib notes -- all over the cards. Here you have both the original and restored. Both options include additional cards containing the instructions.
The cards are made for people who plan to use their cards often. They are printed on modern day, casino grade card stock (black core, 320 gsm) that can be riffle shuffled and feels wonderful in hand and come in a tuck box.
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NOTES -- PLEASE READ:
First, I accept NO CANCELLATIONS or refunds because each deck is specially ordered for you; once the order is sent to the printer, I cannot cancel it and so it will be delivered to you. If more than one deck is ordered, there is reduced shipping for the additional decks.
This is a facsimile reproduction or a restored reproduction of actual cards. There is no accompanying instruction booklet but may or may not contain instructions or information on additional cards. The card stock is made to be shuffled and used and, as such, may be a disappointment to "collectors" but will delight aficionados who use and appreciate the art of antique decks. Since each deck is made to order please be patient. Your deck will be ordered immediately but may take up to 3 to 4 weeks to arrive, internationally 3-7 weeks.
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SHIPPING NOTE for INTERNATIONAL BUYERS.
My printer is now collecting VAT for EU countries so I have adjusted the shipping charges to reflect that. price increase. Sorry.
There are some locations where I will not ship via regular mail including Mexico and Brazil because regular has gone missing. If you are from the countries with known unreliable postal systems, sorry, I will return your payments. If you are serious about wanting the decks we can make other arrangements,s,
To keep down the shipping costs, I send the cards via regular mail. If you want upgraded service, contact me I can let you know what the additional charge will be. If the postal system in your country is questionable, you may want to invest in registered mail which is signed for each time it passes through someone's hands and almost guaranteed that your package will arrive safely.
I have had only 2 packages go missing, and I refunded the purchase price including shipping. Since it's not my fault when a package goes missing I WILL NOT take responsibility anymore, but I also don't want to raise shipping for everyone. The 2 places where the packages went missing were India and Brazil. UPDATE: I just had one go missing in Ukraine.
I only ship Registered Mail to Russia