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gregory said:Frank Jensen responded:
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As someone else at Aeclectic said, these lines do not appear on Pam A (nor Pam D). Otherwise, they are present in all other WST editions including USGS's and including the first edition of Waite's 'Pictorial Key' (1911). It is right, that this support Piero Alligo's theory of the sequence of the early WST printings, (advocating that Pam-B/Pam C were the first versions printed). We are actually talking about two different sequences: the print sequence and the publication sequence. It is the latter, I describe in my book. There are no divergences between Piero and me: I fully accept Piero's 'printing sequence' as well as he does accept my 'sequence of publication'.
My apologies for remembering him wrong !
For anyone who was not aware of Pietro Alligo theory (like me), here is a link to a more detailled comment from Frank Jensen on Alligos theory:
http://www.manteia-online.dk/waite-smith/alligo-cts.htm
I guess I have to find a copy of the book "Twenty Years of Tarot: The Lo Scarabeo Story"
BTW this theory makes me a happy collector, if Alligo is right my Pamela C copy would be even older than Pam A
Best regards