PS (I am downloading desks for Orphalese, and thought I would research a bit on the side):
From Mary Greer’s Tarot Timeline (on Passages) (in which I feel there can be no errors; she is just too thorough for that !)
1972 Tarot Cards designed by David Sheridan, published by Mandragora Press, 31 St. Martin’s Lane, London, “with full instructions by Alfred Douglas.”
1972 The Tarot: The Origin, Meaning and Uses of the Cards by Alfred Douglas, card illustrations by David Sheridan, published in the UK by Victor Gollancz, Ltd., London and by Taplinger Publishing Co., NY.
And from the review of the book on passages:
One of my personal favorite tarot books is a small volume by Alfred Douglas called The Tarot: The Origins, Meanings and Other Uses of the Cards. Douglas' book is one that has never sold as well as some other tarot texts, but which most modern tarot scholars respect quite highly. First published in 1972, this book has original drawings (my italics) of the Tarot by David Sheridan. Sheridan's black and white line drawings are light-hearted and whimsical, but they are strongly connected to traditional tarot symbolism.
From another site:
Douglas, Alfred, TAROT, THE
Illustrator Sheridan designed a deck to accompany the book. This is the best of the Tarot "cookbooks," and still the best introductory text I've read. Douglas' interpretations are Jungian in nature, and help to understand the complex symbolism.
Doulgas also wrote another classic on the I-Ching. He's described on one website I found as an occultist....
