Case : 624Many researcher believe that Dr. Flamstead’s and Mr. Patridge’s New Fortune-Book in 1729 appears to be the oldest book with instructions on fortune-telling-with-cards in the English language. This 52-cards fortune telling design could be the oldest of all. In 1770, a Fortune Telling deck, has published in London, appear to follow Flamstead and Patridge’s system. One of the earliest successor in France is the popular Sibylle des Salons by H. Pussey (latterly by Grimaud), which appeared in 1827. This work is attributed for J.J. Grandville (1803-1847), a famous illustrator in Paris. Some researcher proposed that the sibylle des salons (sibyl of the salons) is just an anonym of Mlle Lenormand. Many decks of this standard could be count. In England, Romany Fortune Telling Cards, were published in 1935 by Thomson-Leng Publications and was printed by The Universal Playing Card Company, Leeds. Another deck, The Rameses Fortune Telling Cards were manufactured by Chas. Goodall & Son Ltd, in London, c.1910, with the design from Egyptian scene.
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