Grand Etteilla 78 Cartes with 168-page instruction booklet

manufactured by B.P. Grimaud
54 Rue de Lancry, Paris
France, c.1890-1900 

gorgeous antique Parisian Tarot early edition Grimaud Grand Etteilla 78 Cartes
B & W paper paste-down on box cover
1890 Republique Francais tax-stamp on 2 of swords

brilliant lithographic coloring
78 cards + two indicator cards with hand written notations
printed on sturdy expensive high-quality pasteboard card-stock
sharp square corners reverses with a pattern of blue swirls
French titles with upright and reversed card meaning
traditional alchemical suits: wands, coins, cups and swords
22 Atouts + 4 Minor Suit series (A-10, Knave, Knight, Queen, King)
several Atout cards with astological, alchemical & Biblical symbols
cards numbered at opposing corners 1-78 designs follow those of Jean-Baptiste Alliette, c.1789
with B.P. Grimaud instruction booklet Maniere de Tirer les Cartes Egyptiennes

original maroon hardboard 2-part telescopic card box
the aged B & W paper applique on the box-cover has remained perfectly well preserved and is particularly striking
card dimensions: 11.8 cm X 6.5 cm

78/78 cards complete + 2 extra cards, with original 2-part telescopic cardbox,