{"product_id":"rare-1973-satirical-book-the-vatican-cards-political-satire-illustrations-by-pino-zac","title":"Les Cartes du Vatican – Pino Zac (1973) | Rare Satirical Art Book with Playing Card Parody","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis title is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"905\"\u003escarce 1973 first edition\u003c\/strong\u003e satirical book by \u003cstrong data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"936\"\u003ePino Zac\u003c\/strong\u003e, a well-known figure of European countercultural satire. Copies appear \u003cstrong data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1038\"\u003einfrequently on the market\u003c\/strong\u003e, and demand comes from collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1150\"\u003epolitical satire, anticlerical art, and 1970s underground publications\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare and satirical illustrated book by Pino Zac (1930–1985), the Italian cartoonist, filmmaker, and satirist known for his biting humor and anticlerical spirit. Les Cartes du Vatican presents a provocative parody of playing cards, reimagined with bishops, popes, and other ecclesiastical figures in comical, absurd, and often irreverent situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🔹 Format: In-8, softcover (broché)\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Pages: approx. 70\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Illustrations: Numerous black \u0026amp; white and color illustrations, both in-text and full-page plates\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Condition: Good overall – cover with light wear and small folds, spine solid, interior clean and fresh. One page is partially detached. See photos for details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"23\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e🪶 \u003cstrong data-end=\"23\" data-start=\"3\"\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"374\" data-start=\"25\"\u003ePublished in 1973 by \u003cstrong data-end=\"66\" data-start=\"46\"\u003eÉditions Balland\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"91\" data-start=\"68\"\u003eLes Cartes du Vatican\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare and provocative satirical work by \u003cstrong data-end=\"148\" data-start=\"136\"\u003ePino Zac\u003c\/strong\u003e (1930–1985), a key figure of European countercultural illustration. Using the visual language of playing cards, Zac delivers a sharp, irreverent critique of religious authority, emblematic of the post-1968 avant-garde spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"623\" data-start=\"376\"\u003eLong out of print and increasingly hard to find, this book is now highly sought after by collectors of \u003cstrong data-end=\"550\" data-start=\"479\"\u003egraphic satire, anticlerical art, and 1970s counterculture ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e. A bold and distinctive piece with strong artistic and historical value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique Arcana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54654030610700,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7225\/7292\/files\/VaticanLescartes_PinoZac_Book_1.jpg?v=1769545106","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquearcana.com\/products\/rare-1973-satirical-book-the-vatican-cards-political-satire-illustrations-by-pino-zac","provider":"Antique Arcana","version":"1.0","type":"link"}