Transformation Playing Cards – Book + 2 Decks (Jeu de Cotta & Jeu Gerente)

The best-known “fantasies” with playing cards are the famous Transformation Cards. These ingenious creations integrate the standard suit symbols into imaginative illustrations, a pastime that became popular about 200 years ago and a true test of artistic skill.

This lot includes:

🔹 Deck 1: Jeu de Cotta – Cartes de Fantaisie (1984, France-Cartes / Grimaud)
Reproduction of the earliest transformation deck first published in 1804.
52 cards + 2 Jokers, standard size, mint condition.
Box in excellent condition, almost like new.

🔹 Deck 2: Jeu Gerente (c.1983, Grimaud / Moncar)
Based on woodcut images designed by Alfred Gerente in the 19th century for stained glass windows.
Back design: Amiens Cathedral labyrinth.
52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 explanatory card.
Size: 88 × 62 mm, printed on unfinished stock with square corners.
Mint condition, original box excellent.

🔹 Book: Transformation Playing Cards by Albert Field (U.S. Games Systems, 1987)
208 pages, paperback, in English.
An essential reference on the history and artistry of transformation decks.

A rare opportunity to obtain two historical reproduction decks together with the definitive reference book—perfect for collectors of playing cards, historians, and lovers of transformation art.

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