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The door holds closed just fine but not quite flush to the frame due to slight warping of the wood with age
I might guess the name stamped in blue ink was the one time owner of the book itself
and with lots of character--but I really fell in love when I opened it to find this beautiful backgammon board inside
The NC LANE carved into one side of it made me do a little searching for the name
Pair of c. 1890 Grand Jeu de Mlle Le Normand Tarot Cards - Sold Individually transferware The door holds closed justI wish I had a whole deck of these, which seem to sell for $1500 or so, but, alas, just two. The cards were created by renowned fortune teller Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand and first published c. 1845, then subsequently published by B P Grimaud, with these cards (based on their backs) dating to about 1890. The pictures refer to Greek gods, myths, allegories (including alchemy) and legends, with the Trojan horse entering the gates of Troy the subject
