The Rider - Waite Tarot Card Deck might be the best known and most easily recognied tarot card deck ever produced. This deck remains faithful to the original 1909 design of the artist Pamela Coleman Smith, whose illustrations highlight this deck. Developed by Arthur E. Waite, this Premier Edition of the deck includes a 36-page instruction booklet, as well as an 18 inch by 20 inch instructional sheet, and of course includes 78 tarot cards that measure 4 and 3/4 inches by 2 and 3/4 Inches. A great way to get started with tarot reading if you are just beginning, or know someone elsewho is just getting in to tarot cards.