VERMILION BIRD

Azure Dragon is one of our proudest works and has gained a lot of love. VERMILION BIRD & BLACK TORTOISE followed the brilliant idea of the Azure Dragon.

They are same rare, the same Chinese-style design, Self-elevating collector’s gift boxIndependent research and development of the color foiling process.

VERMILION BIRD is the god of the South, symbolizing fire and rebirth.

• Classic Collection’s Box Set 1 of 1000
• Black Gold Box Set 1 of 500
• Palisander/Cherrywood Collection’s Box Set 1 of 300
• Wooden Frame Collector’s Set 1of 600

Artwork drawn from mid-20th-century movie posters, ads, and illustrations, from the science fiction genre. A charming and beautiful thoughtfully chosen collection of 54 images, depicting a time before man stepped on the moon and when A.I. and C.G.I. were just letters of the alphabet! This delightful selection captures a whole plethora of media: film posters, pulp magazines, bubble gum cards, birthday cards, books and toys. In this deck you will discover, Frankenstein, Lion Annuals, I Robot, Invaders From Mars, Metropolis, Ray Bradbury, Jeckyll and Hyde and even Science Fiction Quarterly! A double-sided info card, provides a Brief History of Science Fiction, concisely written by Nicholas Bird. Design /Text is by Nicky Bird Design, published by Bird Playing Cards, designed by Haime and Butler, printed by Piatnik. The cards are all vertically viewed. The Piatnik number is 1659. The super quality of the cards is everything you would expect from this printer. The deck is still available from https://www.birdplayingcards.com/

Playing cards featuring classic luggage labels from the 20s to the 50s, jewels of graphic design by unsung artists. These seductive labels, recalling a less hurried age, were pasted onto leather suitcases, proud mementoes of grand hotels, of elegant ships and of the lost glamour of flying. (Copy of the description on tuck box)