This treatise is one of the most instrumental guides you will need when diving into cartomancy. If gives you basic insights on popular and even abstruse methods of dealing the deck and reading it.
From the Contents:
A Brief History Of The Pack Of Cards
Methods Of Great Diviners
A Test Telling Of The Cards
Some English Methods Of Telling
Some Artistic Stars
Some Simple, But Effective Tellings
Napoleon's Card Methods
Some Unusual Methods Of Telling
The Tarot Or Divination Cards