Looking for a Tarot Deck and Book Combo

You might want to check out Paul Huson’s Mystical Origins of the Tarot. I got it a while back, thinking it would be a practical guide, but it’s actually more of a history book. It goes into where all the imagery comes from - why the Fool carries a stick and bag, why Death rides a white horse, that kind of thing. There are card meanings included, but they’re pretty brief.

The historical Tarot stuff is interesting if you’re into that but I also think it helps you evolve as a reader. Once you know where the symbols came from, you start noticing connections between cards. Learning the background stories helped me remember the meanings better than just trying to memorize keywords.

Not really what you’re looking for since it’s not a deck/book combo, but if you get a traditional deck like Rider-Waite, it’s worth reading.