The Book of Fate, A New and Complete System of Fortune Telling...Carefully Rendered into English, and Arranged from the Manuscript of An Adept, New York, 1823
An interesting and very scarce early 18th Century volume on Fortune Telling. The book makes bold claims of the veracity of its fortune telling methods. Only 2 library holdings worldwide listed on Worldcat.
The Book of Fate, A New and Complete System of Fortune Telling; Formed from the Experience of the Accurate, and the Researches of the Learned, In All Ages, And In All Nations. In Seven Parts;
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Oneirocritica – The Science of Dreams;
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Naeviology – The Science of Moless;
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Zodiaiology – The Science of the Heavenly Bodies;
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Physiognomy – The Science of the Face;
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Chartology – The Science of the Cards;
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Palmistry – The Science of the Hands;
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Miscellanea.
The whole forming an unerring Guide to the Knowledge of Future Events.
Carefully Rendered into English, and Arranged from the Manuscript of An Adept.
Printed and Published by George Long, New York, 1823. First edition.
A good full calf leather hardback, professionally rebacked, with its contemporary covers. With burgundy morocco label with gilt title to spine. Covers scuffed and worn, but nicely restored. Binding is sound, with new headbands and blank free endpapers.
Text is age-toned with scattered spotting throughout, but legible and clear. Some wear and occasional minor edge tears. The last 3 leaves of the book have corner losses, which have been restored with sympathetic paper repairs, affecting an area of approximately 4cm high at the lower part of the pages. With some text losses in those areas. The final leaf of the book - pages 211-212, is missing.
A desirable American rarity.
New blank endpaper + (1) Title + (1) Contents + 9-210pp (as called for) + new blank endpaper. Missing final text leaf; 211-212pp.
Weight approximately 122g unpacked.
Dimensions:
Approximately 142mm high x 83mm wide x 20mm deep.