1900 Scarce Chiromancy Book - The Science of Palmistry by Frith and Heron Allen

Author: Henry Frith and Edward Heron Allen. Illustrated by Dora Noyes.
Title: Chiromancy, or The Science of Palmistry.
Publisher: London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, Broadway House, Ludgate Hill. Seventeenth edition. no date (circa 1900).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 6.5 x 4 inches.
Pages: 159 pages.
Binding: Very good, near fine publisher’s bright red cloth binding with striking yellow titles and yellow-stamped chiromantic hand diagram on the front cover, and bold yelllow “CHIROMANCY” lettering on the spine (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good, near fine content (bright, tight and clean - as shown).
Illustrations: Illustrated by Dora Noyes with numerous in-text diagrams, including full-hand charts, line studies, and structural drawings that accompany the instructional text throughout. (Complete).

The book: A handsome and well-preserved late-Victorian chiromancy guide, Chiromancy, or The Science of Palmistry presents a structured and accessible introduction to the dual arts of chirognomy (hand structure) and chiromancy (line interpretation). This seventeenth Routledge edition captures the era’s fascination with character reading and occult sciences. Richly diagrammed and clearly organized, it remains one of the period’s most practical and collectible palmistry manuals.

The authors: Henry Frith (1840–1917) was a prolific British writer and translator known for rendering complex subjects in clear and engaging prose. Edward Heron Allen (1861–1943), polymath and pre-eminent authority on Western chiromancy, shaped the Victorian and Edwardian understanding of palmistry through influential works still referenced today.