1890 Scarce Chrimancy Book - The Language of the Hand or The Art of Reading the Hand by Henry Frith.
Author: Frith, Henry, and Allen, Ed. Heron.
Title: THE LANGUAGE OF THE HAND. Being a Concise Exposition of the Principles and Practice of the Art of Reading the Hand by which the Past, the Present, and the Future may be Explained and Foretold.
Publisher: London, George Routledge and Sons, no date (circa 1890).
Size: 7 "X 5 ".
Pages: 159 pages.
Binding: Attractive and good decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall worn, soiled and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, blank endpaper nicely replaced by a previous owner - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 20 figures and illustrations by Dora Noyes.
The book: Scarce First edition of THE LANGUAGE OF THE HAND. Being a Concise Exposition of the Principles and Practice of the Art of Reading the Hand by which the Past, the Present, and the Future may be Explained and Foretold. A rare find in any condition!
The author: Henry Frith (2 May 1840 – 12 October 1917) was an Irish engineer who translated the works of Jules Verne and others, as well as writing his own works. His prolific output amounted to nearly 200 works between translations, novels, and instructional titles.