1900 Scarce CHIROMANCY & Chirognomy Book - The Science of Palmistry by Henry Frith. Illustrated.
Author: Frith, Henry, and Allen, Ed. Heron.
Title: CHIROMANCY or The Science of Palmistry. Being a Concise Exposition of the Principles and Practice of the Art of Reading the Hand.
Publisher: London, George Routledge, and Sons, no date (circa 1900). 16th Edition.
Size : 7 "X 4.5 ".
Pages: 159 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown).
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, 1908 name of a previous owner on top of the title page - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 20 figures and illustrations by Dora Noyes.
The book: Scarce book on CHIROMANCY or The Science of Palmistry. Being a Concise Exposition of the Principles and Practice of the Art of Reading the Hand. 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.