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The Royal Fortune-Teller; or, the Mirror of Futurity; Containing the Art of Fortune Telling Cards, the Signs of the Zodiac; a Number of Charms and Spells; Together With Love's Delight
by Anon
- Used
- first
- Condition
- fine binding, pages good
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
Item Price
$438.00$350.40
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About This Item
London: W.S. Johnson, 1850. First Edition. Rebound leather, 5 raised bands on spine, gilt tooling and lettering on spine, original book pages toned and chipped, 24 pages, fold out hand painted illustration magic circle of stars and planets, illustration taped in the backside, one pg advertisement. fine binding, pages good. The date according to OCLC can vary from 1830-1850. The three editions states are all approximate and seem to contain the same information.
The contents beginning with the hand, nails cards, moles, tea lieaves or coffee, Halloween, Zodiac, Love. Each section pertains to reading the fortune or the last couple pages to spells.
The contents beginning with the hand, nails cards, moles, tea lieaves or coffee, Halloween, Zodiac, Love. Each section pertains to reading the fortune or the last couple pages to spells.
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- Bookseller
- Crossroads Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5567122
- Title
- The Royal Fortune-Teller; or, the Mirror of Futurity; Containing the Art of Fortune Telling Cards, the Signs of the Zodiac; a Number of Charms and Spells; Together With Love's Delight
- Author
- Anon
- Format/Binding
- Rebound leather, 5 raised bands on spine, gilt tooling and lettering on spine, original book pages toned and chipped, 24 pages,
- Book Condition
- Used - fine binding, pages good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.S. Johnson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- divination, occult
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult; Divination;
Terms of Sale
Crossroads Books
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About the Seller
Crossroads Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Crossroads Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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