Chiromancy or the Science of Palmistry

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

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Chiromancy or the Science of Palmistry

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

10th ed.
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The magic of how to read the palms.

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164

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Table of Contents

PREFACE Page n15
INTRODUCTION Page n21
PART I.—Chirognomy.
CHAPTER I. Of the Hand Generally Page n35
CHAPTER II. Of the Thumb Page n41
CHAPTER III. Of the Consistency of Hands Page n44
CHAPTER IV. Of the Seven Types of Hands Page n46
CHAPTER V. Of the Female Hand Page n70
PART II.—Chiromancy.
CHAPTER I. Of the Hand and Its Markings Page n81
CHAPTER II. Of the Mounds of the Hand Page n91
CHAPTER III. Of the Line of the Heart Page n98
CHAPTER IV. Of the Line of the Head Page n102
CHAPTER V. Of the Line of Life Page n106
CHAPTER VI. Of the Line of Saturn Page n116
CHAPTER VII. Of the Hepatic Line and the Girdle of Venus Page n124
CHAPTER VIII. Of the Lines of the Sun and of the Wrist Page n128
CHAPTER IX. Of the Reading of the Hand—"Right" and "Left" Page n139
CHAPTER X. Of the Quadrangle—Advice "To Those About to Marry"—The Great Triangle Page n144
CHAPTER XI. Of the Little Triangle—The Angles Page n149
CHAPTER XII. On the Signs which Modify Predicted Effects Page n153
CHAPTER XIII. A few Practical Hints—Conclusion Page n160

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Pages 9-10 are missing from the scan.
Defective scan on n72-n73 but doesn't affect pages of book.

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London

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Library of Congress
BF921 .F77, BF921

Contributors

Illustrator
Dora Noyes
Printer
Woodfall and Kinder, Printers, Milford Lane, Strand, London, W.C.
Publisher
George Routledge and Sons, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, London; 9 Lafayette Place, New York
Dedicated to
C. M. F. this work is inscribed by the Authors.

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
[4], 1-8, 11-159, [3] p. : b&w illus., plates, frontis. ; 17 cm. (8⁰).
Number of pages
164

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OL20158714M
Internet Archive
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LCCN
12032480
OCLC/WorldCat
315257024, 560843816, 457436028, 644015589
British Library
001332561
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Oxford University Bodleian Library Aleph System Number
014739802
Library Thing
4745801
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20275961

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