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.
  • 4 Want to read

The magic of how to read the palms.

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Language
English
Pages
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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London

Classifications

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

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL20158714M
Internet Archive
chiromancyorsci00noyegoog
LCCN
12032480
OCLC/WorldCat
315257024, 560843816, 457436028, 644015589
British Library
001332561
Google
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Oxford University Bodleian Library Aleph System Number
014739802
Library Thing
4745801
Goodreads
20275961

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