Item #57609 The Book of Fate and Fortune, An Encyclopaedia of the Occult Sciences. Anonymous, Maffeo Charles Poinsot M. C. Poinsot.
The Book of Fate and Fortune, An Encyclopaedia of the Occult Sciences.

The Book of Fate and Fortune, An Encyclopaedia of the Occult Sciences.

London: Grant Richards, 1932. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 496pp. Yellow cloth with green titling to upper board and spine, b&w illustration. Published anonymously but the 42 page "introduction" by M. C. Poinsot might suggest him to also be the author of this compendium of all things occult. Includes sections on Astrology, High Magic, Low Magic, Physiognomy, Chiromancy, Graphology, Cartomancy, Divination, Alchemy, Magnetism, Spiritism etc. This copy from the library of occult scholar and author, Stephen Skinner with his ownership name on the first blank. Cloth a bit darkened and chafed at all extremities, page edges a little darkened and dusty, pages toned. Still a tight bright, unmarked VG copy in just Good dust jacket (Dust jacket darkened, somewhat heavily chafed and chipped at edges, reverse of spine neatly repaired and reinforced). Item #57609

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