Desbarrolles Adolphe. - Les Mysteres de la Main. - 1888

Desbarrolles Adolphe. Les Mysteres de la Main. Paris, Librairie Garner Frères 1888. A rare nineteenth-century edition of the most famous chiromancy text by the renowned French artist and writer, regarded as the father of modern chiromancy. The work explores the art of knowing a person’s life, character, dispositions, personality, destiny, and future events based exclusively on the inspection of the lines and features of the hand. Description of the methods, interpretations, and meanings of the various lines, mounts, hollows, and other characteristics of the hand. Half-leather binding. Title and ornaments in gold on the back. Spine with cord bands. Large illustrated vignette on the title page. Illustrated with numerous figures in the text and full-page plates. Dimensions 19 x 12 cm, pages LVII, 2nn, 624. Excellent condition.