A. Desbarolles - Révélations complètes - 1927

Complete revelations: Mysteries of the Hand written by the French esoterist Adolphe Desbarrolles.
Adolphe Desbarrolles (1801–1886), considered the father of modern chiromancy.
Major encyclopedic treatise combining chiromancy (reading the lines of the hand), phrenology, graphology and physiological studies aimed at deciphering the past and the future.
The two volumes (Volume 1 and Volume 2) have period bindings in black half-leather with the title, the author’s name and decorative gold tooling stamped on the spine.
Books in used condition.
Inner bindings fragile with boards and leaves somewhat warped (These books come from an attic with a somewhat damp environment).
Complete.
A highly pedagogical reference work with many explanatory sketches.