An antique work dedicated to palmistry and the interpretation of hand lines, written by Maffeo-Charles Poinsot and with a preface by Paul-Clément Jagot. Designed as a genuine practical method for "reading your own hands," this dictionary studies lines, mounts, shapes of fingers and palms, specific signs, and prints, as well as their correspondences with astrology and various divinatory traditions. The work is abundantly illustrated with diagrams of hands, prints, astrological signs, and explanatory figures, with an alphabetical organization allowing for direct lookup of a characteristic or its interpretation. This edition is announced on the cover as a "new edition, augmented with several illustrations." The work contains 248 pages, as confirmed by the Bibliothèque nationale de France catalog record.
✦ Era: Circa 1927-1933 ✦ Origin: France, Paris - Éditions Drouin, 38 rue de Moscou ✦ Dimensions: approximately 19 × 12 cm ✦ Material: paperback book, printed softcover ✦ Contents: 248 pages - illustrations, diagrams, and hand prints ✦ Condition: Good used condition; cover and paper slightly yellowed and patinated, rubbing and minor wear on the edges, spine and binding weakened in places. Interior legible. See photographs.
Antique illustrated manual of palmistry, divination, and reading hand lines, an interesting French esoteric work from the early 20th century.
