2350 | Rare Bibles, Books, & Manuscripts
Sun, Dec 3, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 183
ANTIQUE GERMAN OCCULT HANDBOOK CHIROMANTIA METOPOSCOPY PUNCTURING ONOMANCY, 1770
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $100 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $25,000 | $1,000 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
Year/Century: 18th century
Language: German
Subject: Science & Medicine
Binding: Hardcover
Description: Newly established clearinghouse for philosophical sciences, encompassing the fields of chirometry, metamorphosis,... The Punctuation Art, Onomantia, the Nativity Art,... und entsprechende Anleitung zu Dechriffrirkunst... The strong magnetic effects and the wish fulfillment are emphasized. The extensive occult handbook "secret philosophical sciences, in which instruction pertaining both to chiromantia, metoposcopy, the art of puncturing, onomancy, the art of nativity, and the art of deciphering... the hidden effects of the magnet and the dowsing rod are given" was published in Regensburg, Montag, in 1770. This rare first edition contains 27 copper plates, some of which are folded. figures in text and tables. Excellent condition; slight binding wear. There is text in German on one of the plates, but it is detached.
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