Gibson, SolomonThe Complete fortune-Teller, and Art of Hocus-pocus … London: Printed for M. Thrush, 1760 12mo (152 x 95 mm). 3 woodcut text illustrations; light browning, marginal tear on F1, some leaves roughly opened. Contemporary boards; very worn, spine perished, upper board detached, attempted repair with cloth bookbinding tape. A rare imprint, not known to ESTC or Worldcat, and no copies have sold at auction in recent memory. The work treats astrology, dream interpretation, palmistry, how to read signs on the body such as frown lines and moles, with chapters on card and other magic tricks. REFERENCE:Exemplars, p. 81; not in ESTC or Toole StottCondition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry.
Gibson, SolomonThe Complete fortune-Teller, and Art of Hocus-pocus … London: Printed for M. Thrush, 1760 12mo (152 x 95 mm). 3 woodcut text illustrations; light browning, marginal tear on F1, some leaves roughly opened. Contemporary boards; very worn, spine perished, upper board detached, attempted repair with cloth bookbinding tape. A rare imprint, not known to ESTC or Worldcat, and no copies have sold at auction in recent memory. The work treats astrology, dream interpretation, palmistry, how to read signs on the body such as frown lines and moles, with chapters on card and other magic tricks. REFERENCE:Exemplars, p. 81; not in ESTC or Toole StottCondition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry.
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