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The fortune-teller's calendar, or, Magic tree, and tales of fate

including remarks on moles, cards, &c. curious experiments as to futurity, and the new system of astrology, charms and spells in variety, and an explanation of dreams : the whole original, and now the first time made public

by Robert Cruikshank, Bridgetina De Etna & Hodgson & Co.

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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1 v. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. Undated. Dates from publisher's form of name and years of activity at address, cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publisher's and printers, p. 91 Imprint on frontispiece: Pubd. by Hodgson, 43 King St., Snow Hill "Sixpence." Title page and frontispiece only Hand-coloured frontispiece probably by Robert Cruikshank Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 1 in a collection of 57 title pages and frontispieces from 1820 to 1828 that represent a better technique than some earlier examples as the strong colours are not applied as carelessly as some of the earlier and cheaper booklets; accession number: 359087

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology, Divination and oracles, and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the title, “Charms” in the subtitle, “Spells” in the subtitle, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Magic”· in title
    • “Charms”· in subtitle
    • “Spells”· in subtitle
    • “Magic”· in edition title
    • “Charms”· in edition subtitle
    • “Spells”· in edition subtitle
  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the subtitle and “Astrology” in the edition subtitle.

    • “Astrology”· in subtitle
    • “Astrology”· in edition subtitle
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Fortune-telling”. Retained metadata contains “Fortune-telling” in the subject metadata.

    • “Fortune-telling”· via Internet Archive
    • “Fortune-telling”· in subject

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including remarks on moles, cards, &c. curious experiments as to futurity, and the new system of astrology, charms and spells in variety, and an explanation of dreams : the whole original, and now the first time made public

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1822-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Printed by and for Hodgson and Co., No. 10, Newgate-StreetEnglish—Public digitized item

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: McGill University Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: toronto
Catalog id
internet-archive:McGillLibrary-PN970_R63_no_18_elf-1792
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