The Universal fortune teller
being sure and certain directions for discovering the secrets of futurity
- First published:
- 19th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Primary source
[12] p. : ill. ; 19 x 11 cm. Undated. Date from publisher's years of activity at address, cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 68 Cover title Illustration of cover First sentence: "To pour out the Tea or Coffee Grounds - Pour the grounds of tea of coffee into a white cup, shake them well about in it so that their particles may cover the surface of the whole cup; then reverse it into the saucer, that all the superfluous parts may be drained, and the figures required for fortune-telling be formed." Includes 1 woodcut Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: Green pictorial wrappers
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
being sure and certain directions for discovering the secrets of futurity Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan | 1860-01-01T00:00:00Z | London : W.S. Fortey, 2 and 3 Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury | English | — | Public digitized item |
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- Contributing institution: McGill University Library
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- Internet Archive institutional collection: toronto
- Catalog id
- internet-archive:McGillLibrary-PN970_F6_U65_1860-1175
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