[OCCULTISM] - Lot 191

[OCCULTISM] TAISNIER (Jean)] La science curieuse, or Treatise on Palmistry, Paris, François Clousier, 1665 One in-4 volume in full sheepskin, ribbed spine, gilt decoration on title page, (6) pages, 212 pages, 58 plates First edition of this treatise on palmistry, ...compiled from the most authoritative authors who have written on this subject and researched more thoroughly than any other work before it. Enriched with a large number of illustrations for the reader’s convenience. Including instructions on how to use it. Pages Ciij and Civ are missing. Some of the leaves have undergone somewhat crude restoration (Quires M through P; perhaps to fill in worm damage?). 58 plates out of the expected 90. Spines split.