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Anyone ever heard of the following book on divination with playing cards, published in 1794? It's being sold for $1500. Anyone read Polish?
SLADY HISTORYCZNE O ZABOBONACHSTAROZYTNYCH NARODOW, WIESZCZBIE, I MNIEMANEY SZTUCE CZARNOXIESKIEY. Z ROZMAITEMI WYKLADAMI KARTOM DANEMI DLA ZABAWIENIA SIE W POSIEDZENIU, CIQGNQC IE NA LOS IMIENIEM IEDEY LUB KILKU OSOB. [SECOND VOLUME]POCZ ATEK KART SLUZACY ZA DALSZY CIAG SLADOW HISTORYCZNYCH O ZABONACH STAROZYTNYCH NARODOW... WARSAW: P. DUFOUR ET AL, 1794.
Warsaw: P. Dufour et al, 1794. 8vo. 2 vols in 1. A-M8, N4, O1; 1[=o2?), A-I8, K4. xv, [1],186; [2]152p. Contemp 1/2 calf over marbled boards, spine losr, covers worn, light dampstains throughout. 2 folding tables, 104 illustrations of cards and scenes (2 per page) =52. First Edition? Volume one is devoted to a dictionary of divinational techniques. Volume two is devoted to cartomancy. A very rare book. We have been unable to locate this book in any of our bibliographic sources.
Mary
SLADY HISTORYCZNE O ZABOBONACHSTAROZYTNYCH NARODOW, WIESZCZBIE, I MNIEMANEY SZTUCE CZARNOXIESKIEY. Z ROZMAITEMI WYKLADAMI KARTOM DANEMI DLA ZABAWIENIA SIE W POSIEDZENIU, CIQGNQC IE NA LOS IMIENIEM IEDEY LUB KILKU OSOB. [SECOND VOLUME]POCZ ATEK KART SLUZACY ZA DALSZY CIAG SLADOW HISTORYCZNYCH O ZABONACH STAROZYTNYCH NARODOW... WARSAW: P. DUFOUR ET AL, 1794.
Warsaw: P. Dufour et al, 1794. 8vo. 2 vols in 1. A-M8, N4, O1; 1[=o2?), A-I8, K4. xv, [1],186; [2]152p. Contemp 1/2 calf over marbled boards, spine losr, covers worn, light dampstains throughout. 2 folding tables, 104 illustrations of cards and scenes (2 per page) =52. First Edition? Volume one is devoted to a dictionary of divinational techniques. Volume two is devoted to cartomancy. A very rare book. We have been unable to locate this book in any of our bibliographic sources.
Mary