The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller: Being the most complete work on fortune-telling and interpreting dreams ever printed, containing an alphabetical list of dreams, with their interpretation, and the lucky numbers they signify. Also explaining how to tell fortunes by the mysterious golden wheel, with cards, dice, and dominoes. How to tell future events by the lines of the hands, by moles on the body, by the face, nails of the fingers, hair and shape of the head. How to find where to Fontaine, Felix
Religion
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller: Being the most complete work on fortune-telling and interpreting dreams ever printed, containing an alphabetical list of dreams, with their interpretation, and the lucky numbers they signify. Also explaining how to tell fortunes by the mysterious golden wheel, with cards, dice, and dominoes. How to tell future events by the lines of the hands, by moles on the body, by the face, nails of the fingers, hair and shape of the head. How to find where to
Fontaine, Felix
Dream interpretation; Fortune-telling
Madame Le Normand’s Fortune Teller. An entertaining book, said to
have been written by Madame Le Normand, the celebrated French Fortune
Teller, who was frequently consulted by the Emperor Napoleon. A party
of ladies and gentlemen may amuse themselves for hours with this
curious book. It tells fortunes by “The Chart of Fate” (a large
lithographic chart), and gives 624 answers to questions on every
imaginable subject that may happen in the future. It explains a
variety of ways for telling fortunes by Cards and Dice; gives a list
of 79 curious old superstitions and omens, and 187 weather omens, and
winds up with the celebrated Oraculum of Napoleon. We will not endorse
this book as infallible; but we assure our readers that it is the
source of much mirth whenever introduced at a gathering of ladies and
gentlemen. Bound in boards. 40 cts.
The Fireside Magician; or, The Art of Natural Magic Made Easy.
Being a scientific explanation of Legerdemain, Physical Amusement,
Recreative Chemistry, Diversion with Cards, and of all the mysteries
of Mechanical Magic, with feats as performed by Herr Alexander, Robert
Heller, Robert Houdin, “The Wizard of the North,” and distinguished
conjurors—comprising two hundred and fifty interesting mental and
physical recreations, with explanatory engravings.
132 pages, paper 30 cts.
Bound in boards, cloth back 50 cts.
Howard’s Book of Conundrums and Riddles. Containing over 1,200
of the best Conundrums, Riddles, Enigmas, Ingenious Catches and
Amusing Sells ever invented. This splendid collection of curious
paradoxes will afford the material for a never-ending feast of fun and
amusement. Any person, with the assistance of this book, may take the
lead in entertaining a company, and keep them in roars of laughter for
hours together.
Paper covers 30 cts.
Bound in boards, cloth back 50 cts.
The Parlor Magician; or, One Hundred Tricks for the Drawing-Room.
Containing an extensive and miscellaneous collection of Conjuring
and Legerdemain, embracing: Tricks with Dice, Dominoes and Cards;
Tricks with Ribbons, Rings and Fruit; Tricks with Coin, Handkerchiefs
and Balls, etc. The whole illustrated and clearly explained with 121
engravings.
Paper covers 30 cts.
Bound in boards, with cloth back 50 cts.
Book of Riddles and 500 Home Amusements. Containing a curious
collection of Riddles, Charades and Enigmas; Rebuses, Anagrams and
Transpositions; Conundrums and Amusing Puzzles; Recreations in
Arithmetic, and Queer Sleights, and numerous other Entertaining
Amusements. Illustrated with 60 engravings.
Paper covers 30 cts.
Bound in boards, with cloth back 50 cts.
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