1930 Rare Book - The Complete Book of Fortune, Occult Sciences And DivinationAuthor: Not attributed. Title: The Complete Book of Fortune: A Comprehensive Survey of the Occult Sciences and Other Methods of Divination. Publisher: Associated Newspapers Ltd., Northcliffe House, E. C. 4, no date (1930). Language: Text in English. Size: 8 x 6 inches. Pages: 640 pages. Binding: Attractive and near fine original full cloth cover in striking green and black, featuring an elaborate design of a crystal ball with hands and mystical motifs

echoing both the sentimentality and didactic undercurrents of the fin de siècle

Translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The illustrator: Alice B

memorable characters

Fore-edge paintings of this quality and subject matter are rare artistic achievements

now known as the Montreal Gazette

Title: The Guardian Angels

The Danse Macabre consists of the dead or a personification of death summoning representatives from all walks of life to dance along to the grave

Kirk illustrated more than fifty books

Title: THE CLOUD KITCHEN

often depicting folklore

Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin