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THB[FORTUNE TELLING]. The Chinese Sensitive Leaf, Discovered b...
Lot 203
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Our final offering from the collection of Ricky Jay will be a collection of curious characters; an anomalous auction of extraordinary objects advertising learned pigs, fireproof women, and so much more. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
Our final offering from the collection of Ricky Jay will be a collection of curious characters; an anomalous auction of extraordinary objects advertising learned pigs, fireproof women, and so much more. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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[FORTUNE TELLING]. The Chinese Sensitive Leaf, Discovered by a celebrated Physician and eminent Professor of Botany and Chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China, Afterwards introduced into other parts of the Continent, and into England, by a very Learned and Sensible Foreigner. [Boston]: ca. 1820s-30s. Broadside advertising the leaf whose ?sympathetic properties?discloses the disposition of the Gentleman or Lady on whose hand it is placed.? The broadside continues to describe how a leaf will appear when held by a Choleric Person, Sanguine Person, Reserved Melancholy Person, and Phlegmatic Person. 9 ? x 5 ??. Foxing and light staining overall; small losses at original folds.
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