1938 Book of Fortune Occult Astrology Numerology Metaphysical Herbal Lore Witchcraft

A very rare and genuine date-stamped 1938 first US edition by the publisher, now 88 years old and in very good condition. Please note that this is a real 1938 copy; many did not have a print date, but this one does. This is the only 1938 example I can currently locate offered by any institution, and it is scarce indeed, especially with this particular binding.

Here are some of the subjects discussed: astrology, numerology, metaphysics, divination, natural magic, ceremonial magic, occult science, magic and the sub-sciences, the Oracle of Napoleon, magic herbs, the symbology of flowers, astronomy, graphology, fate and destiny, palmistry, the dictionary of dreams, cartomancy, herbal lore, the magic squares, the planetary hours, phrenology, solar influences, amulets, the zodiac, and more.

It includes a comprehensive compendium of the occult arts, comprising 576 pages in all and featuring stunning works of art. I have verified this book's publication data, including the print year and edition. It is cataloged by the following: the Google Books literary archives, Harvard University, and WorldCat.This appears to be Everybody's Book of Fate and Fortune by Edward Lyndoe (first edition, 1938), a comprehensive guide to various divinatory and occult practices. The book is indeed thick at 576 pages and covers the wide range of topics you listed, making it a notable compendium from that era.

If you are looking for a book with an extensive compendium of the occult arts, history, and divinatory practices that date back centuries, this is one of the best. Many were printed by offshoot printing houses and lacked a print date. However, this is a genuine date-stamped 1938 printing that has been very well-kept and is one of the nicest I have owned or seen from 38'. I have extensively researched this book across all major book sites and found zero currently offered; needless to say, it's a rare book, especially from this print year. Most of these were produced in the UK, and I have owned many 1st editions. However, the US edition is a scarcer volume; it is a masterful book that encompasses everything from Astrology to numerology and even includes Napoleon's Book of Fate. These are hard to come by, especially in this condition. They don't make them this good anymore; I don't think they ever will. I would snag this one before it's gone...

PREFACE
"The desire to know what lies hidden in Tomorrow is common to everyone and is one of the most persistent things in all our history. There have always been prophets; the darkest hours in the Story of Man have been those when the prophets were silent. For Tomorrow has ever been the phantom haunting man's mind, and he has always realized that its utter incalculability offers a menace to his future security.
This is natural for a thinking animal. Take away the possibility of some eventual good fortune, and what remains? Would any of us work blindly on unless we felt there was something worthwhile at the end of our labors? We must satisfy our minds on that score, and we do manage to do so because it is from hope that all our best efforts spring. Over time, various sciences and sub-sciences sprang up that professed to enable men to peep into the distant future. We shall have to deal with some of these in this book. No one would be foolish enough to pretend that these Sciences began their existence as highly intellectual pursuits. The early stages of all the Sciences are confused with unimaginable superstitions and the wildest of speculations. Gradually, the higher types of mind began to discover the natural laws and to seek expression. Immediately after that happened, solid foundations were laid, and progress became possible. Astrology, which is probably the oldest Science known to man, had its beginnings in those countries where shepherds and their like, having leisure to watch the majestic procession of the heavens, began to ask the great question, " Are not these things we see, these stars, of a similar order to ourselves, and are they not there for a purpose? " Out of that form of questioning was born most of what we know today. For the moment, some ancient shepherd turned his mind in that direction, a wonderful truth became increasingly apparent, and that truth was simply that all we know is part of a Whole, that the vast Universe, of which the world and all the people on it are a part, has certain laws which all the parts obey. So it began to be understood that not one man living was outside the bounds of a Call it the Law of God, of Nature, or what you will, that if only one could get an inkling of the workings of that Law, human life could be regulated."

The overall condition of this book is very good, given that it was printed over 85 years ago. The covers and spine have very light shelf wear but display beautifully. The interior pages are naturally age-toned, and some have creases in the upper corners. I have owned a few of these over the years, but this is undoubtedly one of the most well-preserved editions from 38' I have had. It is a lovely book.