TEA CUP READING: HOW TO TELL FORTUNES BY TEA LEAVES
Book Details + Condition: George Sully and Co. (New York). First Edition, 1920 (nd). Hardcover. Dark blue boards, with pasted illustration on front and lettering on spine. "With explanatory illustrations by a Highland Seer." A scarce book on the divination art of "tea reading". Chapters include: Introduction to the Art of Divination from Tea-Leaves; Ritual and Method of Using the Teacup; General Principles To Be Observed in Reading the Cup; An Alphabetical List of Symbols with Their Significations.; Specimen Cups, with Interpretations; Omens. An overall firm and clean copy of a scarce edition, with tight binding; rubbed corners and edges; light wear to boards; faded and embossed stamp on title page (as well as faded stamp on one other page); text block bumped in middle, with corresponding wrinkles to some pages; interior is otherwise clean and free of markings.
