Title: DE LAURENCE'S ORACLE: MYSTERY OF LIFE AND DESTINY
Author: L.W. de Laurence
Publisher: The de Laurence Company
City: ChicagoYear: 1931 (First Edition)Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 191Illustrated: Yes
Book Details + Condition: Scarce first edition from 1931 of DE LAURENCE'S ORACLE: MYSTERY OF LIFE AND DESTINY. More title: Answers Questions Concerning Business,
Fortune, Marriage, Dreams, Sick Persons, Illness, and Death, Hidden Treasures,
What Trade or Profession to Follow, Gambling, Your Enemies, Will Wife have a
Son or Daughter, Fortune with Cards, Dreams Translated and Interpreted, Charms,
Ceremonies, Talismans, Chance, Lucky Days, Lucky Numbers, Weather Omens,
Recovering Stolen Goods, Luck, Face Reading, Love, Ill-Luck and Misfortune,
Advice to Males, Advice to Females, Fortunate, Unfortunate Days for
Speculation. Published by The de Laurence Company; Illustrated. In very good condition: boards and binding are clean and tight; minimal shelfwear; rubbed corners and spine ends; interior is clean and free of markings. In this scarce volume, de Laurence covers
Thought-transference, Mental Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Psychometry, Hypnotism
and Spiritualism. As the title suggests, this is basically an old-fashioned
"oracle book" or "book of fate", supplying a series of
questions — each with a variety of possible answers — one of which the
"consulter" then chooses using a method laid out.