HAMILTON, Robert "The Oracles of Shakspeare" [James B. Alden, 1850]

"The Oracles of Shakspeare; With a Selection of Aphorisms, From the Same Author" by Robert Hamilton [James B. Alden, 1850]. Ninth Edition. Victorian fortune telling parlor game. 128pp. 32mo, 4.75 x 3". Olive green cloth with embossed pattern and gilt designs. All edges gilt. Hand colored illustrated half title in gilt, blue, and pink (pictured). Foxed and with old dampstain but no wrinkling or waviness to the pages. Slightly bowed. Gilt edges rubbed, along with head/tail of spine but not severely. Some minor old doodles inside front cover. Good+ and very rare; only one other copy has hit the open market since I purchased my own in June 2018.