SICLER, Adrian "La Chiromance Royale et Nouvelle" [Daniel Gayet, Lyon, 1666]

SICLER, Adrian. La Chiromance royale et nouvelle: enrichie de Figures & d’Exemples; & de quantité d’Observations de la Cabale, avec les Prognostics des Chiromanciens, Anciens et Modernes.

Lyon: Daniel Gayet, 1666. 32mo (3.25” x 5.75”), [26], 227pp, [1] blank. Complete. With the engraved folding plate depicting the lines and divisions of the hand, here present and unusually well-preserved. Contemporary full vellum, title neatly inked to spine.

A compact and appealing mid-17th century manual of chiromancy, drawing on Cabalistic and astrological frameworks to interpret the hand. The folding plate—often lacking—is notably intricate, mapping zones, symbols, and prognostic indicators across the palm in dense engraved detail.

Light, even discoloration to vellum; minor rubbing at extremities. Textblock clean with only a handful of scattered spots; no ownership marks noted. Folding plate with expected crease lines, no losses. Hinges sound and binding firm. Very Good.