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How to Choose Vocations from the Hands
by Benham, William G
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
USA: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 336 pages. Fifty-nine black and white photos illustrate various features of the hands. "Shows how any parent can easily select the occupation for which a child is best fitted and prepare him for success. Shows how men and women entering college can prepare themselves for their best vocations, wasting no time on studies that will not contribute to their success. Selects definite positions in definite industries: every selection is concrete; there are no generalities. Over 4000 positions are listed in which different types of people can be successful. The result of thirty years of intensive study." - from dust jacket which also includes a glowing endorsement of the author and his work by James H. Canfield, formerly President of Ohio State University and Librarian at Columbia University. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this fascinating work..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 522H0298
- Title
- How to Choose Vocations from the Hands
- Author
- Benham, William G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- How to Choose Vocations from the Hands Career Counselling Scientific Hand Palm Reading Palmistry Vocational Guidance Mount Types Jupiterean Saturnian Apollonian Mercurian Martian Lunarian Venusian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology; How-to; Science & Technology;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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