I'm so much enjoying having this book again, and it arrived promptly and was just as described. As my title above states it is the best Numerology book I've ever found. Cheiro is deep, he learned the Chaldean language and then went to where the original books were still kept. Once there he gained the confidence of those who kept and protected the ancient texts, they then allowed him to view the books and make his own interpretation. So, we have a system of marked significance (much more so than the Greek derived systems IMO)drawn from the original source; the compound number explanations are especially valuable. And I like that there is no letter that has a value of 9 assigned to it, as that was considered the number of God by the Chaldeans. This book is well worth devouring for those interested in classic Numerology - you will be rewarded.