The New Manual of Astrology; In four books; Treating of the language of the heavens the reading of a horoscope, the measure of time, and of Hindu astrology
by SEPHARIAL; [OLD, Walter Gorn]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/good+
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1898. Hardcover. Very good/good+. 8vo. Publisher's maroon cloth. Dust jacket. Several charts and tables. 263 pp.
Jacket has several small closed tears around edges and a 2" closed tear at rear bottom edge. 1" chip at header and footer of jacket spine. Several small spots of brown discoloration and sunning to jacket. Book has a bookseller's stamp on title page and a red pencil mark on p. 49. An excellent copy.
This is a first edition in jacket of the Revised and Enlarged edition of Sepharial's (1864-1929) standard occult text. Originally published in 4 volumes, this is the first edition to combine the full text into a single book. Very scarce in jacket.
Jacket has several small closed tears around edges and a 2" closed tear at rear bottom edge. 1" chip at header and footer of jacket spine. Several small spots of brown discoloration and sunning to jacket. Book has a bookseller's stamp on title page and a red pencil mark on p. 49. An excellent copy.
This is a first edition in jacket of the Revised and Enlarged edition of Sepharial's (1864-1929) standard occult text. Originally published in 4 volumes, this is the first edition to combine the full text into a single book. Very scarce in jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Uncharted Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3466
- Title
- The New Manual of Astrology; In four books; Treating of the language of the heavens the reading of a horoscope, the measure of time, and of Hindu astrology
- Author
- SEPHARIAL; [OLD, Walter Gorn]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1898
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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