Raphael's Sanctuary of the Astral Art; Elysium of Astrology: Being a Book for the Boudoir, Drawing-Room Table, and Evening Parties, Containing a Complete Geomantic Cabinet, Illustrated with Emblematical Pictures of the Twelve Celestial Houses; Also, Spirits of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, &c. &c. &c.
by Raphael; [Smith, Robert Cross]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: William Charlton Wright, n.d. [1834]. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, gilt-stamped ornament on raised bands and in spine compartments, inside gilt dentelles, t.e.g.; 12mo (4.25 x 7.25 inches); pp. [i]-vii, [1] (blank), [3]-220, plus full-color folding frontispiece. Light scuffing along joints and edges of boards; tiny chips at spine tips. Frontispiece torn along creases, leaving 2 whole and intact panels bound in, and the rest detached, but complete, and laid-in. An easy repair. The rest of the text block is nice and bright, with just a few instances of some very faint foxing. A nice copy of an uncommon title.
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- Title
- Raphael's Sanctuary of the Astral Art; Elysium of Astrology: Being a Book for the Boudoir, Drawing-Room Table, and Evening Parties, Containing a Complete Geomantic Cabinet, Illustrated with Emblematical Pictures of the Twelve Celestial Houses; Also, Spirits of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, &c. &c. &c.
- Author
- Raphael; [Smith, Robert Cross]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Charlton Wright
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- n.d. [1834]
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