Auction No 422, Tag: Astrology
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John Gadbury "[Genethlialogia] or, The Doctrine of Nativities".1658, quarto, fine modern rebind in half-leather, gilt, marbled boards;
John Gadbury "[Genethlialogia] or, The Doctrine of Nativities".1658, quarto, fine modern rebind in half-leather, gilt, marbled boards;
Lot 64
Lot: 64
- Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSJohn Gadbury [Genethlialogia] or, The Doctrine of Nativities.1658, quarto, fine modern rebind in half-leather, gilt, marbled boards; various faults internally; lacks title page, frontispiece and other prelims; commences at A2 with some marginal loss, and further marginal loss from G3 to I3 with some small loss of text; tear to M3 requires repair; all text absent after p.272; elsewhere complete including the Astrological Tables, though cropping to top edge occasionally eats into page numbers and the title “The Doctrine of Nativities” which appears at the head of each page of the main text. A few pages with contemporary marginal ink annotations. Largely good clean text, free of foxing. Bound in at each end are extensive manuscript notes covering the period 1760 to 1850s occupying 44pp in ink or pencil with comments on Astrology, cures for melancholia and hydrophobia, and other matters.