Familiar to All; William Lilly and Astrology in the Seventeenth Century
by PARKER, Derek
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1975. First Edition. Near fine/very good. Hardcover : pp. [13] 272 : 10 illustrations : lovely blue cloth covered boards : gilt lettering to spine : illustrated jacket design by Mon Mohan : top edge blue : grey endpapers.
Tail of spine gently pressed; jacket edge a little toned and rubbed, spine slightly sunned. William Lilly (11 May [O.S. 1 May] 1602 - 9 June 1681) was a seventeenth century English astrologer. He is described as having been a genius at something "that modern mainstream opinion has since decided cannot be done at all" having developed his stature as the most important astrologer in England through his social and political connections as well as going on to have an indelible impact on the future course of Western astrological tradition. - Wikipedia.
Tail of spine gently pressed; jacket edge a little toned and rubbed, spine slightly sunned. William Lilly (11 May [O.S. 1 May] 1602 - 9 June 1681) was a seventeenth century English astrologer. He is described as having been a genius at something "that modern mainstream opinion has since decided cannot be done at all" having developed his stature as the most important astrologer in England through his social and political connections as well as going on to have an indelible impact on the future course of Western astrological tradition. - Wikipedia.
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- Archives Fine Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14538
- Title
- Familiar to All; William Lilly and Astrology in the Seventeenth Century
- Author
- PARKER, Derek
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
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