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De l'Astrologie Judiciaire. Entretien curieux. Où l'on répond d'une maniére aisée et agréable à tout ce qu'on peut dire en sa faveur, et où l'on fait voit en même tems la superstitieuse vanité de sa pratique, et la dangéreuse fausseté de ses prédictions.
by BORDELON (P. P.)
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
A Paris, chez Louis Lucas, et au Palais, Etienne Ducastin, 1689. 12mo. (1 blank leaf). 11 leaves. 147 pages. 4 leaves. Full red morocco, ornate spine with nerves, triple gilt fillet on the boards, all edges gilt (contemporary binding, traces of wear, upper hinge slightly cracked). Uncommon First Edition of this treatise against astrology in which the author lists the various astrological practices to demonstrate their falsity. Excerpt from the alphabetical table of contents: "Astres, leur sexe", "Astrologie Judiciaire: son crédit dans la Chine, chez les Perses, en France, En quoi elle consiste, Ses contrarietez, Ses artifices, Ses équivoques, Ses succez fondez sur le hazard, Ses ridiculitez, Son impiété, Ses dangereuses consequences, Son inutilité", "Constellations des Chinois", "Eclypses", "Impost sur les Astrologues", "Influence des Astres et leur puissance", "Lune, de ses couleurs", "Magiciens", "Musique céleste imaginée par Pythagore", "Palladium", "Philosophes", "Pierre tombée du soleil", "Talismans", etc. Copy bound at the time in red morocco. Dorbon, 426. Stanislas de Guaita, 94. Caillet, 1419.
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- Comellas Rare Books
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- 94342
- Title
- De l'Astrologie Judiciaire. Entretien curieux. Où l'on répond d'une maniére aisée et agréable à tout ce qu'on peut dire en sa faveur, et où l'on fait voit en même tems la superstitieuse vanité de sa pratique, et la dangéreuse fausseté de ses prédictions.
- Author
- BORDELON (P. P.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- VARIA;Occultisme;Astrologie;Livre en langue française;
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- 12mo
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- Leaves
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
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- Spine
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
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- Edges
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