Sammelband of Almanacs for 1685
by CHARLES II
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- Hardcover
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1685. (CHARLES II) LILLY, William, et al. Sammelband of Almanacs for 1685, including Merlini Anglici Ephemeris, et al. London: J. Macock, et al., 1685. 12mo, contemporary full crimson morocco, corners and spine panels tooled with Charles II's cipher, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Housed in a custom chemise and clamshell box. $8500.Collection of ten English Almanacs published in the year of King Charles II's death, with numerous woodblock illustrations, bound for the king's personal library with his cipher on the spine panels and the corners of the covers.Includes: William Lilly's Merlini Anglici Ephemeris; John Gadbury's Ephemeris
with some further Remarques upon the late Triple Regal Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, not the Destroyer (as some have idly written) but great Advancer of Monarchy; both parts of Philoprotest's The Protestant Almanack, with a disquisition on ""Popish Fopperies""; Lancelot Goelson's Almanack; John Tanner's Angelus Britannicus: an Ephemeris; Henry Coley's Nuncius Uranius: or, the Starry Messenger; John Partridge's Merlinus Redivivus; Thomas Streete's A Compleat Ephemeris; Richard Saunders' Apollo Anglicanus, the English Apollo; and Poor Robin's An Almanack. All of these almanacs contain a large amount of astrological material and predictions for the coming year. Charles II died quite suddenly after an apoplectic fit on February 2, 1685, at the age of 54. On the last evening of his life he converted to Catholicism. Joints expertly repaired, a bit of minor age-wear to extremities. A very good royal armorial binding from the library of Charles II.
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- Bookseller
- Bauman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 105350
- Title
- Sammelband of Almanacs for 1685
- Author
- CHARLES II
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1685
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...