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Astrology:

. THE PLANISPHERE: AND HOW TO USE IT
London 1878 first edition. Catty. 47p. Later plain octavo wraps. Includes "full instructions for its mounting, complete construction as celestial chart, and rules by which arcs of direction may be measured off with ease and certainty." VG no owner marks. (a103766)
$45.00Neugebauer, O and H B Van Hoesen. ASTROLOGICAL PAPYRI AND OSTRACA: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES - article in one complete issue of PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY April 15, 1964
Philadelphia 1964 first edition. American Philosophical Society. 4to wraps. Neugebauer article pp. 57-72 with 6 line drawing figures. Other articles in issue as well. VG. Text clean, binding secure. No owner marks. (a106784a)
$39.00 Bradley, Donald A. . PROFESSION AND BIRTH DATE
Los Angeles 1950 Llewellyn Foundation for Astrological Research. A statistical analysis of panetary positions at the birthdates of 2492 eminent clergymen. 8vo., 125pp., wraps. VG. (a12753)
$20.00Chamber, John. A TREATISE AGAINST JUDICIALL ASTROLOGIE TWO PARTS
NY 1977. Walter Johnson reprint of the London 1601 edition. The English Experience Number 860. Hardcover. Octavo., 133pp. and 41pp., a few line drawings, red cloth with blue label. Fine, no DJ. AS NEW. not used (a28233)
$50.00 Schwickert, Gustav . RECTIFICATION OF THE BIRTH TIME
Washington DC 1954 American Federation of Astrologers. 8vo., 163pp., wraps. Near Fine. (a28507)
$24.00 Elenbaas, Virginia . FOCUS ON PLUTO
Washington 1974 American Federation of Astrologers. 8vo., 85pp., wraps. Good, some wear. (a28508)
$20.00Gilbert, Priscilla. POTENTIAL FULFILLED VOLUME 2 WHAT SAVED THEM?
Tempe 1976 American Federation of Astrologers. 8vo., 100pp., wraps. Small owner signature. Good. (a28509)
$23.00 Davison, R. C. . THE TECHNIQUE OF PREDICTION THE NEW COMPLETE SYSTEM OF SECONDARY DIRECTING
London 1972 Fowler. 8vo., 152pp., hardcover. Fine in Good DJ. (a28514)
$22.00 Gallo, Angela Louise . INTERPRETATION PLANETARY AND AGE CYCLES
Van Nuys 1978 lst Church of Mind Awareness. Limited to 1000 copies. 4to., 173pp., stiff red wraps. Near Fine. (a28529)
$25.00 Manilius, Marcus . ASTRONOMICON LIBRI QUINQUE
Berolini 1846. Recensvit Fridericus Jacobus. 8vo., 225pp., plates at rear, wraps. This is the earliest complete astrology text, written in the first century A.D. Good, front wrap detached (present). (a37058)
$185.00 Severini, Antelmo . ASTROLOGICA GIAPPONESE
Geneve 1874 H. Georg. Extrait de L'Atsume Gusa. In Italian. 4to., 168pp. plus correzioni plus 3 foldout astrological plates, wraps. VG. (a42663)
$200.00Voss, Lena. DER MENSCH UND SINE GOTTER
Berlin n.d. (circa 1923 ) Verlag fur Kultur un Menschenkunde. In German. 8vo., 94pp., 48 photo plates, decorated cloth. Near Fine. no dj. (a49337)
$29.00Schwab, Dr. med. F.. STERNENMACHTE UND MENSCH
Berlin 1923 Verlag fur Kultur un Menschenkunde. In German. Lg.8vo., 205pp., 20 plates, decorated cloth. Near Fine. (a49338)
$27.00(astrology). CURIOUS ASTROLOGICAL MANUSCRIPT: ASTROLOGICAL APHORISMS I, II (2 volume set, complete)
Appears to be 19th century. No author or transcriber given. Hardcovers. Two volumes in English entirely in manuscript. Fine and neatly hand written in brown ink with contrastiing red ink headings. Large octavos, 642pp., index, bound in matching full leather with mounted red leather spine labels titles "Astrological Aphorisms I" and "Astrological Aphorisms II." Contains the following: Meysonnier's Aphorisms from 2000 Natal Figures; The Aphorisms of Louis Regiis, dedicated to the Patriarch of Constantinople; the Aphorisms of Almansor, Astrologer to the King of the Saracens and The Seven Sections of the Astronomical Aphorisms of Cardan. Likely written with a view towards publication. A few light pencil notations in a different hand on end papers. VG, light cover wear. 2 manuscript volumes. (a51792)
$570.00 Greenhouse, Herbert . SO SAY THE STARS A MUSICAL PLAY
NY (c.1960). 4to., 117 leaves (mimeo on rectos only), original blue paper folder with title label on front. Author's business card clipped to front free blank. VG, light wear to edges of folder.u (a56783)
$100.00 Adler, Dr. Oskar . EINF�HRUNG IN DIE ASTROLOGIE ALS GEHEIMWISSENSCHAFT I. FOLGE ALLGEMEINE GRUNDLEGUNG; II. FOLGE TIERKREIS UND MENSCH
Vienna 1935 Im Selbstverlag. In German, 2 volumes. 8vo., 134pp., 205pp., errata slip, original printed wraps. Owner inscribed on the title page of each volume. VG, light soiling. 2 volumes. (a58767)
$150.00 (astrology) . RARE AND EARLY BOOKS ON ASTROLOGY
NY 1952 Swann. Octavo, 42pp., wraps. VG. (a60519)
$25.00 Pingree, David (editor, translator) . THE YAVANAJATAKA OF SPHUJIDHVAJA - TWO VOLUME SET
Cambridge 1978 1st Harvard University. ISBN 0-674-96373-3. Volume 48 of Harvard Oriental Series edited by Daniel H. H. Ingalls. 2 volumes. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 506pp., 527pp., blue cloth. Fine, like new. Unused. (a75143)
$1700.00 (astrology manuscript) . ORIGINAL FULLY MANUSCRIPT BOOK WRITTEN C.1800 ON ASTROLOGY IN FRENCH
No author given but "Bruy., P" is on handwritten label on spine. Title of book on spine is "L'Astrology Manuscrit" but text title is "L'Astronomy." However text is entirely on Astrology. Hardcover. Album is in French, sm.4to., 267p., blue suede boards with 4 large raised spine bands and speckled rouge page ends. We date book to be c. 1800 as Rousseau is mentioned in text. The previous owner's acquisition date stamp is 1898. Blind stamp on first text page and bookplate of Forbes Library from which book was purchased. Cover is Good with slight outward warping of boards and rubbing of blue leather; internally text is VG. Full of elaborate and detailed directions for horoscope calculation and future prediction. Truly rare item - Likely Unique. (a87147)
$3500.00 Maitre, Jacques . CONSUMPTION OF ASTROLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
1966. Article on pp. 92-98 in single complete issue of Diogenes, Spring 1966. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original wraps. Near Fine. No ownership marks. (a87417e)
$33.00 Kern, H . THE BRHAT-SANHITA ; OR, COMPLETE SYSTEM OF NATURAL ASTROLOGY OF VARAHA-MIHIRA - CHAPTER LXV - LXXXV
London 1874 first edition. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. vol VII part I. pp. 81-134. Rebound in later wraps. octavo. VG plus . no marks. (a91748)
$45.00 Kern, H . THE BRHAT-SANHITA ; OR, COMPLETE SYSTEM OF NATURAL ASTROLOGY OF VARAHA-MIHIRA - CHAPTER LIII - LXIV
London 1873 first edition. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. vol VI part II. pp. 279-338. Rebound in later wraps. octavo. VG . no marks. (a91750)
$45.00Heindel, mmax and Augusta Foss Heindel. THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS - AN EXOTERIC EXPOSITION OF MEDICAL AND NATAL ASTROLOGY EXPLAINING THE ARTS OF PREDICTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASE
Oceanside, California c. 1918. 3rd ed enlarged and revised. Rosicrucian. Hardcover. octavo. 700p. Avocado-green cloth with black , red and gold design on cover. Gilt lettering on spine. Good, light wear; rear inner hinge reinforced; binding secure. (a92747)
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