A short list of items of occult, astrological, and esoteric interest to celebrate the month of May.
London, Bradford, Leeds, etc. Various, 1835-1843. First editions. Two volumes, 8vos, 17x11cm. Diagrams, illustrations, charts, tables. Recent quarter calf stamped in gilt with black spine labels, brown cloth boards. Previous owner's inscription and notes throughout each volume. Some scattered foxing and soiling, else very good. Tastefully bound set of nineteen.....
London: William Pickering, 1832. 2nd edition, revised and expanded. 4to, 22x14cm, [3], ii-lix, [3], 4-361, [1]pp. Errata at rear. 3/4 blind tooled calf, marbled boards. Expertly rebacked with original gilt decorated spine and black label laid down. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Former owner's stamps to front endpapers and two.....
Halifax: M. Garlick, [Ca. 1840]. 4to, 21x13cm, [1], 410, [1], 2-317pp. Two parts in one, complete with 52 hand colored botanical plates and 7 sepia anatomical plates. Half blind tooled and gilt stamped calf, marbled paper boards, expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. Foxing throughout, final leaf of index.....
London: Printed for E. Ballard, L. Hawes and Co. W. Johnston.... 1775. 12mo, 17x10cm, [12], 387, [9]pp. Table of diseases (index) at rear. Contemporary sheep, spine ruled in gilt. Headcaps chipped, boards rubbed, joints split at ends, yet quite sound. Few spots to fore edge of page block, else clean.....
London: Printed for W. Innys, 1731. Sixth edition. 8vo, [16], ii-lvi, [9], 2-246, [10]pp. Three folding plates and index at rear, woodcut vignettes, headers, footers throughout. Contemporary paneled calf, headcap chipped, joints and corners rubbed. Some staining and wear to edges and folds of plates else clean internally and very.....
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1883. First edition, subscriber's copy. 2 vols., 4tos, xli, 568pp and vi, 659, [2]pp. Includes separate, 7.5x2.25' linen-backed folding chart, "A Student's Synchronological Chart of the Religions of the World" in matching slipcase. Vignette illustrations, plates, fold-out maps, charts, errata at rear of vol. II. "Subscriber's copy".....
London and Westminster: Printed for the Booksellers, 1729. 12mo, 14.5x8.5cm. Vignette woodcut title and throughout text with diagrams, charts, illustrations, etc. Lacking frontis, else complete. Utilitarian marbled paper wraps show some rubbing. Trimmed close along top margin occasionally affecting page numbers and headers. Pages toned and with a few scattered.....
New York: Macy-Masius, 1927. Limited to 350 copies, this being 126. 2 vols, large quartos, 30x22cm, xxxi, [6], 734pp and [4], 735-867, [5], xi, [1], 519pp plus [6] pages of plates at rear. Publisher's decorated gray cloth, black morocco labels lettered in gilt on upper board and spine, top edges.....
London: Printed for the Proprietor, 1890-1904. First editions. 19 volumes, generally 23x16cm, various paginations, all complete. Various shades of cloth ranging from drab olive to green, gilt lettered and decorated spines, and ruled boards. Diagrams, illustrations, charts, tables. Generally very good with a few scattered loose leave, occasional marginal chipping.....
London: W. Foulsham, 1887-1890. First editions. 3 volumes, bound in 2, 8vos, [4], 284, [5], 284, [2]pp in volume I-II, and [5], 284 in volume 3. Tables, illustrations, diagrams. Volume I-II in half calf, volume 3 in patterned black cloth, both spines stamped in gilt. Generally very good with corners.....
London: William Bennett, 1841. 22x14cm, viii, 716pgs. Imperfect, lacking dedication leaf following title page. Color frontis and 3 of 5 other color plates present, lacking "Palmistry," and "Thomas Perks Raising a Spirit." Quarter calf, marbled paper boards. Upper joint split along top edge, boards and corners rubbed and chipped. Some.....
Switzerland / New York: AG Muller / U.S. Games Systems, Inc., 1975. Complete deck of 78 cards in full color, including 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana. With instruction booklet by Stuart R. Kaplan. Cards and booklet nearly fine in original cut-out box which shows wear, rubbing, and fading.....
London: Printed for the Proprietor, and Sold by W. Nicoll in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M. Sibly, in Goswell-Street, and E. Sibly, Portsmouth-Common, 1784-1788. First complete edition. Four parts in one volume, folio, 26x21cm, 1126pp plus [4] index. Complete with 29 copper plates. Half black morocco, marbled paper boards, gilt lettered.....
London: John Rodker, 1929. First edition in English, limited to 1275 copies, this being 1164. 4to, 206pp. Vignette woodcut illustrations throughout, printed in two columns. Black cloth backed red cloth boards with gilt illustration to upper, and gilt lettering to spine, top edge stained black. Very good with bump to.....
London: George Berger, 1864-1872. First editions. 8vos, generally 18x11cm. Charts, graphs, illustrations. Recent Quarter calf stamped in gilt, black spine label, marbled paper boards. Some soiling and toning throughout, most notably to a couple of the title pages, else complete and very good. Nine sequential issues of this almanac from.....
