Lot 176
Lemnius (Levinus) The Secret Miracles of Nature, first edition in English, Jo. Streater, 1658.
Hammer Price: £500
Description
Lemnius (Levinus) The Secret Miracles of Nature, first edition in English, title fore-margin extended, printed side-notes shaved to K4v, V1&3 small spill-burns affecting few letters, 3E1 small paper-flaw hole affecting few letters, occasional spotting, light browning, slightly heavier at points, 19th century navy half calf, rubbed, backstrip peeled away from upper joint and nearly loose, upper cover detached, housed in a custom modern morocco-backed slipcase, [Wing L1044], small folio, Jo. Streater, 1658.
⁂ Scarce first edition in English of this popular book of 'secrets', a mixture of medical lore combined with occultism, astrology and religious belief.
Provenance: Rev. Thomas Bird, The Rectory, St. Fagans (bookplate and red morocco book-label "Thos. Bird"); bookseller's ticket of Bradshaw & Blacklock of Manchester.
Description
Lemnius (Levinus) The Secret Miracles of Nature, first edition in English, title fore-margin extended, printed side-notes shaved to K4v, V1&3 small spill-burns affecting few letters, 3E1 small paper-flaw hole affecting few letters, occasional spotting, light browning, slightly heavier at points, 19th century navy half calf, rubbed, backstrip peeled away from upper joint and nearly loose, upper cover detached, housed in a custom modern morocco-backed slipcase, [Wing L1044], small folio, Jo. Streater, 1658.
⁂ Scarce first edition in English of this popular book of 'secrets', a mixture of medical lore combined with occultism, astrology and religious belief.
Provenance: Rev. Thomas Bird, The Rectory, St. Fagans (bookplate and red morocco book-label "Thos. Bird"); bookseller's ticket of Bradshaw & Blacklock of Manchester.
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