Lot 341
Kirby (Richard) The Marrow of Astrology, 3 parts in 1, first collected edition, Printed for William Fisher, and Richard Mount, 1688.
Hammer Price: £350
Description
Kirby (Richard) The Marrow of Astrology, 3 parts in 1, first collected edition, diagrams and tables, some light foxing, staining towards end causing some marginal fraying, contemporary calf, rubbed, later paper label, [Wing B3020B], 4to, Printed for William Fisher, and Richard Mount, 1688.
⁂ "Part 1 is by Richard Kirby, whose name ap[p]ears on the title page of the 1687 edition. All mention of Kirby is omitted from this edition. Part 2 and the appendix are by John Bishop." (ESTC). Dedication to part 1 is to Robert Boyle - that to part 2, also to Boyle, which appears in the 1687 edition is here omitted, the prefaces rewritten and the appendix added.
Description
Kirby (Richard) The Marrow of Astrology, 3 parts in 1, first collected edition, diagrams and tables, some light foxing, staining towards end causing some marginal fraying, contemporary calf, rubbed, later paper label, [Wing B3020B], 4to, Printed for William Fisher, and Richard Mount, 1688.
⁂ "Part 1 is by Richard Kirby, whose name ap[p]ears on the title page of the 1687 edition. All mention of Kirby is omitted from this edition. Part 2 and the appendix are by John Bishop." (ESTC). Dedication to part 1 is to Robert Boyle - that to part 2, also to Boyle, which appears in the 1687 edition is here omitted, the prefaces rewritten and the appendix added.
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