Prophecy and Power. Astrology in Early Modern England.
Cambridge UK: Polity Press, 1989. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 238pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, list of abbreviations, endnotes, bibliography and index. An historical look at astrology in England from 1642 -1800 which includes chapters on William Lilly, Elias Ashmole, John Partridge, among others. The first UK edition of a work published the same year by Princeton University Press as a part of their European History-History of Science series. Boards a little rubbed and bowed (pressed down) at fore-edge, corners bumped, light chafing to fore-edges of boards, pages bright and unmarked. Overall a tight, clean VG copy (no dust jacket). Item #62632
ISBN: 0745606040
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