THE NEW MANUAL OF ASTROLOGY IN FOUR BOOKS: TREATING OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEAVENS THE READING OF A HOROSCOPE, THE MEASURE OF TIME, AND OF HINDU ASTROLOGY
Book Details + Condition: David McKay, Publisher (Philadelphia), 1898. Hardcover. 263 pages. Sepharial's (born Walter Gorn Old) treatise on astrology in four parts, with part one focusing on the divisions of the zodiac, the planets, the houses, and calculations of horoscopes, and part two explaining how to read a horoscope in detail. Part three expounds on the measure of time, and part four delves into Hindu astrology. Diagrams and tables throughout. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light wear to original boards, with some discoloration; pasted-in notes on front free endpaper, along with pasted-in image on reverse of title page and rear endpaper; owner name and notes to inside front & rear board; pen and pencil underlining & notes on 15 pages.