Elbert Benjamine - Astrodyne Manual 1950, Copy 1

Elbert Benjamine – Astrodyne Manual 1950, Copy 1

£135.00

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Category: Antiquarian astrology books, English-language

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booklet

Benjamine, Elbert

Astrodyne Manual

1st

The Church of Light, Los Angeles 53, California

1950

£135

Complete in 99pp + [1 page of advertisements], with rarely-surviving large 8-panel fold-out Astrodyne calculation table laid in. Presumed first impression in larger physical size format and with turquoise titling to front cover

Original pale turquoise card covers printed in dark turquoise titling. In vgc+ condition, with no obvious creasing although minimal traces across lower outer margin of rear cover; but light wear to upper outer corner of front cover (see main picture), slight sun-fading to spine, and approx. 1 cm roundish liquid stain to outer margin of rear cover (see first gallery picture), which leaves traces only 1-2mm across to outer margins of last few internal leaves of book from p. 89 to end; a few slight traces of staining to other parts of rear cover. Half-title page with plain-pencilled price markings to upper outer margin. Extreme upper outer corner of same with tiny old triangular liquid stain (approx. 5mm across * 7mm down from corner), which extends throughout book block in same corner but diminishes from p. 33 onwards until almost nothing is left in the last pages. Small, neat plain-pencilled price marking to upper outer corner of half-title page. Fold-out table (see second gallery picture) in near-fine condition, with no tears or previous owner markings found, only six matching minor (c. 1.5 cm * 3mm) stains that line up together when the fold-out is closed, showing they were caused by the same slight liquid spill. This first impression is very scarce, and survivals with the fold-out even more uncommon. Price factors in cosmetic faults.