Astrologischer Jahreskalender

Full title:

  • Ein Blick in das Jahr 19xx (full title, 1926 issue)
  • Ein Blick in das Jahr 19xx: Astrologischer Jahreskalender für 19xx. – Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des persönlichen Geshickes aller geborenen von 18xx bis 19xx. – Wertvolle politische und wirtschaftliche Voraussagungen für Deutschland (extended inner title-page titles, 1928-1934 issues)
  • Kosmobiologischer Jahreskalender för 19xx – Dieses Jahrbuch dient der wissenschaftlichen Erforschung kosmobiologischer Vorgänge und Zusammenhänge in der Natur und im menschlichen Leben (1938)

Editor: Vehlow, Johannes (all issues)

Publication credits:

  • Johannes Vehlow, Berlin W. 15 (1926 issue)
  • Okkulter Buchverlag “Inveha”, Berlin W 62, Kleiststraße 6 (1928-32 issues)
  • Bernhard Sporn, Verlag, Zeulen-roda Thüringen (1933-4 issues)
  • Bernhard Sporn Verlag, Zeulenroad-Thürungen (1938 issue)

Holdings:

  • 1926. (Light chipping to top edge of front cover.) [Front cover] + [1 leaf] + [2] + [pp. 5- 45] + [2 pages of advertisements] + [imprimatur] + [rear cover featuring 2 pages of advertisements]
  • 1928. This copy with 2-panel fold-out chart entitled Koppenstätters Transitring – Ein asrologischer Schicksalsspiegel für Jedermann’ and backed with printed instructions laid in. (Separation to bottom 4 cm of front hinge and 5mm of rear hinge; small chip lost from top of rear hinge.) (Stub following p. 150 suggests a final leaf of advertisements has been torn out of this copy.) [Front cover backed with advertisement] + [2] + [pp. 3-32] + [plate labelled 32a] + [pp. 33-52] + [1] + [pp. 54-64] + [plate labelled 64a] + [pp. 65-96] + [plate labelled 96a] + [pp. 97-101] + [pp. 102-4 of tables] + [pp. 105-128] + [plate labelled 128a] + [pp. 129-131] + [pp. 132-150 of advertisements] + [rear cover featuring 2 pages of advertisements]
  • 1929. (Light separation to extremities of front hinge of spine.) [Front cover backed with advertisement] + [monochrome frontis. plate] + [2] + [pp. 3-42] + [1] + [pp. 44-8] + [monochrome plate] + [pp. 49-64] + [monochrome plate] + [pp. 65-80] + [monochrome plate] + [pp. 81-93] + [pp. 94-6 of tables] + [monochrome plate] + [pp. 97-108] + [pp. 109-128 of advertisements] + [bound-in perforated order form and reminder slip on smaller brown card] + [rear cover featuring 2 pages of advertisements]
  • 1931. (Light wear to extremities of spine.) (Some tearing to inner margin of title page.) [Front cover backed with advertisement] + [2] + [pp. 3-41] + [2] + [pp. 44-64] + [monochrome plate] + [pp. 65-93] + [pp. 94-7 of tables] + [pp. 98-124] + [pp. 125-152 of advertisements] + [rear cover featuring 2 pages of advertisements]
  • 1932. (Two copies. Copy B with Separation to bottom 4mm of front hinge.) Both copies: [Front cover backed with advertisement] + [1] + [pp. 2-44] + [1] + [pp. 46-64] + [2 pages of monochrome plates] + [pp. 65-72] + [monochrome plate] + [pp. 73-80] + [2 leaves of diagrams] + [pp. 81-95] + [pp. 96-9 of tables] + [pp. 100-141] + [pp. 142-160 of advertisements] + [rear cover featuring 2 pages of advertisements]
  • 1933. (Chipping to top of spine and extremities of front hinge; heavy chipping to lower outer corner of front cover; chipping to parts of outer and lower edges of front cover; wear down whole length of front hinge; some marginal tearing to front cover.) [1] + [p. 2] + [1] + [pp. 4-6] + [illustration] + [pp. 8-88] + [3 pages onto which colour plates have been tipped] + [pp. 92-7] + [pp. 98-9 of tables] + [pp. 100-112] + [monochrome plate] + [pp. 113-133][1] + [pp. 134-6 of advertisements] + [pp. 137-148] + [pp. 149-176 of advertisements] + [4 pages of advertisements on smaller paper] + [rear cover featuring advertisement]
  • 1934. (Pictorial paper wrappers missing; moderate separation to extremities of front hinge; short tear to outer edge of rear cover.) [1] + [p. 2] + [1] + [pp. 4-6] + [illustration] + [pp. 8-64] + [monochrome plate] + [pp. 65-102] + [monochrome plate] + [pp. 103-139] + [pp. 140-168 of advertisements]
  • 1938. (Separation to bottom 3 cm and top cm of front hinge of wrappers; scattered marginal edge-chipping and tearing to both covers.) [1] + [p. 2] + [1] + [pp. 4-7] + [illustration] + [pp. 9-41] + [pp. 42-3 of tables] + [pp. 44-98] + [2-panel fold-out diagram with loose chart overlay] + [pp. 99-127] + [pp. 128-130 of tables] + [pp. 131-167] + [pp. 168-180 of advertisements]

Binding format and presentation notes:

  • 1926 in original pictorial paper covers. Pamphlet bound by sub-surface staples through inner margins
  • All years from 1928-32 in card covers
  • 1928, 1929 and 1931 with black print only to covers; 1932 with black and red print
  • 1933 and 1938 in wider-format pictorially colour-printed paper wrappers over plain card covers. 1933 issue: (Front flap lost; tearing down most of length of rear flap-fold.)
  • 1934 in wider-format plain card covers (presumed original pictorial paper wrappers have been lost from this copy)
  • Text in 1928-1932 issues printed in single columns in modern typeface
  • Text in 1926, 1933-4 and 1938 issues printed in gothic typeface.
  • Text in 1933-4 and 1938 issues printed in dual columns

 

[1] Monochrome photographic plate tipped onto part of p. 132

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