Robert Eisler – The Royal Art of Astrology 1946, Copy 3

£125.00

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hb Eisler, Robert The Royal Art of Astrology 1st Herbert Joseph Ltd., London 1946 £125 The first edition. Collates complete: [Frontis.] + 2 + [pp. 3-9] + [pp. 11-16] + [plate] + [pp. 17-24] + [plate] + [pp. 25-8] + [plate] + [pp. 31-2] + [plate] + [pp. 33-40] + [plate] + [pp. 41-64] + [plate] + [pp. 65-72] + [plate] + [pp. 73-80] + [plate] + [pp. 81-88] + [plate] + [pp. 89-96] + [plate] + [pp. 97-104] + [plate] + [pp. 105-112] + [plate] + [pp. 113-120] + [plate] + [pp. 121-8] + [plate] + [pp. 129-144] + [plate] + [pp. 145-160] + [plate] + [pp. 161-176] + [plate] + [pp. 177-296] Original black cloth in vgc for age, with moderate rubbing to extremities of spine; slight bumping and rubbing to outer corners of boards. Minor staining to boards. Gilt titling to spine faded in parts but still legible. Top edge of page block stained dark green, as issued. Front paste-down and ffep with plain-pencilled bookseller notes. No permanent previous owner markings found. Trace of dark-staining to gutter between pp. 12 and 13. Two short tears to top edge of leaf comprising pp. 102-3, with associated creasing, far above text. Tiny hole (2mm * 5mm approx.) in outer margin of leaf comprising pp. 149-150, bordered by small droplet-like greyish stain, far from text. No other faults found. A near-very-good copy overall.

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Weight 0.455 kg