Duncan macnaughton (7 Ergebnisse)

First edition, Imperial octavo, dark blue heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xii + 405pp, illus, VG (owner's name & date in heavy pencil to front pastedown, moderate bruising to board edges, 1.5cm closed tear to top of spine, light fraying to spine edges, moderate tanning to page edges). …

Hard cover. Zustand: Good. No jacket. The cover is rubbed and shelf worn with the spine being scuffed and the spines edges being bumped.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 619 pages; Four volumes (IIâ"V) of Maurice Wemyss's influential The Wheel of Life or Scientific Astrology, issued over a period of years by Modern Astrology Office, L. N. Fowler, and International Publishing Company. Wemyss, the pseudonym of Scottish lawyer, astronomer, and astrologer Duncan MacNaughton, sought to present astrology as an empirical discipline grounded in observation and statistical study. An incomplete but substantial run of one of the more ambitious English-language astrological series of the early twentieth century. Light crimping to cloth at spine ends and mild bumping to a few corners. Volume III bound in lighter blue cloth with spine lettering dulled. Gilt lettering bright on the spines of Volumes II and V; lettering on Volume IV largely rubbed away. Bindings sound and contents clean. VG- . Oversize book set may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. An assembled set: the first and fourth volume are published by Modern Astrology Office and distributed by L.N. Fowler; the second and third volume were published by L.N. Fowler; and the fifth volume was published International Publishing Company in Edinburgh. The prospectus is laid in the first volume, with the label of Llewellyn Publications Ltd. in the first volumes. 12mo, five volumes. Original blue cloth bindings, with gilt-stamped titles. Small ink stamp to the title page in the first four volumes. Minor staining and a light warp to the rear board of the fifth volume; else very good overall. A comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of astrology. It explores the history and philosophy of astrology, as well as its practical applications in everyday life. Wemyss begins by introducing the reader to the basic concepts of astrology, including the zodiac, the planets, and the houses. He then delves into the more complex aspects of astrology, such as the interpretation of birth charts, the use of transits and progressions, and the role of astrology in predicting future events. Throughout the work, Wemyss emphasizes the importance of approaching astrology as a science rather than a mystical art.…

No Binding. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18 cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

No Binding. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18 cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used: Good. FIRST EDITION 1930 HARDBACK BOOK, NO DUST JACKET. PUBLISHED BY LUZAC & CO. LONDON. MID BLUE BOARDS WITH GILT TITLING TO FRONT AND SPINE. 189 PAGES, WITH LOOSE SHEET MARKED "CORRIGENDA" - (VARIOUS CORRECTIONS TO TEXT WHEN PUBLISHED.) BOARDS SHOW SOME WEAR AND AGE SPOTS, PAGES ARE TANNED. GIFT INSCRIPTION WRITTEN IN INK ON FRONT FLYLEAF. CONTENT CLEAN AND TIDY THROUGHOUT WITH NO FURTHER ANNOTATION. THIS IS A VERY SCARCE, HARD TO FIND TITLE. **SENT BY ROYAL MAIL FROM UK STOCK.** "Always choose Readerz3, the best deal around for YOU and me!" 26.…