Gadbury, John ‘Collectio Geniturarum: Or, a Collection of Nativities, in CL Genitures; Viz. Princely, Prelatical, Causidical, Physical, Mercatorial, Mathematical, Of Short Life, Of Twins, & c. With Many Useful Observations on them, Both Historical and Astrological. Being of Practical Concernment unto Philosophers, Physitians, Astronomers, Astrologers, And others that are Friends unto Urania^[1]’ Printed by James Cottrel, London, 1662.

Half-leather (edge-worn) with paper-covered boards. [2 leaves] + [11] + 110 + [18 pages whose page-numbers have been cut out by a previous owner] + [pp. 129-196] + [p. 193 (2)] + [pp. 198-199] + [p. 196 (2)] + [pp. 201-219]

[1] With added title page to first part: “Collectio Geniturarum: The First Part, In Fifty Illustrious Radixes: Being of eminent Use to the industrious Students In the Genethliacal Part of Astrologie. Together With something touching the Worlds Nativity” (same imprimatur). With added title page to [p. 73]: “Collectio Geniturarum: Or, A Collection of Nativities. The Second Part, In Fifty eminent Genitures; viz. Prelatical, Causidical, Physical: Being of Practical Concernment unto Philosophers, Physitians, & c. and all other Learned and Ingenious Persons” (same imprimatur). With added title page to [p. 157]: “Collectio Geniturarum: The Third Part, In Fifty Select Nativities. Viz. Of Genthemen, Merchants, Mathematicians, Short Life, Twins, & c. Being of Practical Concernment to the Sons of Art” (same imprimatur)

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Carefully scanned in full colour from our original printing of the 1662 edition purchased from Krown & Spellman Booksellers of California in the 2000s.

John Gadbury’s Collectio Geniturarum or Collection of Nativities takes up where his Genethlialogia or Doctrine of Nativities left off, presenting 150 genitures as case studies in the practice of natal astrology