Raphael, Edwin ‘Raphael’s Private Lessons in Genethliacal Astrology. (Revised and Amended.)’ No Publisher Stated, London, 1903[1].
Original cloth. Contents printed in photocopied handwriting on single-sided leaves throughout. [1 leaf] + [leaves 2-108]
[1] The original edition was dated 1881
About this Book Scan
The serving editor of Raphael’s Almanac in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was Robert Thomas Cross. He also wrote several books on astrology and other esoteric and divinatory topics under the pen-name Edwin Raphael during his tenure of the editorship of the almanac.
One of his books that was sought after by the serious student of astrology in those days was Raphael’s Private Instructions in Genethliacal Astrology, which was not typeset but printed from the author’s own handwritten manuscript, giving it a distinctive charm. 22 years after its first known appearance in 1881, this revised and slightly retitled edition (now Raphael’s Private Lessons in Genethliacal Astrology) appeared in 1903. According to our inspections, the manuscript that is the source of the printing has been written out completely afresh, although there are only selective changes to the text. It bears close comparison with the edition of 1885 (which is now also available from Astrolearn) to see what Cross decided to change and why.