Baughan, Rosa ‘The Influence of the Stars: a Book of Old World Lore. In Three Parts. Part I. – Astrology. Part II. – Chiromancy. Part III. – Physiognomy. To which are added Chapters on the Significance of the Moles of the Body astrologically considered, the Mystical Wheel of Pythagoras and the Methods of working it. Illustrated with 9 Plates’ George Redway, York Street, Covent Garden, London, 1889.

Cloth (light wear to extremities of spine and upper outer corners of boards; wear to lower outer corners). (Light cracking to rear inner paper hinge; heavy separation to inner paper hinge between pp. 64-5, but cords holding beneath; some separation also between pp. 96-7 and slightly between pp. 192-3.) [1] + [Frontis.] + [1 leaf] + [pp. iii-iv] + [1 leaf] + 28 + [plate] + [pp. 29-38] + [plate] + [pp. 39-58] + [plate] + [pp. 59-71] + [1 leaf] + [pp. 75-6] + [plate] + [pp. 77-80] + [plate] + [pp. 81-102] + [plate] + [pp. 103-6] + [plate] + [pp. 107-9] + [1 leaf] + [plate] + [pp. 113-186] + [table] + [pp. 189-94] + [3 pages of advertisements] + [pp. 2-48 of advertisements]

About this Book Scan

Carefully reproduced in full colour from our original printing of the first edition of 1889.

Rosa Baughan was one of the first woman astrologers to appear in print in Great Britain. Her book The Influence of the Stars (1889) was a compendium of divinatory lore, including content on physiognomy and palmistry as well as a basic primer of astrology.