Sepharial, Editor of “Moore’s” and “Old Moore’s” Almanacs^[1] ‘Astrology: How to Make and Read Your Own Horoscope’ C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., Henrietta Street, London, 1905.

Original pictorial cloth. [3 pages of advertisements] + [1] + [1 page of advertisements] + [1 leaf] + [pp. 9-13] + [pp. 15-39] + [2 pages of tables] + [pp. 42-126] + [1 page of advertisements]. [Rear board with further advertisement.]

[1] He is also then cited as the author of several books, as in other works of his, but the prioritised mention of his editorship of almanacs in this book merits special mention because it is exceptional and also indicative of the target market the publisher had in mind for this work.

About this Book Scan

Sepharial (real name: Walter Gorn Old) was one of the most prolific and influential astrological writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries..

His book Astrology: How to Make and Read Your Own Horoscope was first published in 1905, although it was later reprinted many times with some modifications. Our full-colour scan offered here is of the true first edition in our library.

Unlike his earlier New Manual of Astrology (1898), the present work was pitched more at the beginner than the intermediate or advanced student. To judge by how often it was reprinted, it seems to have filled a gap in the marketplace for such a work.