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Alan Leo – How to Judge a Nativity Part 2: the Synthesising of the Horoscope 1909

£75.00

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hb Leo, Alan How to Judge a Nativity Part II: the Synthesising of the Horoscope 2nd Office of “Modern Astrology”, 42, 43 & 50, Imperial Buildings, Ludgate Circus 1909 £75 Second Edition, Revised & Greatly Amplified, after the first of 1904. The definitive edition of this important book by Leo, in its earliest state thus. Later reprints were retitled ‘The Art of Synthesis’. Complete in [2] + [pp. v-ix] + [1] + [pp. 1-8 of plates] + [pp. xi-xii] + 296 + [4 pages of advertisements] Original vertically ribbed full-green cloth in near-fine condition for age, with slight fraying to bottom 1 cm of rear spine hinge and to small parts of overhanging top few mm of cloth over spine; light wear to upper outer corners of boards; trace of indentation to spine just below main title, and very slight bowing to boards. Blind-stamped florally-decorated bordering to both boards (the original state of this edition – it was lost from later bindings), and gilt titling to both front board and spine, are in generally fine condition (‘N’ in ‘Alan’ to spine with minor partial loss of gilt; other characters all bright and complete). Page-edges toned, but pages within free from noticeable foxing. Plain-pencilled number to ffep. Old-fashioned red oval stamp of unclear meaning to blank area of title page. No other permanent markings or faults found. An exceptionally fine copy of the most collectible edition

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Weight 0.965 kg

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