James Wilson — A Complete Dictionary of Astrology

London, William Hughes; Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819. First edition. Leather. A very scarce dictionary on astrology, the first edition of this educational work by James Wilson. The first edition.A very scarce work.A comprehensive study on astrology in all of its aspects, detailing "every technical and abstruse term".Illustrated with two plates.Collated, bound without the frontispiece and the front endpaper. By James Wilson, and based on the works of Ptolemy, Placidus, among other leading astrologers.Bookplate of Henry Montagu Butler to the front paste down. Butler was an academic who searched as the headmaster of Harrow, and the Master of Trinity College Cambridge. In a full diced calf binding. Externally, both boards are detached but present. Lacking the backstrip. Light rubbing and discolouration and a few marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Lacking the front endpaper. Rear endpaper is working loose. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots and handling marks. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .