Lot 449

Manilius, Marcus




Auction: 16 May 2008 at 12:00 BST
£300
Description
The five books of M. Manilius containing a system of the ancient astronomy and astrology. London: Printed for John Tonson, 1697, 8vo, presentation copy from Sir Walter Scott, 5 plates, later half cloth, worn, lacking backstrip, upper board loose, some light spotting
Footnote
Note: Wing M430
Provenance: Ink inscription on front free endpaper, "This book was the gift of Sir Walter Scott Bart. of Abbotsford & Edinburgh to C. A. Raphael, Professor of the Occult Sciences at Stokesley, England".



