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A manual of astrology, or, The book of the stars

which contains every requisite illustration of the celestial science, or the art of foretelling future events, by the influences of the heavenly bodies, the whole illustrated and exemplified by various important and appropriate diagrams, and three elegant engravings

by Raphael

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

Listed as 1st edition Author's real name is Robert C. Smith, author of the "Astrologer of the nineteenth century." Robert Cross, who claims to be the "Astrologer of the Nineteenth Century," also used the pseudonym Raphael Added t.p. engraved, with colored vignette Publisher's advertisement: p. 1-4 at front "Also attributed to John Palmer."--Cushing 9 BYU copy lacks 1 plate Some browning; foxing

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology.

  • Astrology

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Astrology”. Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the title, “Astrology” in the subject metadata, and “Astrology” in the edition title.

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    • Astrology· via Open Library
    • Astrology· in title
    • Astrology· in subject
    • Astrology· in edition title

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which contains every requisite illustration of the celestial science, or the art of foretelling future events, by the influences of the heavenly bodies, the whole illustrated and exemplified by various important and appropriate diagrams, and three elegant engravings

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1828-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Published by C.S. Arnold ; Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd ; Dublin : Westley and TyrrellEnglishPublic digitized item

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Harold B. Lee Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Brigham Young University
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Scanner: scribe1.provo.archive.org
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openlibrary-work:OL2532484W
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