[Rarebooks] FS: Astrological work by William Lilly. London: circa 1766

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(ASTROLOGY) Lilly, William. THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE; TREATING OF THE WISDOM OF 
THE ANCIENTS. In Four Parts… I. Shewing… Operations of the Signs and Planets… 
II. Prognostications… to Keep the Body in Health… III. An Abstract of the 
Art of Physiognomy and Palmistry… IV. The Farmer’s Kalender: Containing, 1. 
Perpetual Prognostications for Weather… 3. The Compleat and Experienced Farrier 
and Cowleech, Etc. Written by Erra Pater [pseud.], a Jew Doctor in Astronomy… 
Born in… Judea. Made English by W. Lilly… To Which Is Added, the Dealer’s 
Directory… a Catalogue of All the Markets, and Days on Which They Are Held. 
London: Printed by L. Hawes and Co. No date (circa 1766). 12mo. 168pp. Illus. with a 
woodcut frontis. and several text woodcuts and tables. Cont. sheep, worn, 
rebacked in modern tooled calf. 2 leaves with a 1” tear to corner of top 
fore-margin (some text loss). A few other leaves closely trimmed at fore-margin. 
Bottom margin of title trimmed (eliminating the imprint date).     $300.00 (trade 
discount allowed)

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