NOSTRADAMUS, Michael.
True Prophecies or Prognostications of Michael Nostradamus Physician to Henry II. Francis II. and Charles IX. Kings of France, and one of the best Astronomers that ever were. A Work full of Curiosity and Learning.
"SITTING BY NIGHT IN MY SECRET STUDY…": Rare First Edition in English of Nostradamus' True Prophecies or Prognostications
London: Thomas Radcliffe and Nathaniel Thompson, 1672.
$12,800.00
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Item Number: RRB-151294
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First edition in English of Nostradamus famous prophetical work. Folio, contemporary calf, copper-engraved frontispiece, title-page printed in red and black, morocco spine label. The predictions of the famed 16th century astrologer Michel Nostradamus, or Notredame, 1503-1566, given in the original French rhymed quatrains and in English translation. The copper-engraved frontispiece depicts the translator at his desk, quill pen in hand, portraits of Michael Nostradamus and Theophilus Garencières on the wall. There are old ink notes within, both marginal and interlinear, and on the back of the frontispiece. Wing N1399. In very good condition, rebacked, marginalia, rear hinge starting. Rare and desirable in contemporary calf.
True Prophecies or Prognostications of Michael Nostradamus Physician to Henry II. Francis II. and Charles IX. Kings of France, and one of the best Astronomers that ever were. A Work full of Curiosity and Learning.
$12,800.00
In Stock
