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Second edition, 8vo, [16], 254, [2]pp., the first leaf and the last leaf are blank, title within elaborate ornamental woodcut border, woodcut initials and head-pieces, illustrations including full-page chart with signs of the zodiac, blank margins of title a little frayed, foremargins of first 12 leaves cut close and just touching text, C5 with part of foremargin torn away, old paper repair missing text added in manuscript, C6 with blank foremargin torn away with partial repair, foremargin of F4 with old paper repair and lacking a couple of letters, pages 99-114 with worm track which affects a few words but without loss on sense, small rust hole to gutter margin of K1-K3, some contemporary ink marginalia in the hand of Thomas Gibbon, contemporary calf, blind tooled, spine split. "This book is the second (first in 1612), enlarged, edition of his popular handbook on astronomical and astrological data. It contains instructions and tables for astrological calculations, finding the time by either the position of the sun or the moon, determining dates of movable Christian feasts, etc. The calendar section is followed by shorter sections on financial advice, tables of historical information and legal matters."?Tomash & Williams. STC, 13779; Tomash & Williams, H163.