Raphael

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Zadkiel [Richard James Morrison]; edited by Raphael [Robert Cross Smith]ABAA

The Royal Book of Fate; Queen Elizabeth's Oracle of Future Events From an Illuminated Manuscript Found in the Library of the Unfortunate Earl of Essex Who Was Beheaded in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth: A Work of the Greatest Interest Curious Marvellous and Wonderful relating to Love Marriage Riches Dream Foretold and all Subjects of Fate Change and Mortal Destiny. To Which is Added Raphael's Nativity by Zadkiel the Seer

1856réf. 11298London: Sherwood and Company; James Cornish Booksellers 1856. Fourth Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. Fourth Edition. Full Calf. "This essay is intended as a foundation for belief in revealed religion in connection with the theory of celestial influences or astrology." Richard James Morrison 15 June 1795 - 5 April 1874 was an English astrologer commonly known by his pen name Zadkiel and best known for the series known as Zadkiel's Almanac. Morrison in 1831 issued The Herald of Astrology subsequently known as Zadkiel's Almanac. In this annual pamphlet he published predictions of the chief events of the coming year. Morrison wrote with the signature Zadkiel Tao-Sze. Morrison wrote such articles as The New Principia or true system of astronomy in which the Earth is proved to be the stationary centre of the Solar System 1868 which made him a charlatan in the eyes of scientists. In 1863 he won a libel suite against Admiral Sir Edward Belcher who wrote in the Daily Telegraph that Morrison was "the crystal globe seer who gulled many of our nobility about the year 1852." He was awarded twenty shillings one pound damages but was deprived of his costs. The Athenaeum 16 May 1874 p. 666 noted that Morrison was "the restorer and Grand Master in this country of Tao-Sze a secret society intended to be of immense power and to outshine the Free-masons but which most probably by his death is reduced to two members and inanition". Robert Cross Smith 1795-1832 was an English astrologer writing under the pseudonym of "Raphael." Starting on upper and rear joints cracking rubbing to extremities repair to folding color plate otherwise tight bright and unmarred. Full blind stamped red calf with worn gilt decorative vignette. Red titling on tp. and charts. Elaborate large folding frontispiece printed in colors unprofessionally repaired backed with linen. xix 66pp. Illus. color b/w. Sherwood and Company; James Cornish, Booksellers unknown books