1899 Scarce Book bound by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey - MODERN ASTROLOGY - The Astrologers' Magazine by Alan Leo. Copy of Governor Charles Edison.
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Author: Alan Leo and al.
Title: MODERN ASTROLOGY - The Astrologers' Magazine (Established 1890). A Work dealing solely with Astrological Matters.
Publisher: London, "Modern Astrology" At the Editorial Office, Containing the editions for the year 1898-1899, complete in one volume, from August 1898 to January 1899 (six issues). First Edition.
Size: 9 "X 7 ".
Pages: 188 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine full blue morocco leather binding, finely bound by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey & Co. (hinges fine, with the gilt stamp of "Governor Charles Edison Library" on the last endpaper - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. An exquisite binding!
Content: Good only content (bright and tight, very light old staining to the upper margin of some pages - as shown- probably there prior to the binding work by Zaehnsdorf due to the scarcity of this Astrology magazine).
Illustrations: Illustrated throughout.
The book: Scarce copy of MODERN ASTROLOGY - The Astrologers' Magazine for years 1898-1899 in an elegant Zaehnsdorf for Asprey morocco binding! A rare find in any condition!
Including: Are Astrologers Born or Made?, The further considered Asteroids, Astrology a Divine Science, Born in a Mourning Coach, How do we Rules our Stars, Hipparchus, History of Assyria and Chaldaea, HoroscopeL Bankruptcy and Consumption, Mundane Predictions, The Religion of Chaldaea, Pre-Existence, Pistis Sophia, Some Remarkable facts about Meteors, The Science of the Soul, The Scientist and the Seer, etc.
The author: Alan Leo, born William Frederick Allan, (Westminster, 7 August 1860 – Bude, 30 August 1917), was a prominent British astrologer, author, publisher, astrological data collector and theosophist. He is often referred to as "the father of modern astrology".
His work stimulated a revival of astrology in the Western world after its decline at the end of the 17th century. Leo was a devout theosophist and he worked many of its religious concepts such as karma and reincarnation into his astrology. He used the Theosophical Society's vast international connections to publish, translate and disseminate his work across Europe and America.
In 1915 Leo founded the Astrological Lodge of London
The previous owner: Charles Edison (August 3, 1890 – July 31, 1969) was an American politician, businessman, inventor and animal behaviorist. He was the Assistant and then United States Secretary of the Navy, and served as the 42nd governor of New Jersey. Commonly known as "Lord Edison", he was a son of Thomas Edison and Mina Miller Edison.