The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, Bar. : Collected into one entire volume. By John Gadbury, student in physick and astrology.

Works

London : Printed by H[enry]. H[ills]. for John Leigh, at Stationers Hall, and Awnsham Churchill, at the Black Swan, near Amen-Corner, 1683.

[34], 670, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (woodcuts), port., tables ; (8vo)

Title page is in red and black.

Partly in verse.

With an engraved portrait of Wharton on pi1v.

Printer's name from Wing CD.

With a plate between pp. 514 and [515], and a final errata leaf.

"An astrological judgment upon His Majesties present march" (p. [209]); "Bellum Hybernicale: or, Ireland's war astrologically demonstrated" (p. [223]); "Merlini anglici errata: or, The errors, mistakes, and mis-applications of Mr. Lilly's new ephemeris" (p. [273]); "Gesta Britannorum: or, A succinct chronology of the action and exploits, battails, sieges, conflicts, and other signal and remarkable passages" (p. [417]); and "Cheiromantia: or, The art of divining by the lines and signatures engraven in the hand of man, by the hand of nature" (p. [515]) each have separate title pages dated 1645, 1647, 1647, 1657, and 1652, respectivly; pagination and register are continuous. "Cheiromantia" is by Johann Rothmann; the other works are by Wharton.

A variant of the edition lacking the name of Awnsham Churchill in imprint (Wing W1538).

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), W1538A
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R222290

Great Britain -- England -- London.

W1538.2

129542. Provenance: anonymous engraved armorial bookplate (motto "dum dy ras")