Lot No: 9255

John Bainbridge: 'An Astronomicall Description of the Late Comet from the 18. of Novemn. 1618 to the 16. of Decemeber following. With Ceraine Morall Prognosticks or Applications drawne from the Comets Motion and Irradiation amongst the Celestiall Hierogphicks', title page imprint ''London, Printed by Edward Griffin for John Parker, 1619'', folding engraved plate with repaired closed tear verso, and printed at foot ''Engraved by I. Girtin, from the Frontispiece to Dr. Bainbridge's Astronomical Description of the Comet of 1618'', I.Girtin presumably John Girtin (c.1780 - after 1820) engraver and printer, brother of Thomas Girtin, threrefor this copy presumably a later edition/re issue withing another work of Bainbridge's 1619 1st Edition, pages numbered 266-272, 365-474 (but text seemingly entire and complete), plain brown paper wraps, 20th Century printed title label to top wrap. NB THIS IS AN 1811 REPRINT

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