English Almanacs 1500-1800: Astrology and the Popular Press
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, John Taylor Books P.B.F.A.
London: Faber and Faber, 1979. First edition.. Hardback. Very good +/very good. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 inches). pp.452. Publisher's red cloth gilt, slightly marked. Pictorial d/w, not price-clipped, faded to backstrip, slightly rubbed to edges. Owner's name (K. H. D. Haley), address and date (86) in ink to front free endpaper, with previous owner's ink stamp name and address neatly crossed out. Top edge rusty, trifle marks to fore-edge. O/w contents clean and bright. Binding firm and square. A better than Very Good copy in a Very Good d/w. We reduce the default shipping charge for lighter books or use it for a tracked service if books are expensive or uncommon. We pack books securely in boxes, or corrugated card or cardboard, and protect corners with bubble-wrap.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Weiser Antiquarian Books, Inc. [495581], Cape Neddick, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Large octavo. 452pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Bibliography of English Almanacs, List of Abbreviations, Notes & Index. The author outlines the great importance of almanacs in everyday life from the 16th to 19th century. From the collection of Dr. M. H. Coleman, with his ex-libris seal blind-stamped on the front free endpaper. A little rubbing at bottom of spine, otherwise a clean near Fine copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket faded on spine).

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wykeham Books.
Faber and Faber, London, first edition, 1979. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 452 pp, plates, ills. An "excellent study" according to John Feather in A Dictionary of Book History. From the blurb: "Apart from the Bible, almanacs were the most influential and widely dispersed form of literature in Tudor and Stuart England. At their zenith in the later seventeenth century, they sold at a rate of 400,000 copies a year. They were read by many people who read little else, and the works of Shakespeare and Jonson, among others, have numerous references to them. Dr. Capp's fascinating book is the first to study their history in depth. It is full of vivid detail, and shows clearly how relevant they were to almost every aspect of life, social, intellectual, religious, political. As well as being a powerful force in revolutionary times, they played a central part in spreading scientific progress and medical learning, and in the development of popular journalism and printing. Possessing some of the characteristics of both pocket encyclopaedia and sermon, they conveyed information and/or moral commentary on such diverse topics as attitudes to rich and poor, agriculture, gardening, weights and measures, food, drink, sex, sleep, dress, bodily cleanliness, games, fairs, holidays, the weather, the state of the roads, posts, freemasonry, omens, witchcraft, will-making and even the sale of wives - in addition to making dramatic astrological prophecies about the likelihood of plague, famine and war in the year ahead. Not least, they provided people with calendars and, in time, diaries too. With its long, systematic bibliography down to 1700, its biographical notes on all compilers (nearly 400 of them) and its meticulously thorough coverage of the whole subject, Astrology and the Popular Press is a book that will be read with enjoyment and profit - and continue to be referred to - for years to come. Very Good in slightly sunned but otherwise Very Good dustwrapper.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books.
Cornell Univ Pr. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, parkplacebooks.
Apart from the Bible, almanacs were the most influential and widely dispersed for of literature in Tudor and Stuart England. At their zenith in the later seventeenth century, they sold at a rate of 400,000 copies a year. They were read by many people who read little else, and the works of Shakespeare and Jonson, among others, have numerous references to them. Professor Capp's fascinating book (Faber, 1979) is the first to study their history in depth. It is full of vivid detail, and shows clearly how relevant they were to almost every aspect of life, social, intellectual, religious, political. As well as being a powerful force in revolutionary times, they played a central part in spreading scientific progress and medical learning, and in the development of popular journalism and printing. Possessing some of the characteristics of both pocket encyclopaedia and sermon, they conveyed information and/or moral commentary on such diverse topics as attitudes to rich and poor, agriculture, gardening, weights and measures, food, drink, sex, sleep, dress, bodily cleanliness, games, fairs, holidays, the weather, the state of the roads, posts, freemasonry, omens, witchcraft, will-making and even the sale of wives - in addition to making dramatic astrological prophecies about the likelihood of plague, famine and war in the year ahead. Hardcover, Label: Faber and Faber, Faber and Faber, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1979-05, Studio: Faber and Faber, Verkaufsrang: 17811687.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books From California, CA, Simi Valley, [RE:5].
Dust Jacket is in a removable, clear plastic (Brodart) protector. Pages are clean, text is intact and unmarred. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled. Hardcover.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books [51315977], Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, M Godding Books Ltd [51192021], Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom.
452 pages. No Inscriptions. 1st class post to the UK, Airmail worldwide. Robust packaging.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, ExtremelyReliable, TX, Richmond, [RE:4].
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:4].
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