TETRABIBLOS - PTOLEMY, Wilson - 1st, 1828 - ASTROLOGY, ZODIAC, ORACLES, CHALDEAN

Book Details + Condition: William Huges, Islington Green (London). Very scarce First (English) Edition, 1828. Flexible hardcover boards measuring 7.5" x 4.75". 224 pages. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; aging and wear to original boards; interior is clean save owner's name and number on inside front board, and name on title page. Please note: this appears to be an editing or preliminary edition, due to the plain boards and editing notation in the Preface (see picture). James Wilson's English translation of Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy's 2nd-century treatise on astrology, from the copy belonging to Renaissance-era theologian Leo Allatius. Full title reads: "The Tetrabiblos; or, Quadripartite of Ptolemy being Four Books, Relative to the Starry Influences." Includes astrological tables, charts, and overview of Chaldean terms, signs, and planets. "Ptolemy wrote an astrological treatise, in four parts, known by the Greek term Tetrabiblos. Its original title is unknown, but may ha