The Quadripartite; or, Four Books Concerning the Influences of the Stars [Tetrabiblos / Apotelesmatika / Quadripartitum] Ptolemy, Claudius (Translated by John Whalley) Astrology

219pp; Handsomely rebound in textured maroon boards with gilt titling to spine, boards square, clean & bright, previous owner's name to title page, pages lightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce, antique volume on astrology originally written in Greek by Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100-170s AD), a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer and music theorist. This edition translated by John Whalley (1653-1724), "professor of physic and astrology and others" but with a reputation as a notorious Irish quack. The original Greek title was Tetrabiblos, the Latin title was Quadripartitum, and the volume is also known as Apotelesmatika.