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17946894London: Printed for G. Sael 1794. Third edition with additions. Small 8vo 6.5x4.5" v 1 79 1pp. Stitched and bound in later paper wrappers with manuscript title on front wrap and spine which is mostly perished the wraps being loose and chipped. Some dust soiling to title page few marginal marks in pencil otherwise clean and complete. <br /> <br /> The Miraculous Prophecies Predictions and Strange Visions of Sundry Eminent Men &c. from the first dawn of literature touching revolutions that have happened and revolutions to come in which is given a most striking and faithful picture of the times with what is to follow together with an account of Babylon's fall or the destruction of popery and in that glorious event a general reformation over all the World.<br /> <br /> An interesting and scarce collection of prophecies many astrological and including those of Michael Nostradamus from 1555 extracted from the authors' original writings. This sensationalist compilation was published in the throws of the French Revolution many of the writings specifically dealing with that conflict. Also includes works from Christopher Love 1651 John Lacy 1707 Peter Jurieu 1687 Robert Nixon 1702 Baron Swedenbourg 1753 Robert Fleming 1701 Anne Trapnel 1653 John Tillinghast 1654 Complete Magazine 1764 Lord Chesterfield 1753 William Lilly 1645 Bishop Newton 1760 J. Daut 1711 Dr. Gill 1752 Alstedius 1683 Dr. Ebenezer Sibly 1784 and others. <br /> <br /> <br /> The second edition of this work also published in 1794 is held by several libraries according to OCLC. However we find no mention of this expanded third edition of 79 pages vs. 64 in the second. . Printed for G. Sael unknown
178918819Liège 1789. Contemporary mottled tanned sheepskin gold-tooled spine with red title-label marbled edges. 8vo. With a woodcut illustration on title-page 20 engraved emblems at the beginning of each chapter several by Pieter Balthazar Bouttats and some woodcut tailpieces. Rare first edition of a work containing 20 adapted prophecies of the French apothecary and seer Michel de Nostradamus 1503-1566. Nostradamus's predictions first published in 1555 as Les proheties are here edited by an anonymous author giving an explanation of and opinion about each prophecy. Each prophecy is preceded by an oval emblematic engraving 6 signed by the Antwerp-based engraver Pieter Balthazar Bouttats 1666-1756. Since the engravings don't relate to the text they were probably originally made to illustrate an earlier work and were reused in the present work.With bookplate. Browned with some occasional small spots or stains but otherwise in good condition. Binding worn along the extremities bottom of spine damaged.l Chomarat M. & J.-P. Laroche Bibliographie Nostradamus Baden-Baden 1989 372; WorldCat 6 copies. unknown
