First British Edition
Novae Motuum Caelestivm Ephemerides Richelianae. annorum 15, ab anno 1637 incipientes, ubi sex anni priores e fontibus Lansbergianis, reliqui vero e numeris Tychoni-Keplerianis eruntur, quibus accesserunt. In priori parte. 1 Isagoge in astrologiam. 2 De aeris mutatione. 3 Doctrina primi mobilis exquisite demonstrata. In secunda parte. 1 Usus tabularum astronomicarum pro rebus omnibus ad astronomian spectantibus instituendis. 2 De crisium mysterio tractatus. 3 Gnomonices liber unus, ubi scioterica delineandi horologia quocunque modo vel declinantia, vel inclinantia methodus omnium & facillima & brevissima tabularum ope, traditur. Authore Natal. Durret, cosmographo regio, at Eminentiss. Card. Richel.
London: Johannem Benson, 1647.
Full Description:
DURET, Noel. Novae Motuum Caelestivm Ephemerides Richelianae. annorum 15, ab anno 1637 incipientes, ubi sex anni priores e fontibus Lansbergianis, reliqui vero e numeris Tychoni-Keplerianis eruntur, quibus accesserunt. In priori parte. 1 Isagoge in astrologiam. 2 De aeris mutatione. 3 Doctrina primi mobilis exquisite demonstrata. In secunda parte. 1 Usus tabularum astronomicarum pro rebus omnibus ad astronomian spectantibus instituendis. 2 De crisium mysterio tractatus. 3 Gnomonices liber unus, ubi scioterica delineandi horologia quocunque modo vel declinantia, vel inclinantia methodus omnium & facillima & brevissima tabularum ope, traditur. Authore Natal. Durret, cosmographo regio, at Eminentiss. Card. Richel. London: Johannem Benson, 1647.
First British edition. According to the British Library, this edition is a reissue, with new title-page of the 1641 Paris first edition. Two parts in one small, thick folio volume (9 1/8 x 7 inches; 233 x 178 mm). [12], 110, 135, 138-181, [1, errata], 44, 48, 64, [8] 56, [56], 168, 261, [7] pp. Textually complete. Bound without the engraved title-page. With three tipped in engraved flaps, one engraved folding plate, and numerous woodcut diagrams throughout the text. With an inserted two page contemporary manuscript ephemrides for the 1649 Julian calendar. Collates the same as the British Library Copy. We could only find one other copy of this London edition at auction and two of the first Paris edition, one of which was incomplete. ESTC only reports two copies at libraries, The British Library and the UCLA Clark.
Full contemporary speckled calf. Board double ruled in blind. Spine with two paper labels. Edges speckled red. Boards rubbed and bumped. Head and tail of spine with some minor repairs. With no pastedown endpapers. Some minor light dampstaining to outer margins of a few leaves. Leaf B2 within "De Crisium Mysterio with some closed tears, but with no loss. Five leaves within the Ephemeris for 1643 trimmed close at fore-edge touching edge of text. Previous owner Thomas Oswald's bookplate to inside of front cover, and with his 17th century signature to title page. With an inserted sheet likely from the same hand noting the lunar positions for 1649 in the Julian calendar. Overall a very good copy of this rare title.
"Noël Duret or Natalis Durret (1590 in Montbrison, Loire – 1650 in Paris), was a French mathematician and astronomer, cosmographer for King Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu. He was one of the publishers of François Viète." He assisted Richelieu and was given the title "cosmographe du roi."
The first part of this volume comprises three texts on astrology and the second part comprises three works that include Ephemeris for years 1637-1651 as well as astronomical tables.
Houzeau & Lancaster 15149; Wing D-2695A; ESTC R174892.
HBS 69424.
$3,000.
Price: $3,000.00
Item #69424