A prognostication everlasting of ryght good effecte, frutefully augmented by thauthor, cōteyning playne, brief, pleasant, chosē rules to iudge the weather, by the sunne, moone, sterres, cometes, raynbowe, thunder, cloudes, with other extraordinarie tokens, not omitting the aspectes of planetes, with a briefe iudgement for ever of plentie, lacke, sickenes, death, warres, etc. opening also many natural causes woorthy to be knowen ... / [Leonard Digges].

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A prognostication everlasting of ryght good effecte, frutefully augmented by thauthor, cōteyning playne, brief, pleasant, chosē rules to iudge the weather, by the sunne, moone, sterres, cometes, raynbowe, thunder, cloudes, with other extraordinarie tokens, not omitting the aspectes of planetes, with a briefe iudgement for ever of plentie, lacke, sickenes, death, warres, etc. opening also many natural causes woorthy to be knowen ... / [Leonard Digges]. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

London : T. Gemini, 1556.

Physical description

2 unnumbered pages, 41 leaves, [*2], A-G4, A-D4 : italic & gothic char., woodcut t.page & illustrations ; (4to)

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Edition

The seconde impression augmented by the author.

Notes

The colophon is on Diii
Note: The first 2 leaves have no signatures. Giv (blank), Dii, and Div (blank?) wanting. The only other recorded copy finishes at Di.

References note

STC 6861
Bosanquet 167
ESTC S116106
Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 435.39
STC (2nd ed.), 435.39

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