Alan Leo’s Astrological Manuals – Complete Set of 14 Volumes (Nos. 1–14)
An attractive and increasingly hard-to-assemble complete collection of 14 vintage astrological manuals, published in London by L. N. Fowler & Co. and the Modern Astrology Office.
Bound in matching green cloth with black lettering and distinctive astrological designs, these volumes explore a wide range of subjects including natal astrology, planetary influences, horoscope interpretation, predictive methods, medical astrology, horary astrology, mundane astrology and astro-meteorology.
Volumes included:
1. Everybody’s Astrology 2. What Is a Horoscope and How Is It Cast? 3. Planetary Influences 4. The Horoscope in Detail 5. Directions and Directing 6. The “Reason Why” in Astrology 7. Horary Astrology 8. The Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolised 9. Medical Astrology 10. What Do We Mean by Astrology? 11. A Thousand and One Notable Nativities 12. My Friends’ Horoscopes 13. Mundane or National Astrology 14. Weather Predicting by Astro-Meteorology
The collection includes works by Alan Leo, Bessie Leo, H. S. Green, Heinrich Däath, Alfred H. Barley and Charubel, among others.
Several volumes have dated title pages from the early 1900s, including 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1914. Various editions and printings are represented.
A fascinating collection for enthusiasts of the history of astrology, Western esotericism and antiquarian occult literature.
Condition
Vintage used condition, with age-related wear throughout. Green cloth covers show varying degrees of rubbing, fading, discolouration, marks and wear to edges and corners. Some page edges are browned or darkened, with occasional spotting.
Previous owners’ names, dates and handwritten inscriptions are present in some volumes. Some pages show small marks or minor age-related imperfections. One photographed page has a small area of surface damage near the upper margin.
Please examine all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.