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SIBLY, EBENEZER. A New and Complete Illustration of the Occult Sciences: of the Art of foretelling future Events and Contigencies,by the Aspects, Positions, and Influences of the Heavenly Bodies. Engraved allegorical frontispiece and 29 plates; astrological diagrams in text. 618; [2], [619]-1126, [4] pages. 4 parts in 2 volumes. 4to, 19th-century 1/2 calf with morocco lettering pieces, spines faded; occasional browning, hole in one text leaf in first volume affecting a few words, early owner's inscription on titles and verso of plates, small hole in blank portion of plate facing page 847. London: Printed for the Author and sold by Champante and Whitrow et al., [1792]
First published in 1784-86. "Within the astrological tradition, Sibly's Illustration was the first comprehensive textbook for decades, covering judicial astrology (including both the genethliacal, or natal, and the horary branches) as well as mundane and meteorological applications. Also included were sections on natural and occult philosophy, witchcraft, ceremonial magic, and necromancy—the last presented as a warning, in a satisfyingly sensational manner" (ODNB).
