FOSTER, THE DESCRIPTION OF A RULER, LONDON, 1652

Ellipticæ, or Azimuthal Horoliography. London: Robert and Willliam Leybourn for Nicolas Bourn, 1654, 4 parts, divisional titles, woodcut diagrams 2 works bound in one volume, 4to (180 x 137mm.), contemporary sheep, modern folding cloth box, ruled in blind, rebacked retaining original spine, rubbed

George Legge (1648-1691), 1st Baron Dartmouth, admiral and commander-in-chief of the navy, ownership inscription; Harrison D. Horblit (1912-1988), book label, sale in these rooms, 11 November 1974, lot 396; bought from E.M. Lawson & Company, East Hagbourne, UK, 1986

1st work: Tomash & Williams F92; ESTC R206743; Wing F1635; 2nd work: Tomash & Williams F91; ESTC R7034; Wing F1632

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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Foster was professor of astronomy at Gresham College.