The True Prophecies or Prognostications

Lot 33
06.10.2022 12:00UTC -05:00
Classic
Vendu
$ 9 450
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementEtats-Unis, New York
Archive
La vente aux enchères est terminée. Vous ne pouvez plus enchérir.
Archive
ID 813799
Lot 33 | The True Prophecies or Prognostications
Valeur estimée
$ 4 000 – 6 000
The True Prophecies or Prognostications

Nostradamus, 1672

NOSTRADAMUS, Michael (1503-1566). The True Prophecies or Prognostications of Michael Nostradamus, Physician to Henry II. Francis II. Charles IX. Kings of France, and one of the best Astronomers that ever were. A work full of curiosity and learning. Translated by Theophilus de Garencieres. London: Thomas Ratcliffe Nathaniel Thompson, 1672



First edition in English, a bilingual translation in a contemporary binding. Theophilus de Garencières, a French apothecary and occultist living in England, provided the first English translation of the famous prophecies of Nostradramus, along with explanations for each (with a few exceptions for those entries either too obvious to require it or too obscure to interpret). Wing N-1399.



Folio (298 x 191mm). Title printed in red and black. Engraved frontispiece (small marginal repair to final leaf, a few small chips and stains). Contemporary calf, edges marbled (rebacked preserving portion of original spine panel).

Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
Etats-Unis
Aperçu
06.10.2022 – 06.10.2022
Téléphone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
E-mail
Conditions d'utilisationConditions d'utilisation
transport Service postal
Service de messagerie
ramassage par vous-même
Modes de paiement Virement bancaire
Heures d'ouvertureHeures d'ouverture
Lu 09:30 – 17:00   
Ma 09:30 – 17:00   
Me 09:30 – 17:00   
Je 09:30 – 17:00   
Ve 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa fermé
Di fermé