★ Lilly, William [1602-1681]. Catastrophe Mundi: or, Merlin Reviv'd, in a Discourse of Prophecies & Predictions, And their Remarkable Accomplishment. With Mr. Lilly's hieroglyphicks exactly cut; and Notes and Observations thereon as also a Collection Of all the Antient (Reputed) Prophecies That are Extant, Touching the Grand Revolutions like to happen in these Latter Ages.By a Learned Pen. London, Printed and are to be sold by John How at the Seven Stars at the South west Corner of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, and Thomas Malthus at the Sun in the Poultrey, 1683.
In 8° (14.3 cm), A-G8 H10, cc. [3], pp. 123 [1 bianca], cc. [1 bianca]. Tra le pagine 23 e 55 sono riprodotte le incisioni che figurano in Monarchy or no monarchy (vedi la scheda n. 4551), fatta eccezione per quella che raffigura una talpa che si avvicina a una corona, sostituita da due leoni che si battono e, sotto di loro, una talpa sulla riva, mentre una nave affonda. Sono bianche le pagine pari da 24 a 56.
Note biografiche su William Lilly sub Christian Astrology (scheda n. 4551).
E’ una ristampa, postuma, di Monarchy or no monarchy edita nel 1651 (vedi la scheda n. 4551). Esiste inoltre altra tiratura nella quale tra i dati editoriali non figurano le parole “at the Seven Stars”.
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Bibliografia: Gardner 689.