Napier (o Neper), John (Lord of Merchistoun) [1550-1617]. A bloody almanack: foretelling many certaine predictions which shall come to passe this present yeare 1647. With a calculation concerning the time of the day of judgement, drawn out and published by that famous astrologer. The Lord Napier of Marcheston. [London] [Printed for L. Coe] 1647.
In 4° (20 cm), A4, cc. [4].
Ritengo che sia questa la plaquette in cui Napier previde la fine del mondo per l’anno 1688, ricevendo le dure reprimende di Courcelles (vedi la scheda n. 1904).
Esemplari: Manchester University; British Library; Bodleian Library; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; University of Texas, Austin.
Bibliografia: Capp p. 370; CATAF (per le edizioni del 1642, 1643, 1647, 1648).
Le uscite del 1644 e del 1645 sono in possesso della British Library.