Beschreibung:

Sundials.- Blagrave (John) The Art of Dyalling in two Parts. The first shewing plainly, and in a maner mechanichally to make dyals to all plaines, either Horizontall, Murall, declining, reclining or inclining, with the theoricke of the Arte. The second how to performe the selfe same, in a more artificall kinde, and without use of Arithmeticke, together with concaue and conuex Dyals, and the inserting of the 12 signes, and the howres of any other country in any dyall, with many other things to the same Art appertaining, mostly black letter, woodcut diagram to title, woodcut initials and head-pieces, woodcut diagrams and illustrations throughout, with blank U4 but lacking X2 (final) blank, title soiled and with neatly repaired tear running through upper third, minor paper flaw to C3, ink stamps to L4 and S1 recto margins, closely trimmed at head, occasional marking or soiling, final f. soiled, bookplate of Reading School to pastedown, 19th century half calf, rubbed, [Bromley 85; STC 3116], by N[icholas] O[kes] for Simon Waterson, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church yard, at the signe of the Crowne, 1609. ⁂ First edition of the last work published by Blagrave in his lifetime and one of the earliest books in English on sundials, this copy with an interesting association. Blagrave was a pupil at Reading School before entering St. John's College, Oxford. Provenance: Reading School (bookplate and ink stamps).