The Mystery and Romance of Astrology - C. J. S. Thompson

Title: The Mystery and Romance of Astrology

Author: C. J. S. Thompson

Publisher: Causeway Books

Format: Hardcover with dust jacket

First published: 1929

This edition: Causeway Books edition, 1973

ISBN: 0883560194

Category: Divination & Psychic Arts, Magic & Occult

Condition: Second-hand. The hardcover remains intact, with visible age and shelf wear. The dust jacket is heavily worn, with rubbing, creasing, edge tears, chipping and losses, particularly around the corners and spine ends. There is some marking and age-related discolouration. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

C. J. S. Thompson traces the origins and development of astrology across more than five thousand years, moving from ancient Sumeria and Babylonia through the classical and biblical worlds to figures including Ptolemy, John Dee, Kepler, William Lilly and Nostradamus.

Illustrated throughout and written as a broad cultural history, this vintage Causeway edition will appeal to readers interested in astrology, occult history and the development of Western esoteric thought.