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Breslaw's last legacy; or The magical companion: Containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical; selected from the most celebrated masters of deception: as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions. Wherein is displayed the mode and manner of deceiving the eye, as practised by those celebrated masters of mirthful deceptions. Including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists, Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, &c. also the interpretation of dreams signification of moles, palmistry, &c. with a selection of the newest songs sung this season at Vauxhall, and other places of public entertainment: jests, riddles, epigrams, and bon mots. The whole forming a book of real knowledge in the art of conjuration. With an accurate description of the method how to make the air balloon and inject the inflammable air.
Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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The book of knowledge; treating of the wisdom of the ancients. In four parts. I. Shewing the various and wonderful Operations of the Signs and Planets, and other Celestial Constellations on the Bodies of Men, &c. II. Prognostications for ever, necessary to keep the Body in Health; with several choice Receipts in Physick and Surgery. III. An Abstract of the Art of Physiognomy and Palmistry together with the Signification of Moles, and Interpretation of Dreams, &c. IV. The Farmer's Kalender: Containing, 1. Perpetual Prognostications for Weather. 2. The whole Mystery of Husbandry. 3. The compleat and experienced Farrier and Cow-Leech, &c. Written by Erra Pater, a Jew Doctor in Astronomy, and Physick born in Bethany, near Mount Oliver, in Judea. Made English by W. Lilly, Student in Physick and Astrology. To which is added, the dealer's directory: Containing. 1. The true Form of all Sorts of Bills, Bonds, Counter-Bonds, Indentures, Letters of Attorney and License, Deeds of Gifts, Bills of Exchange &c. 2. The best Method of getting in Debts, and compounding them. 3. An Account of Weights, Measures, Numbers, Coins, Tables and Shires, Post-Roads and principal Fairs, &c. A Catalogue of all the Markets, and Days on which they are held; with diverse other necessary Things and useful Tables.
Erra Pater.Date: 1758- Books
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The book of knowledge: treating of the wisdom of the ancients. In four parts. I. Shewing the various and wonderful Operations of the Signs and Planets, and other Celestial Constellations, on the Bodies of Men, &c. and the mighty Influences they have upon those that are born under them. II. Prognostications for ever, necessary to keep the Body in Health; with several choice Receipts in Physick and Surgery. III. An Abstract of the Art of Physiognomy and Palmistry together with the Signification of Moles, and Interpretation of Dreams, &c. IV. The Farmer's Kalendar: Containing, 1. Perpetual Prognostications for Weather. 2. The whole Mystery of Husbandry. 3. The Compleat and Experienc'd Farrier and Cow-Leech, &c. Written by Erra Pater, a Jew, Doctor in Astronomy and Physick, born in Bethany, near Mount Olivet, in Judea; made English by W. Lilly, Student in Physick and Astrology. To which is added, The dealer's directory: Containing, 1. The true Form of all sorts of Bills, Bonds, Counter-Bonds, Indentures, Letters of Attorney and License, Deeds of Gifts, Bills of Exchange, &c. 2. The best Method of getting in Debts, and Compounding them. 3. An Account of Weights, Measures, Numbers, Coins, Tables of Shires, Post-Roads and Principal Fairs, &c. a Catalogue of all the Markets, and Days on which they are held; with divers other necessary Things and useful Tables:
Erra Pater.Date: [1720?]- Books
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The book of knowledge shewing the wisdom of the ancients in four parts. I. Shewing the various and wonderful operations of the signs and planets, and other celestial constellations on the bodies of men, women and children: and the great influences they have upon those that are born under them. II. Prognostications forever, necessary to keep the body in health: with several choice recipts in physick and surgery. III. An abstract of the art of physiognomy and palmistry; together with the signification of moles, and interpretation of dreams. IV. The farmer's kalender; containing perpetual prognostications for weather. The whole mystery of husbandry, the compleat and experienc'd farrier, cow-leech, swineherd, and shepherd. Written by Erra Pater, a Jewish doctor in astronomy and physick, born in Bethany, near Mount Olivet, in Judea; and made English by William Lilly, student in physick and astrology. To which is added, the dealer's directory: containing the true form or all sorts of bills bonds, counter-bonds, letters of attorney and license, deeds of gift, bills of exchange, and other writings. The best method of getting in debts, and compounding them. An account of weights, measures, numbers, coins, tables of shires, post-roads, and principal fairs. A catalogue of all the markets, and days on which they are held, and divers other necessary things and tables. With several additions which were never publish'd in any of the former impressions of this book.
Erra Pater.Date: [1726?]- Ephemera
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Date: 1954-1986Reference: PSY/WOL/1/11Part of: Wolff, Charlotte (1897-1986)