Ashmole, Elias (1617-1692) Memoirs of the Life of that Learned Antiquary Elias Ashmole, Esq; Drawn up by himself by way of Diary. With

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Ashmole, Elias (1617-1692)Memoirs of the Life of that Learned Antiquary Elias Ashmole, Esq; Drawn up by himself by way of Diary. With an Appendix of original Letters. London: Printed for J. Roberts, near the Oxford Arms, in Warwick Lane, 1717.
12mo, first edition, lacking the half-title, but with an extra copy of the final bifolium, K2, and otherwise complete, text browned.
[bound with] Lilly, William (1602-1681) Mr. William Lilly's History of his Life and Times from the Year 1602-1681. London: Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick Lane, 1715.
12mo, second edition, printed in the same year as the first, complete, contemporary speckled calf with gold tooling and marbled endleaves, binding worn and rubbed.
Lilly unfolds the mysteries of the black arts, including inside information on incantations and the raising of spirits. He also describes the trial of Isaac Antrobus, who was charged with baptizing a rooster (by the name of Peter) and committing adultery with a woman and her daughter.
Estimate $400-600

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