Porphyry the philosopher (1 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. First Edition. Translation by Herschel Holden. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xviii, 74pp. Fine. Pristine first published edition of this translation into English of a pair of astrological classics: 3rd century A.D. Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry wrote this introduction to Ptolemy's 2nd century A.D. text on the practice and philosophy of astrology, while 1st century A.D. astrologer Serapio penned the slim list of astrological terms.…