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English Literature and History Lot 33

MOXON

MOXON, JOSEPH[A TUTOR TO ASTRONOMIE AND GEOGRAPHIE: OR AN EASIE AND SPEEDY WAY TO KNOW THE USE OF BOTH THE GLOBES, COLESTIAL AND TERRESTRIAL][London, Joseph Moxon, 1659]. First edition, small 4to, a defective copy lacking the title, first leaf of dedication, and last leaf of contents (A4), as well as the first 4 leaves of text (B-B4). Contemporary calf, worn, boards detached. Despite the defects, this is a fascinating and quite scarce book, with engravings of globes, quadrants, etc., and other woodcut illustrations/diagrams/tables in the text. ESTC R23159

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