The most excellent, profitable and pleasant book, of the famous doctor and expert astrologian Arcandam, or Aleandrin
Subtitle: to finde the fatal destiny, constellation, complexion, & natural inclination of euery man and child, by his birth ; with an addition of phisiognomy, very pleasant to reade. Now newly turned out of the French into our vulgar tongue, by William Warde
Contributors: Ward, William, 1534-1609; Orwin, Thomas, -1593, printer
Publisher: By Thomas Orwin
Published: 1592
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Astrology; Early works to 1800; Physiognomy
Work titles: Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiae
Notes: Title vignette (printer's device); title within woodcut border; initials.

The section on physiognomy is sometimes attributed to R. Hall.

Signatures: A-P⁸ Q⁴.

Rare Book copy: Imperfect; t.p. and section on physiognomy (all after leaf L3) wanting. T.p. supplied in MS based on a different edition ([s.l. : s.n.], 1634); section on physiognomy supplied from an earlier edition (London : Iames Rovvbothum, [1562]), the final four leaves of which are also wanting, and supplied in MS.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 726

English short title catalogue (ESTC), S100211

Gift of Valerie Delacorte in memory of George T. Delacorte, May 2007