Komētographia. Or A discourse concerning comets
Subtitle: wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired into: with an historical account of all the comets which have appeared from the beginning of the world unto this present year, M. DC. LXXXIII. Expressing the place in the heavens, where they were seen, their motion, forms, duration; and the remarkable events which have followed in the world, so far as they have been by learned men observed. As also two sermons occasioned by the late blazing stars
By: By Mr. Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England
Contributors: Sherman, John, 1613-1685
Publisher: Printed by S[amuel] G[reen] for S[amuel] S[ewall].; And sold by J. Browning at the corner of the Prison Lane next the Town-House
Published: 1683
Place of publication: Boston in New-England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
Subjects: Astronomy; Comets; Religious aspects; American Sermons; Sermons
Other titles: Heaven's alarm to the world.; Latter sign discoursed of, in a sermon preached at the lecture of Boston in New-England; August, 31. 1682.
Notes: First word of title transliterated from the Greek.

Names of printers supplied by Wing.

"To the reader", p. [3-6], 1st count, dated and signed: Decemb. 20. 1682. John Sherman.

Leaf G3 verso has two states: the first has last line beginning "the Turks", and the second has a line of text "(I do not remember that I have read the like of any comet)" inserted preceding last line, with last line beginning "whence the Turks"

"Heaven's alarm to the world. Or A sermon, wherein is shewed, that fearful sights and signs in Heaven, are the presages of great calamities at hand. Preached at the lecture of Boston in New-England; January, 20, 1680. By Mr. Increase Mather", p. [8], 38, 4th and 5th counts, has separate title page with imprint: Boston in New England: Printed for Samuel Sewall. And are to be sold by J. [John or Joseph] Browning at the corner of the Prison-Lane next the Town-House, 1682; this sermon was occasioned by the appearance of the Kirch Comet of 1680.

"The latter sign discoursed of, in a sermon preached at the lecture of Boston in New-England; August, 31. 1682. Wherein is shewed, that the voice of God in signal providences, especially when repeated and iterated, ought to be hearkned unto. By Increase Mather", p. [2], 32 p., 6th and 7th counts, has divisional title page. This sermon was occasioned by the appearance of Halley's Comet in 1682.

Signatures: A⁸ (-A1) (A2 verso blank) B-K⁸ (K8 blank) ..

Errata: foot of p. 143, 2nd count.

According to Holmes, some copies have an errata slip on leaf K7v.

Title page printed within ornamental border; head pieces.

Holmes, T.J. Increase Mather, 67A.

Evans, C. American bibliography, 352.

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 46696.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), M1224.

English short title patalogue, W19542.

Purchase; befoe 1874; 06175.