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Sundials.- Stirrup (Thomas) Horometria: Or, The Compleat Diallist: Or, The Compleat Diallist: Wherein the Whole Mystery of the Art of Dialling is Plainly Taught Three Several Wayes..., Whereunto is added an Appendix, Shewing how the Parallels of Declination; the Jewish, Babylonish, and Italian Houres; the Azimuths, Almicanters, &c. may be easily inscribed on any diall whatsoever.., first edition, woodcut frontispiece and numerous illustrations, title within typographical woodcut border with ornament, woodcut initials and head-pieces, lacking 2 final blank ff., portion of title restored with loss to border but not affecting text, occasional light soiling and browning, ink ownership inscriptions to frontispiece, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked and recornered, [Bromley 803; Tardy p.237; Wing S5688], small 4to, by R. & W. Leybourn, for Thomas Pierrepont, at the Sun in Paul's Chnrch-yard [sic], 1652. ⁂ First edition of this work on sundials, quadrants and other dialling instruments, said to influence Flamstead. Provenance: Robert Hoge; William Dunlop (ink inscriptions); William Newsam McClean (bookplate).