Forerunner of the Cosmographic Dissertations

Harrison D. Horblit Harrison D. Horblit (1912 to 1988) was a famous American collector of significant scientific texts.

Kasper 67 This refers to entry number 67 in the standard bibliography of Kepler's works compiled by Max Caspar.

4 leaves + pages 1 to 144 and 119 to 163.
folding plates

A color bookplate shows a central blue oval. Inside, a white pelican feeds her young with her own blood, a traditional symbol of self-sacrifice known as a pelican in her piety. Three red roses sit below the bird. A golden bowl or mortar is positioned above the oval. The surrounding circular text reads: Hermetic Philosophy original: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA".

A black and white woodcut style bookplate or printer's mark shows the winged horse Pegasus leaping over several serpents. A banner above the horse displays the motto: Not even adversity turns me back original: "NEC ADVERSA RETORQUENT". The initials G P C appear at the bottom, separated by decorative four leaf patterns.

Q VII 336 This is likely a library shelf mark or inventory number.