1776 Ephemeris; Ernest A Grant, American Federation of Astrologers; D.C; 1944; Stiff wrapped folio, RARE
Very Good Condition: Front cover has creasing, small tears, lightly soiled. Otherwise a very nicely preserved copy. Text has offsetting/toning due to age, type of paper and ink.. 1776 Ephemeris Copyright 1944 by Ernest A Grant Published by National Astrological Library, 1944 SCARCE True 1st Ed, 1st Printing! Folio size softcover measuring 11″ high

Grant, Ernest A. (1893-1968) was an astrologer and cofounder of the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA).  He married and through the 1920s both he and his wife, Catherine, studied astrology. She became a prominent astrologer and had a number of prominent Washingtonians among her clients. Through the 1930s they increasingly saw the need for a professional organization for astrologers, whose work was still held in disdain by many.

Numerous laws against fortune-telling hampered the development of the profession in many parts of the country.

Together with Anna May Cowan and Swen Erickson, Grant led in the founding of the AFA, now the largest and most prestigious of the several professional associations for astrologers. He was its first president (1938-41) and then became its first executive secretary (1941-59). The association was headquartered in the Grant home. In 1949 he quit his other jobs and devoted full time to the AFA. Two years later he led in the purchase of a small parcel of land adjacent to the Library of Congress where a new headquarters was erected.

With his wife, Grant began work on a set of basic textbooks in astrology, and he published a set of ephemeris volumes for the important years associated with the founding of the nation (1776, 1777, and 1781). Together they also founded the National Astrological Library, a publishing house and retail book outlet.

Grant died on March 6, 1968. His wife continued as an astrologer and eventually sold the library to the AFA. In the early 1970s, along with the AFA, she moved to Tempe, Arizona, and worked there into her early 90s. She died in 1988.