De astrologica ratione, ac usu dierum Criticorum, seu Decretoriorum, ac praeterea de cognoscendis & de medendis morbis ex corporum coelestium cognitione, opus ad ephemeridum supplementum nunc primo editum & libris duobus distinctum by Magini, J.A

Utrecht: Franciscum Halma, 1687 Original full leather, still in good condition, rebacked in calf preserving original spine. Contents complete in 3 sections with 43 text illustrations and 6 folding plates (one torn). The first part of the book covers Harpocrates - 180 pages. The second section has a separate title page 'Gisberti Cuperi Monumenta Antiqua Inedita and follows in in page numbering. The third section has a new title page 'Stephani le Moine ad Gisb. Cuperum de Melanophoris Epistola' and again follows on in page numbering. This section is written in greek and hebrew as well as Latin. Very bright and clean throughout. Deals with the cult of the Egyptian god Horus in the Roman world, detailing rights, beliefs and monuments. A spectacular book mainly due to the number and quality of the text and folding engravings. Small 8vo but wider pages than is normal.294 pages plus an 'index auctorum' and an 'index rerum' and an errata list.

Paris: Francois Clovsier, 1667. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. [8], 212. With 90 engraved plates most of which contain 16 palmistry figures. Several plates contain a whole palm illustrated. Bound in full period calf; re-backed preserving original gilt spine. Boards show rubbing and wear; board corners are neatly restored. Top edge of book block is a bit rubbed. Interior contains some marginal soiling and foxing; several areas of marginal worming and worm tracks are present in the upper and lower margins (interrupting the running title on a couple of pages). The upper portion of the book also contains some damp staining which is generally mild. A tear, part way across one plate, is professionally sealed and hardly noticeable. Some plates contain light printer’s smudging. This treatise, first printed in 1665, has been called one of the most comprehensive 17th century books on palmistry. [Cette ouvrage, l’un des meilleurs traités de chiromancie du XVIIe… Read More

London: The Aquarian Press, 1962. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Small 8vo. pp. xi, [1], 7-112. Bound in publisher’s pale gray-green cloth. The binding is clean and tight with only the most miniscule signs of bumping to the upper corner tip of the front board. The dust jacket is price clipped on the inner flap and shows spots of wear and rubbing to the extremities. The head cap of the jacket spine is chipped (15 x 13 mm). The rear jacket displays some mild soiling and a couple of small tears (sealed). An ink stamp from the U.S. distributer Wehman Bros. ("Wehman Bros. Publishers 159 Main Street Hackensack, N.J") is present in the lower margin of the title page. Interior pages are generally clean. Pages 92-93 contain a small, light manufacturing smudge. Doreen Valiente (1922-1999), often called "the mother of modern witchcraft" was a founding figure in the contemporary Wicca movement. During the 1950’s, while she served as high priestess in Gerald… Read More

A la Haye: Pierre Paupie 1769-1770, 1769. Hardcover. See Description. 12mo. 7 volumes. Title pages printed inside a decorative border. Bound in full period calf with gilt spines. All text block edges are dyed red. Rubbing and wear is present to the bindings; the outer joints on several volumes are neatly and professionally restored. Volume II is slightly leaning in the binding. The head cap and the bottom panels of the spine to volume III are carefully repaired with some loss of gilding; the spine label to volume III is lacking and the board edges also contain spots of restoration. The interior pages of this set are generally crisp with minimal age-toning, foxing, spotting etc. An occasional minor marginal chip or tiny tear is present. Volume II reveals faint damp staining on the lower inner margins. Volume V contains a short worm track in the upper margins of the first 30 pages; two tiny worm holes (or on some leaves a small worm track) are present in the bottom margins, near the outer corners… Read More

1855 Ingoldsby Legends Occult Esoteric Tenniel Leech Cruikshank Illustrated 3v

"ABRACADABRA!"

A fine 1855 printing of the famous "Ingoldsby
Legends." This collection of myths, ghost stories, and poetry was written by R.H. Barham, who is better known by his penname, Thomas Ingoldsby. These legends were extremely popular from their inception in 1837, but this edition was illustrated with George Cruikshank illustrations! While this collection is somewhat less popular today than it was in the 19th-century, it does include aspects that are still recognizable – the magic command "Abracadabra" and a version of the children's song Bingo!

This 1855 'three-series' edition includes illustrations by George Cruikshank, John Leech, and John Tenniel.
Item number: #12027
Price: $599
BARHAM, Richard Harris
The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels
London: Richard Bentley, 1855.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o Vol. I – xii, 338, [2]
8 engraved plates
o Vol. II – vii,… Read More

Paris: Saintin, 1816. Hardcover. See Description. 16mo. 78pp. With color frontispiece and 24 plates of handwriting samples from various personages. Contemporary calf back with paste paper boards. Some rubbing along the hinges. Pages clean. Contents include: "1. D'un essai sur l'art de juger les homes sur leurstyle; 2. Des ecritures de Louis XVI, de la reine Marie-Antoinette et du Dauphin, etc.; 3. D'un alphabet curieux des Sourds et Muets avec lequel on peut apprendre en quelques heures a converser avec eux." Includes material on sign language for deaf mutes. [Barbier I, 289 - citing the 1812 ed. Caillet 5197 - citing the 1812 and 1820 editions].

Paris: J.B. Fournier, P.N.F. Didot, 1799. Hardcover. See Description. Tall 8vo. 5 vols. This copy dated "an septieme [1799]." Vol. I. pp. 435, [1 blank] Vol. II. pp. 410, [2 blank] Vol. III. pp. [4], 365, [2 blank] Vol. IV. pp. [4], 352 Vol. V. pp. [6], 352. Volumes I-III contain frontispiece engravings. Volume I contains an additional engraving opposite p. 74. Bound in period straight grained morocco binding – blind stamped and gilt. All edges gilt. Corners a bit bumped; minor wear to extremities; tiny chip to head cap of vol. I. Initial and final blank leaves foxed. The interiors are generally clean with only mild scattered foxing – a bit heavier in volume I. Small inscription on verso of fly-leaf in first volume. This edition is based on Lenglet Dufresnoy’s 1735 edition. The "Roman de la Rose" was one of the most important Medieval French poems. The work is divided into two sections. The first, written by Guillaume de Lorris in the early to mid 13th century, is… Read More

Laguna Beach, California: Credo Company, 1975. First edition Yeager Tarot 1975. Near Fine to Fine condition cards in a Near fine to Fine condition cardboard slipcase, Box design: hard cardboard outer box - Metallic Gold With Black Lettering in the 70s Style simply stating THE TAROT. Slipcase inner box is white. There are no real notable flaws to either the cards or the case. Includes all 78 cards and case. <P><BR> This is an original edition of Yeager Tarot Deck of Meditation, originally called "The Tarot" and published in 1975 by Credo Company, Laguna Beach, California. The artwork is depicted as the artist originally intended with nudity of several male figures. This edition does not have the clothed figures of all subsequent editions of the deck. At the time of its printing, the deck was considered a gay-themed deck. </P><P><BR> Originally published in 1975 by the artist and simply titled THE TAROT, Yeager's Tarot was acquired for publication by… Read More

Japan: Ken Knutson and James Wanless , 1984. First Edition, First Printing. 1984 Voyager Tarot Cards, Printed in Japan, Published by Ken Knutson and James Wanless 1984. A TRUE FIRST EDITION! Stated as such in the book and on the back of the box. <P><BR> The Voyager is one the most original tarot decks ever created and the first edition is superior in quality both in color and design compared to later editions. The cards illustrations have dazzling color and sharp clear images, and the cards themselves are of a much heavier card stock with a print quality far superior to the later editions. The first printing Voyager decks are extremely rare and will become even more rare as time goes on making this a wise investment for the collector. </P><P><BR> Tarot Card Deck Has all 78 cards with Small Booklet Titled: Voyager Guidebook, Tarot Instruction Book and Manual For Voyager Tarot. Condition is Near Fine For the Cards and Booklet, Booklet has some very mild wear at… Read More

1863 GHOSTS 1ed Discovery Ghouls Occult Spirits George Cruikshank Caricature Art
George Cruikshank was one of the most prolific book illustrators of 19th-century England. His caricature illustrations most famously appeared in some of the works of Charles Dickens. He regularly depicted English life and satirized politics and social customs, especially slavery and abolitionist reforms. Being disturbed by the American spiritualist and séance fad going around he applied his satire to the idea of ghosts claiming that clearly it was all a hoax as ghosts always appear clothed and for that to be true clothes would have to be a part of the soul, which can only be absurd.

This 1863 first edition includes 9 black and white woodcuts of varying sizes throughout!

Item number: #14399
Price: $750
CRUIKSHANK, George (illust.)
A Discovery concerning Ghosts; with a rap at the "Spirit-Rappers".
London: Frederick Arnold, [1863]. First edition

Details:
· Collation complete with all pages:
o 48
o 9… Read More