John Dee: The World of the Elizabethan Magus

New York, NY: Routledge & Kegan Paul: Ark Paperbacks. Very Good+. 1987. Reprint edition; First Printing. Paperback. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; faint creases near the lower front corner tip; faint foxing or 'mottling' to the white background field of the rear panel of the wrapper cover; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Not far from "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.15 x 0.7 inches) . Extensive Bibliography. Index. Language: English. Weight: 9 ounces. Trade Paperback. Mr. French has written an in-depth look at one of the most complicated men of the English and European Renaissance, and still managed to make his work accessible to the non-scholastic reader. John Dee is widely misunderstood these days, I am sorry to say, presented as either a "magician" or as primarily an astrologer. I found the book very useful and insightful in trying to understand Dr. Dee as both a mathematical and philosophical genius and as a conflicted man trying to make his way among people who had no way of appreciating the depth of his learning and multiple fields of expertise. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; xii, 243 pages .