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The Divine Pymander of Hermes Trismegistus An Endeavour to Systematise and Elucidate the Corpus Hermeticum
by editors Of The Shrine Of Wisdom
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Fintry Brook Near Godalming, Surrey: The Shrine of Wisdom. Good in Good dust jacket. 1978. Fourth Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 53 pp. Small octavo. Pale blue paper dust jacket with black, sunned at the edges and spine, bit crispy at top edge, flaps intact. Book has date written in ink at the gutter of the inside front cover, occasional tick marks in the margins throughout, most in pencil but a few in black ink -- neatly done but still there. Otherwise a very nice copy. "The high esteem in which the Trismegistic writings were held, both by philosophers and the early Church fathers, is strong evidence of their authenticity. They contain, expressed in the language of Greek philosophy, the Egyptian Wisdom, which is in one sense the foundation upon which Greek thought, from Plato onwards, is built. .. In the words of Cornelius Agrippa, "The Pymander is a book most choice for the elegance of its language, most weighty for the abundance of its information, full of grace and propriety, full of wisdom and mysteries. For it contains the profoundest mysteries of the most ancient theology, and the arcana of all philosophy." ; Shrine of Wisdom Manual; Vol. 7; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 53 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11856
- Title
- The Divine Pymander of Hermes Trismegistus An Endeavour to Systematise and Elucidate the Corpus Hermeticum
- Author
- editors Of The Shrine Of Wisdom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition; Third Printing
- Publisher
- The Shrine of Wisdom
- Place of Publication
- Fintry Brook Near Godalming, Surrey
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Hermes Trismegistus, Corpus Hermeticum, Pymander, Egyptian Wisdom
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult; Religion - Ancient;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Gutter
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