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Paris: Passard, 1845. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. London label of W. Foulsham & Co. pasted over imprint. [Part 2 of 5). contemporary pebbled cloth. [2] 312 p.p. Illustrated with astrological tables, in-text images and decorative tail pieces. Sporadic foxing, some faded pencil checkmarks to margins. Light rubbing to boards, edges. Some fraying at spine tail. Else near fine and scarce copy, published 2 years following the death of famous French fortune teller, Marie Anne Adelaide Le Normand. Only one copy of Part 2 listed in Worldcat at the Wellcome Library. Discusses the planets, 12 houses of the Zodiac, as well as kabbalistic numbers.
Ortus medicinae, id est initia physicae inaudita progressus medicinae novus, in morborum ultionem ad vitam longam [...] Editio quarta by VAN HELMONT, Jean-Baptiste - 1667
by VAN HELMONT, Jean-Baptiste
Ortus medicinae, id est initia physicae inaudita progressus medicinae novus, in morborum ultionem ad vitam longam [...] Editio quarta
by VAN HELMONT, Jean-Baptiste
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) of this outstanding work and a sumptuous example of seventeenth-century French fine printing. This is the third edition to appear in folio format and the final Lyons printing." (Neville, Historical Chemical Library). Jean-Baptiste Van Helmont (1577-1644) was a renowned Flemish physician, chemist and alchemist. He was responsible for inventing the term "gas." Lynn Thorndike claims that Van Helmont was "the most original alchemical or iatrochemical writer of the first half of the seventeenth century, in fact the most so since Paracelsus." Van Helmont's writings are an odd and creative mix of early chemistry, alchemy, medicine, magic and mysticism. The "Ortus Medicinae" was first published in 1648, four years after the author's death. The work was collected and edited by his son Franciscus Mercurius Van Helmont. The upper portion of the engraved title depicts an image of both father and son accompanied by a coat of arms. [Rosenthal, Bibliotheca Magica 433 -" Tres-bèl exemplair"; Neville I, p. 614; NLM/Krivatsy 5434 - but wrongly referring to the half-title as a general title page; Waller 4308; Garrison-Morton 665 - listing 1st edition; Ferguson I, p. 381 - see note; Thorndike VII, pp. 218-240].
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- Keywords Alchemy Medicine Chemistry Van Helmont Occult
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Grand Jeu de Societe: Les Mysteres du Destin Expliques par l'Astrologie Ancienne et Moderne. Pratiques Secretes de Mademoiselle Lenormand, Devoilees par Mme la Comtesse de C***
by [Breteau, Madame]
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Les vrayes centuries et propheties de Maistre Michel Nostradamus. Où se void representé tout ce qui s'est passé, tant en France, Espagne, Italie, Allemagne, Angleterre, que autres parties du monde
by NOSTRADAMUS, Michel
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1689 NOSTRADAMUS Prophecies Astrology Astronomy Occult Visions Prophecy RARE"From the enslaved populace, songs,
Chants and demands
While princes and lords are held captive in prisons.
These will in the future by headless idiots
Be received as divine prayers."
– Nostradamus, prediction of the French Revolution
Nostradamus, considered, perhaps, the most famous prophetical seer, has been credited with prophesying important and impactful world events such as the French Revolution, Great London Fire, and reigns of Napoleon and Hitler. Nostradamus claimed that the basis for his "Prophecies" was founded in his judgment of astrology. He was heavily criticized by astrologers for being 'incompetent,' as no one could truly predict the future.
This rare 1689 Bordeaux edition features a fine, woodcut engraving on the title page and includes over 300 Nostradamus prophecies and visions.
Item number: #14777
Price: $1500
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Quartum Organum: A Genetic Cosmo-Conception
by KRYPTON [Lloyd Mahon Graham] and Charles Richardson
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NY: Pageant Press, Inc., 1959. Second Edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published NY: Pageant Press, Inc., 1959. Thick 8vo., ix+799pp., illustrated with drawings, tables, fold-out plate. Black cloth with gilt titles. Minor rub points to the tips, few small spots on edge of page block, otherwise near fine, clean, crisp, tight, unmarked in very good dust jacket with some chips and longish tears along the folds. From the Preface: "CAN "THE RIDDLE OF THE UNIVERSE" BE SOLVED? SINCE THE DAWN OF recorded history men have tried, but "the riddle" still remains. They failed, and all because they lacked the one essential--the key to Causation. This is the master key that unlocks all mysteries, but that key was lost in the spiritual night of the past 6,000 years. In that mythopoeic age that preceded this, men knew vastly more about Causation and Creation than he does today, but knowing also that an age of darkness was coming upon the world, the wise Initiates hid…
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A Key to Physic, and The Occult Sciences. Opening to Mental View, The System and Order of the Interior and Exterior Heavens, the analogy between Angels and the Spirits of Men, and the sympathy between Celestial and Terrestrial Bodies. ... To Which are added Lunar Tables... the whole forming an interesting supplement to Culpeper's Family Physician... Illustrated with elegant Copper Plates.
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London, Champante and Whitrow, Undated, Presumed 1794 1st edition.. Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1794. First Edition. LeatherBound. Sm 4to., 395 pp. plus 76 pp., Front cover loose. Some foxing. Spine title faint. Cover rubbed. Complete with 30 plates. .
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Das Schaltjahr : welches ist der teutsch Kalender mit den Figuren, und hat 366 Tag
by SCHEIBLE, Johann
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1846 German Occult 1ed Magic Ghost Demons Witches 5v SET Das Schaltjahr Scheible'Das Schaltjahr' or 'The Leap Year', is a 19th-century collection of tales and stories compiled by Johann Scheible. This German magazine was published in the style of a monthly calendar filled with satirical articles, jokes, humorous essays, and funny cartoon-like illustrations many of which portray dreams and ghosts, drinking and smoking, witches and devils, dress and costume, and many other aspects of traditional German culture and folklore!
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SCHEIBLE, Johann
Das Schaltjahr : welches ist der teutsch Kalender mit den Figuren, und hat 366 Tag
Stuttgart : Verlag des Herausgebers, 1846-47. First edition.
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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes
o Vol. I – 655, [1]
o Vol. II – 731, [3]
o Vol. III – 741, [3]
o Vol. IV – 719, [1]
o Vol. V – 724, [4]
o Heavily illustrated throughout
· Language: German
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Time, Space, and Knowledge: A New Vision of Reality (Nyingma Psychology Series)
by Tarthang Tulku
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Emeryville, CA: Dharma Pub, 1977. First edition. Original hard cover edition. Published Emeryville, CA: Dharma Pub, 1977, first printing. 8vo., xli+307pp., illustrated with color plates and b/w drawings. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles and cover designs. Tarthang Tulku is one of the last remaining lamas to have received a complete education in pre-1959 Tibet. After teaching at Sanskrit University in India and founding Dharmamudranalaya (Dharma Publishing) in India, he settled in Berkeley, California in l969. He founded the Tibetan Nyingmapa Meditation Center, the Tibetan Nyingma Relief Foundation, Dharma Publishing (USA) and the Nyingma Institute within the first four years of his arrival. Tarthang Tulku introduced his theory of Time, Space, and Knowledge in seminars held at the Nyingma Institute in 1976-77. The Time, Space, and Knowledge vision offers a path to the growth of knowledge, using practices specifically tailored to meet the needs of modern society. Near fine, clean, bright, crisp,…
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Les vrayes centuries et propheties de Maistre Michel Nostradamus. Où se void representé tout ce qui s'est passé, tant en France, Espagne, Italie, Allemagne, Angleterre, que autres parties du monde
by NOSTRADAMUS, Michel
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1689 NOSTRADAMUS Prophecies Astrology Astronomy Occult Visions Prophecy RARE"From the enslaved populace, songs,
Chants and demands
While princes and lords are held captive in prisons.
These will in the future by headless idiots
Be received as divine prayers."
– Nostradamus, prediction of the French Revolution
Nostradamus, considered, perhaps, the most famous prophetical seer, has been credited with prophesying important and impactful world events such as the French Revolution, Great London Fire, and reigns of Napoleon and Hitler. Nostradamus claimed that the basis for his "Prophecies" was founded in his judgment of astrology. He was heavily criticized by astrologers for being 'incompetent,' as no one could truly predict the future.
This rare 1689 Bordeaux edition features a fine, woodcut engraving on the title page and includes over 300 Nostradamus prophecies and visions.
Item number: #14777
Price: $1500
NOSTRADAMUS, Michel
Les vrayes centuries et propheties de Maistre Michel Nostradamus. Où… Read More
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Quartum Organum: A Genetic Cosmo-Conception
by KRYPTON [Lloyd Mahon Graham] and Charles Richardson
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NY: Pageant Press, Inc., 1959. Second Edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published NY: Pageant Press, Inc., 1959. Thick 8vo., ix+799pp., illustrated with drawings, tables, fold-out plate. Black cloth with gilt titles. Minor rub points to the tips, few small spots on edge of page block, otherwise near fine, clean, crisp, tight, unmarked in very good dust jacket with some chips and longish tears along the folds. From the Preface: "CAN "THE RIDDLE OF THE UNIVERSE" BE SOLVED? SINCE THE DAWN OF recorded history men have tried, but "the riddle" still remains. They failed, and all because they lacked the one essential--the key to Causation. This is the master key that unlocks all mysteries, but that key was lost in the spiritual night of the past 6,000 years. In that mythopoeic age that preceded this, men knew vastly more about Causation and Creation than he does today, but knowing also that an age of darkness was coming upon the world, the wise Initiates hid…
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A Key to Physic, and The Occult Sciences. Opening to Mental View, The System and Order of the Interior and Exterior Heavens, the analogy between Angels and the Spirits of Men, and the sympathy between Celestial and Terrestrial Bodies. ... To Which are added Lunar Tables... the whole forming an interesting supplement to Culpeper's Family Physician... Illustrated with elegant Copper Plates.
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London, Champante and Whitrow, Undated, Presumed 1794 1st edition.. Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1794. First Edition. LeatherBound. Sm 4to., 395 pp. plus 76 pp., Front cover loose. Some foxing. Spine title faint. Cover rubbed. Complete with 30 plates. .
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Das Schaltjahr : welches ist der teutsch Kalender mit den Figuren, und hat 366 Tag
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1846 German Occult 1ed Magic Ghost Demons Witches 5v SET Das Schaltjahr Scheible'Das Schaltjahr' or 'The Leap Year', is a 19th-century collection of tales and stories compiled by Johann Scheible. This German magazine was published in the style of a monthly calendar filled with satirical articles, jokes, humorous essays, and funny cartoon-like illustrations many of which portray dreams and ghosts, drinking and smoking, witches and devils, dress and costume, and many other aspects of traditional German culture and folklore!
Item number: #22963
Price: $1500
SCHEIBLE, Johann
Das Schaltjahr : welches ist der teutsch Kalender mit den Figuren, und hat 366 Tag
Stuttgart : Verlag des Herausgebers, 1846-47. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes
o Vol. I – 655, [1]
o Vol. II – 731, [3]
o Vol. III – 741, [3]
o Vol. IV – 719, [1]
o Vol. V – 724, [4]
o Heavily illustrated throughout
· Language: German
· Binding: Hardcover;… Read More
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Satan’s Disciples
by Goldston, Robert
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Nice tight copy; small bump to reverse. Old tape "ghost" to flyleaf, else internals clean. Terrific cover art; more campy than lurid, still the essentials remain.Inv. # 63812 SD* bds 11/2023
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Aquarian Guide to Occult, Mystical, Religious, Magical London and Around
by Strachan, Francoise
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Aquarian Press, 1970, in soft wraps. Terrific lurid. A veritable time capsule which can serve as a bona fide research tool for those with an interest of the heady days of late 1960s London. No website to hide behind; here were REAL names of both adepts & quacks and where to find them! An interesting artifact- though don't expect to trace many of these street addresses now. Uncommon vintage paperback. Exceptional condition save for spotting on all edges. Very tight binding, extremely clean. Almost "As New". Inv. # 62542 bds 2023
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A Handbook on Witches
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Great ghosts of the West: over forty fascinating stories of how otherwise normal lives are disrupted by ghosts and other psychic manifestations
by Webb, Richard
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book is bumped on upper board by spine, else "Fine." Unclipped* wrapper has two short closed tears, gently faded spine and just a bit of wear at spine head. *a Nash inventory re-order form is still attached to rear jacket flap-something which is clearly unintended for the purchaser. So, this copy is unclipped x two!! An extremely fresh, attractive book and what great campy art on the wrapper!Inv. # 63762 GGW* bds 10/2023
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Magic and Superstition
by Hill, Douglas
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8.25 x 11.25 (Oversize format) Fine/Fine; book is fresh and the pages are white, white! Straight, tight, square- not a hint of foxing, not even on the top edge. Binding is beautiful. Clipped(err..!) still glossy wrapper is the same- perhaps just a hint of rubbing/dust-dulling but so minor- hey, let's not ruin the fun, eh? This is The One. Inv. # 63773 MS* bds 10/2023
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Black Magic, Satanism & Voodoo: All the secrets and practices of these occult arts told for the first time! Weird rituals, blood sacrifices, hexes and spells, the Black Mass, Devil Worship, Voodoo Gods, Witchcraft—Black and White, unbelievable but true! The past, the present, and th
by Martello, Dr. Leo
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Very lightly edgeworn; else "Fine". Internals very clean. Unclipped wrapper has minor wear at spine caps. Rubbing to reverse; to a lesser degree on the front. No tears, chips or creases; nice jacket! Uncommon in hardcover 11/2023
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The Bone People
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Hulme, Keri: The Bone People. Louisiana State University Press, A tale of New Zealand. Stated United States First Edition, 1985. 450 pages, indexed. WINNER OF THE PEGASUS PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND THE BOOKER PRIZE. Used. Very Good/Very Good unclipped original $17.95 dust jacket. Summary: "The Bone People, first published in 1984 by Spiral, New Zealand. About this book: The Bone People is an unusual story of love. It is unusual in the telling, the subject matter, and the form of love that the story depicts. This is in no way a romance; it is filled with violence, fear, and twisted emotions. At the story's core, however, are three people who struggle very hard to figure out what love is and how to find it. Hulme won New Zealand's Pegasus Prize for Literature (1984) for The Bone People. Then the book went on to win the prestigious Booker Prize (1985).
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The Magical Arts: A Short History
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Binding is square, tight and clean save for a stray mark on reverse. Red top stain. Internals clean except for faint marginal spotting/staining on pp.136-37. Old Weiser booklabel on front pastedown. Unclipped wrapper has minor wrinkling/ small creases (it is a very thin gold foil paper jacket) plus some edgewear; else Fine. Fifty-seven illustrations on b/w plates interspersed throughout text; again, as mentioned elsewhere on this space; images perhaps those not commonly seen re-printed ad nauseum.Inv. # TMA* bds 9/2023
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Devil Worship in Britain: A startling expose which reveals the shocking facts of Satanism today
by Sellwood, A. V. & Haining, Peter
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The Way of Initiation and Its Results
by Steiner, Rudolf
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First Edition Thus; this volume re-issues two of Steiner's works: The Way of Initiation and Initiation and Its Results. Some shelfwear and soiling to edges, but the binding is generally clean & straight; internals are also in good order.Inv. # 63648 TWOIAIR* bds 9/2023
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