Transcendental Magic. It's Doctrine and Ritual by Levi, Eliphas (translated, annotated and introduced by Arthur Edward Waite) - 1923

London: William Rider & Son, Limited, 1923. New and revised edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xxxiii + 522pp. 2 pages of ads at end of volume. Red cloth with gilt stylized borders and title to front, gilt titles to spine. Numerous black and white plates and illustrations. Spine is sun faded but gilt titles fully legible. Light rubbing to cloth. A solid, very good copy. This is arguably Levi's finest work. Originally issued in French with the title: ‘Dogme et Ritual de la Haute Magien’ in 1856, the book consists of XXII chapters and is divided in two parts; the first covers Doctrine (theory), the second Ritual (practice). The work covers almost every aspect of Ritual Magic. Waite also provides a biographical preface. A classic work of occult literature.