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A True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Years Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits: (of Spirit and Apparitions) Preface by Meric. Casaubon
by Dee, John; Casaubon, Meric
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About This Item
Glassgow and North Wales: The Antonine Publishing Co. Ltd n association with The Golden Dragon Press, Portmeirion, 1974. Facsimile Edition, Limited, 307/1000. Hardcover, Beige thick cloth, paste on titles spine, sharp corners, 448 pgs, 46 pgs, limited edition plate 307/1000 inside rear cover signed by publishers, 13.25" tall x 8.5" wide x 2" thick. DJ is in fine condition. The cloth slipcase has very minor shelf wear in near fine condition. fine/fine. Compiled almost 400 years ago, this book is one of the earliest actual accounts of magical research. It puts us uniquely in touch with attitudes typical of the best minds in Renaissance Europe when Magic was still mixed with Science, Astrology with Astronomy, Alchemy with Chemistry and Natural Philosophy with Mathematical Physics. Previously little known due to the scarcity and cost of copies it is a fascinating classic of the Occult.
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- Crossroads Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5567121
- Title
- A True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Years Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits: (of Spirit and Apparitions) Preface by Meric. Casaubon
- Author
- Dee, John; Casaubon, Meric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, Beige thick cloth, paste on titles spine, sharp corners, 448 pgs, 46 pgs, limited edition plate 307/1000 inside rear
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition, Limited, 307/1000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Antonine Publishing Co. Ltd n association with The Golden Dragon Press, Portmeirion
- Place of Publication
- Glassgow and North Wales
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Dr. John Dee, Occult, Alchemy, Magick
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult; Magick;
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