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110601. ROBIN ARTISAN: OLD TRADITION CRAFTE

2nd 2005 194pp Ars Obscura. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Ltd. ed. 148/1000. Comprises three books; Stone Magick, The Guild Book and Dr. Fian’s Spell Book. Purports to be ‘authentic witchcraft(e)’ of the English and Scottish tradition. £30.00

 

091204. FRANCIS BARRETT: THE MAGUS

1970 approx 380pp Vance Harvey 4to h/b. Illus. inc. col. No d/w as issued, page edges sl. marked else VG. Ltd. ed, 454/500. Facsimile of the first edition. Includes colour plates of the fallen angels etc. and a fold-out plate of cabalistic tables. £115.00

 

110602. FRANCIS BARRETT: THE MAGUS

2000 approx 376pp Weiser. Illus. inc. col. VG+ in VG+ d/w. A complete facsimile copy of the English ‘grimoire’, first published in 1801. A nice edition with good reproduction of the colour plates. £30.00

 

091205. BENGT & ANKARLOO: WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC IN EUROPE – BIBLICAL AND PAGAN SOCIETIES

2001 168pp Athlone Press trade p/b. NM. Excellent selection of articles on magic in the Bible, Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine. £10.00

 

110404. DAVID BETH: VOUDON GNOSIS

Deluxe Ophidian editin 2009 90pp Scarlet Imprint. Quarter bound in black snakeskin, snake embossed on front board. All edges black, handmade marbled endpapers. Illus. inc. col. VG. Ltd. ed. 32/55, signed and sigilized by the author. An exposition of the voudon Gnostic system of Michael Bertiaux and The Couleuvre Noir. Intro. by Michael Staley. £295.00

 

0859. CHARLES BOWNESS: THE WITCHES GOSPEL

1st 1979 160pp Hale. 12pp photos. VG+ in VG+ d/w. The origins and history of witchcraft. £10.00

 

06201. GEORGE H. BRATLEY: THE POWER OF GEMS AND CHARMS

1st 1907 198pp Gay & Bird small h/b. Decorated front board and spine with gilt lettering. Page edges sl. foxed else VG. Charming little book of folklore, notable for an early (if extremely brief) mention of Austin Osman Spare, worth quoting in full; “The clever b&w artist Austin Osman Spare once picked up a golden skull, bearing the word ‘one’ in opals. On the night he picked it up he dreamed that as long as he kept the trinket he would be lucky. So far his dream has come true. It is for this reason he signs his drawings ‘One’.” £20.00

 

0806. WILLIAM J. BROAD: THE ORACLE

1st US 2006 320pp Penguin. Illus. Small black remainder mark to bottom edge of pages, d/w sl. scuffed on front else VG in VG d/w. The lost secrets and hidden message of ancient Delphi. £8.00

 

06235. PAUL BROADHURST: THE GREEN MAN AND THE DRAGON

1st 2006 218pp Mythos trade p/b. 8pp col. Photos plus illus. NM. The mystery beind the myth of St. George and the dragon power of nature. £6.00

 

110603. GIORDANO BRUNO: CANTUS CIRCAEUS

2009 138pp Ars Obscura small h/b. VG in VG d/w. The incantations of Circe, together with The Judiciary, being the art of memory. First English tanslation. £30.00

 

0604. RUDOLPH NEAU BUNDY: THE DARK PARADE

1st 1977 20pp Conquering Child A5 booklet. Illus. Sl. crease, minor stain to back cover else VG. Ltd. ed. 190/250. Series of magickal poems based on visions witnessed by the author in Montreal in 1974/5. An early booklet from Conquering Child, publishers of The Cincinnati Journal of Ceremonial Magic. £20.00

 

0808. W. E. BUTLER: APPRENTICED TO MAGIC

1st 1962 105pp Aquarian. VG in VG d/w. Scarce first edition. £25.00

 

110604. JEREMY CHRISTNER: KOSMOLOGY

1st 2005 48pp Ixaxaar A5 stapled booklet. NM. Manual of Luciferian philosophy. £25.00

 

110305. JEREMY CHRISTNER: LANTERNS OF WISDOM FROM THE FIRMAMENT

Podium edition 2009 92pp Lux Ferous. Illus. Black “leatherette” binding. NM. Ltd. ed. 4/27. Signed and sigillised in silver inside front board “My his lantern ever guide you through the night, Ave Sophia Xner December 2009”. Ophitic scripture, prayers and meditations. £120.00

 

110605. JEREMY CHRISTNER: LANTERNS OF WISDOM FROM THE FIRMAMENT

Podium edition 2009 92pp Lux Ferous. Illus. Black “leatherette” binding. NM. Ltd. ed. 25/27. Signed and sigillised in silver inside front board “The Lantern of Lucifer shall ever light your path, Ave Sophia Xner February 2010”. Ophitic scripture, prayers and meditations. £120.00

 

110406. ANDREW CHUMBLEY: ONE, THE GRIMOIRE OF THE GOLDEN TOAD

1st 2000 64pp Xoanon hardback. Full faux leather binding. Boards sl. bowed as usual, else VG+. Ltd. ed. 26/77. Loosely inserted is a small envelope inscribed "Blackthorn, Toadskin, Bone" by the author with decorative scrolls and a sigil. This contains a blackthorn spike, toad bone and a talisman in green and gold ink on a triangular piece of toad skin. The scarcest published Cultus Sabbatai book, detailing the ancient ritual involving the crucifixion of a toad that has been associated with the Guild of the Horseman's Word. £2100.00

 

110409. ANDREW CHUMBLEY: OPUSCULA MAGICA VOL. I

Deluxe edition 2010 144pp Three Hands Press. Bound in quarter morocco and cloth. Housed in slipcase. NM. Ltd. ed. 142/242. Collection of essays. £150.00

 

06205. DAVID CLARKE & ANDY ROBERTS: TWILIGHT OF THE CELTIC GODS

1st 1996 176pp Blandford. Prof. illus. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Scarce and sought after exploration of Britain’s hidden pagan traditions. Focuses on the Peak district of Derbyshire, Cheshire, Alderley Edge etc. £30.00

 

06236. ANDREW COLLINS: THE BLACK ALCHEMIST

1st 1988 416pp ABC trade p/b. Illus. Browned, creased, sl. rolled spine else VG. Psychic questing classic. £20.00

 

06237. ANDREW COLLINS: THE SECOND COMING

Rpt. 1993 336pp Century trade p/b. 16pp plates. Sl. browning to pages and creasing to spine else VG. Further dealings with the black alchemist. £20.00

 

06238. ANDREW COLLINS: THE SEVENTH SWORD

1st 1991 484pp Century. 16pp plates. Page edges sl. browned. Small tear to top of d/w else VG in VG d/w. The search for the seven swords of Meonia. £35.00

 

091211. PATRICIA CROWTHER: ONE WITCH’S WORLD

1st 1998 208pp Hale. 8pp photos. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Scarce autobiography cum witchcraft study. £40.00

 

0802. PATRICK CURRY: A CONFUSION OF PROPHETS

1st 1992 192pp Collins & Brown. 16pp plates. NM in NM d/w. Very interesting study of Victorian and Edwardian astrologists, inc. “Raphael”, “Zadkiel”, Alan Leo etc. £6.00

 

100710. GUSTAV DAVIDSON: A DICTIONARY OF ANGELS

Rpt. 1990s 386pp Free Press trade p/b. Illus. VG. Useful reference guide, includes all the fallen Angels. £8.00

 

101007. OWEN DAVIES: GRIMOIRES

1st 2009 368pp OUP. 16pp plates. NM in NM d/w. A history of magic books. An excellent general history, though not much coverage of 20th. century grimoires. £15.00

 

081104. [JOHN DEE] A TRUE AND FAITHFUL RELATION…

1992 approx 600pp Magickal Childe large h/b. Illus. No d/w as issued, VG+. A True & Faithful Relation of what passed for many years between Dr. John Dee (a mathematician of great fame in Queen Elizabeth & King James their reignes) & some spirits: Tending (had it succeeded) to a general alteration of most states & kingdoms in the world. His private conferences with Rodolphe Emperor of Germany, Stephen K. of Poland, & divers other Princes about it. The particulars of his caufe, as it was agitated in the Emperors Court; By the Popes intervention: His banishment, & restoration in part. As also the letters of sundry great men & Princes (some whereof were present at some of the conferences & apparitions of spirits) to the said Dr. Dee. Out of the original copy, written with Dr. Dee's own hand. Facsimile of the first edition, with additions. £100.00

 

100712. MAUREEN DUFFY: THE EROTIC WORLD OF FAERY

1st 1972 352pp Hodder & Stoughton. 24pp photos. VG in VG d/w. Interesting study of the erotic undercurrents of much faerie lore. £18.00

 

0632. ERIC ERICSON: THE WORLD, THE FLESH, THE DEVIL

1st 1981 284pp Mayflower. 16pp plates. VG+ in VG+ d/w. A biographical dictionary of witches. Useful A-Z inc. Crowley, Gardner etc. £8.00

 

101010. CLAIRE FANGER (ed): CONJURING SPIRITS

1st 1998 284pp Sutton. Illus. Closed tear on bottom rear of d/w else VG+ in VG d/w. Selection of texts of medieval ritual magic. £35.00

 

08905. GERALD GARDNER (as SCIRE): HIGH MAGIC’S AID

1st 1949 352pp Michael Houghton. No d/w. Dec. endpapers. Water stain to top of spine, binding tight, VG. Published by Michael Houghton of The Atlantis Bookshop fame, this is attributed on title page to “Scire O.T.O. 4=7 (G.B. Gardner)” £75.00

 

110615. [GERALD GARDNER]: J.L. BRACELIN: GERALD GARDNER, WITCH!

1st 1960 224pp The Octagon Press. 8pp photos. d/w sl. scuffed at edges else VG+ in VG d/w. Biography of Gardner, actually written by Idries Shah. £60.00

 

081231. [GOLDEN DAWN] R.A GILBERT: GOLDEN DAWN, TWILIGHT OF THE MAGICIANS

1st 1983 144pp Aquarian h/b. Pictorial bds. Pages sl. browned else VG+. The rise and fall of The Golden Dawn. £15.00

 

0646. [GOLDEN DAWN] R.A GILBERT: REVELATIONS OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

1st 1997 199pp Quantum trade p/b. Illus. inc. 8pp col. VG.  An illustrated history. £10.00

 

0647. [GOLDEN DAWN] FRANCIS KING (ed): RITUAL MAGIC OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

1997 288pp Destiny trade p/b. NM. This is actually a reprint of King’s Astral Projection, Ritual Magic and Alchemy. Includes the flying Rolls etc. £10.00

 

081230. [GOLDEN DAWN] ELLIC HOWE: THE MAGICIANS OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

1985 306pp Aquarian trade p/b. Sl. scuffed at edges else VG. Extensive study of the order from 1887-1923. £15.00

 

100714. W.G. GRAY: THE ROLLRIGHT RITUAL

1st 1975 166pp Helios. 8pp photos. White d/w sl. soiled else VG in VG d/w. Account of a ritual performed at the Rollright stone circle in the Cotswolds. £30.00

 

100715. W.G. GRAY: SEASONAL OCCULT RITUALS

1st 1970 122pp Aquarian. All page edges spotted, sl. chips to edges of d/w else VG in VG d/w. A complete guide to quarterly rituals. £20.00

 

101012. BARRY WILLIAM HALE: LEGION 49

1st 2009 approx 120pp Fulgur h/b in d/w. Prof. illus. NEW. A grimoire of the 49 servitors of Beelzebub, illustrated with papercuts by the author. £45.00

 

101214. PATRICK HARPUR: DAIMONIC REALITY

1st 1994 330pp Viking. 8pp photos. VG+ in VG+ d/w. A field guide to the otherworld. Scarce study on the nature of apparitions and visions. £30.00

 

110314. NATHAN J. JOHNSON & ROBERT J. WALLIS: GALDRBOK

2005 398pp Wykeham Press trade p/b. Illus. NM. Practical Heathen runecraft, shamanism and magic. £18.00

 

110412. A.C. HIGHFIELD: THE SYMBOLIC WEAPONS OF RITUAL MAGIC

1st 1983 160pp Aquarian trade p/b. Illus. VG+. A practical guide to ceremonial regalia. £20.00

 

091214. J. FINLEY HURLEY: SORCERY

1st 1985 232pp RKP. Bottom of d/w sl. crinkled, some page edges sl. grubby else VG in VG d/w. £20.00

 

091215. LEWIS HYDE: TRICKSTER MAKES THIS WORLD

1st UK 2008 417pp Canongate. Illus. NM in NM d/w. Mischief, myth and art. £8.00

 

08908. RABBI AKIBA BEN JOSEPH : THE BOOK OF FORMATION (SEPHER YETZIRAH)

1923 66PP William Rider. Fold-out plate. Illus. Ex Libris plate of the poet John Heath-Stubbs. Discolouration to endpapers else VG in torn, poor d/w. Translated From the Hebrew, With Annotations, by Knut Stenring. Including The 32 Paths of Wisdom, Their Correspondence With the Hebrew Alphabet and the Tarot Symbols. With an Introduction by Arthur Edward Waite. £50.00

 

0678. FRANCIS KING: SEXUALITY, MAGIC AND PERVERSION

Rpt. 2002 208pp Feral House trade p/b. Illus. NM. A welcome reprint of this study by the late Francis King. Explores the connection between sex and magic; tantra and the West, Edward Sellon, Crowley and much more. Recommended. £10.00

 

101014. LEONARD W. KING: BABYLONIAN MAGIC AND SORCERY

2000 280pp Weiser. Illus. NM in NM d/w. Reproduction of cuneiform incantations and magica formulae. Facsimile of 1895 edition. £25.00

 

0680. GARETH KNIGHT: MANUAL OF RITUAL MAGIC

1st 1969 74pp Helios small h/b. Illus. NM in NM d/w. Volume 3 in the Sangreal series. Clear, concise guide, an ideal starter. £10.00

 

110618. E.A. KOETTING  as “ARCHEALUS BARON”: KINGDOMS OF FLAME

2nd. 2007 124pp Ixaxaar. Embossed bds. VG+. Scarce grimoire of black magick. £150.00

 

110620. E.A. KOETTING: EVOKING ETERNITY

1st 2009 200pp Ixaxaar. Embossed bds. VG+. Forbidden rites of evocation. £75.00

 

100720. E.A. KOETTING & BARON DE PRINCE: THE SPIDER AND THE GREEN BUTTERFLY

1st 2009 145pp Eternal Ascent h/b. Laminated boards. NM. Now out of print. NB. This copy had 3 blank pages due to a printing error. These pages have been replaced with tipped in scanned copies. £45.00

 

110222. CHARLES G. LELAND: ARADIA, THE GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

1974 132pp C.W. Daniel. Small piece out or rear d/w else VG in G+ d/w. One of the key sources for the modern witchcraft revival. Introduction by Stewart Farrar. £30.00

 

110623. CHARLES G. LELAND: GYPSY SORCERY AND FORTUNE-TELLING

1993 272pp First Impressions 4to h/b. Illus. VG+. A complete facsimilie copy of the first edition from 1890. Illustrated by the author. £35.00

 

08912. FRANCOIS LENORMANT: CHALDEAN MAGIC

Rpt. 1999 434pp Weiser. NM in NM d/w. Scholarly study of Chaldean Magic and Demonology. Facsimile reprint of the original 1877 edition. £25.00

 

100721. W.E. LIDDELL: THE PICKINGILL PAPERS

1st 1994 174pp Capall Bann trade p/b. Sl. marked at edges else VG. Collection of articles on the origins of the Gardnerian craft that were originally published in the Cauldron. £5.00

 

0891. [LOVECRAFT] GEORGE HAY (ed): THE NECRONOMICON

1992 184pp Skoob trade p/b. Illus. browned at edges else VG. With an introduction by Colin Wilson and contributory material by Stanislaus Hinterstoisser, L. Sprague de Camp, Christopher Frayling and Angela Carter. Researched by Robert Turner and David Langford. Interesting essays leading up to selected sections from the infamous grimoire. £12.00

 

0893. [LOVECRAFT] ROBERT TURNER (ed): THE R’LYEH TEXT

1st 1995 175pp Skoob trade p/b. Illus. Browned at edges else VG+. Further leaves from the Necronomicon. £12.00

 

081109. GEORGE LUCK (ed): ARCANA MUNDI

1st UK 1987 395pp Crucible trade p/b. VG. Magic and the occult in the Greek and Roman worlds. Useful sourcebook of original magical texts from 8th. century BC to 4th. century AD. £8.00

 

090212. DONALD McCORMICK: MURDER BY WITCHCRAFT

1st 1968 174pp John Long. 8pp b/w photos. VG in VG d/w. Extremely scarce study of the Lower Quinton and Hagley Wood murders. £75.00

 

0692. CHRISTOPHER MCINTOSH: THE ROSY CROSS UNVEILED

1st 1980 160pp Aquarian. 16pp plates. Sl. chp to top of d/w else VG in VG d/w. The history, mythology and rituals of an occult order. This copy is from the library of David Tibet of Current 93 fame. Has his signature "Tibet" and embossed stamp on front e.p. £25.00

 

090408. ADAM McLEAN: A TREATISE ON ANGEL MAGIC

2006 225pp Weiser trade p/b. Illus. NEW. Originally published as part of the Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks. A rare 17th. century manuscript on Angel magic, an important link between John Dee and modern occult thought. Several copies available. £6.99

 

100412. ADAM McCLEAN: ALCHEMY

1st 2007 44pp Embassy 4to p/b. Prof. illus. inc. col. NM. Catalogue for an exhibition put on by Adam McClean in Glasgow. Includes many full colour alchemical illustrations. £6.00

 

081111. S.L. MACGREGOR MATHERS (Trans): THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON

nd 1940s 130pp De Laurence h/b. Illus. Sl. spotting to edges. Woodgrain effect bds. No d/w (as issued?) else VG. Dated 1914, but introduction dated 1916, so publication date is speculative. An interesting edition. £40.00

 

110624. S.L. MACGREGOR MATHERS (Trans): THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON

Custom binding nd 222pp. Quarter brown leather with raised bands and gilt titles on spine, marbled paper covered boards, housed in handmade slipcase. I believe this is a generic paperback edition of the text that has been rebound by an enthusiast. £50.00

 

110626. S.L. MACGREGOR MATHERS (Trans): THE GRIMOIRE OF ARMADEL

1st 1980 80pp RKP 4to h/b. Prof. illus. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Scarce first edition of this 17th. Century grimoire, translated by Mathers from a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Arsenal in Paris. £50.00

 

110625. S.L. MACGREGOR MATHERS (Trans): THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON

Custom binding nd 290pp. Quarter black leather with raised bands and gilt titles on spine, marbled paper covered boards, housed in handmade slipcase. Uniform with above title. £50.00

 

110417. STEPHEN MACE: SQUEEZING BEING

1st 1993 52pp Privately printed A5 stapled booklet. VG. A modern approach to reality manipulation from this chaos magician. £10.00

 

101021. THOMAS E. MAILS: SUN DANCING

2nd. 1998 338pp Council Oak 4to p/b. Prof. illus. throughout. Inc. col. NM. The great Sioux piercing ritual. Fascinating record (by a retired Lutheran minister!) of the ritual probably best remembered from the film “A Man called Horse”. This ceremony took place in July 1974. £15.00

 

110315. ASENATH MASON: THE BOOK OF MEPHISTO

1st 2006 74pp Edition Roter Drache trade p/b. Illus. NM. A grimoire of the Faustian tradition. The author is head of the Polish Lodge Magan, formerly a part of the Dragon Rouge. £10.00

 

0896. [MAGICA SEXUALIS] GEORGE RYLEY-SCOTT: PHALLIC WORSHIP

Rpt. 1996 234pp Senate trade p/b. Illus. NM. A history of sex and sexual rites. £4.00

 

0897. [MAGICA SEXUALIS] EDWARD SELLON: THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE

Rpt. 1996 128pp Wordsworth trade p/b. Illus. NM. Autobiographical novel from the Victorian soldier and rogue, often credited as introducing Tantra to the West. £5.00

 

0899. [MAGICA SEXUALIS] MERILYN TUNNESHENDE: RAINBOW SERPENT

1st 1999 224pp Thorsons trade p/b. VG+. The magical art of sexual alchemy. An interesting approach, the author claims to be a pupil of Toltec master Don Juan (of Carlos Castenada fame). Similar in style to the Castenada books, Tunneshende embarks on a first person narrative of her experiences in using her sexual energy for healing etc. under the guidance of her mentor Chon Yakil. £15.00

 

0694. ERIC MAPLE: COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY

1st thus n.d. (1970s) 600pp+ Barnes. Illus. d/w sl. chppd, else VG in VG d/w. This is actually a compendium of three titles; The Dark World of Witches, The Domain of Devils and The Realm of Ghosts. Lots of interesting material. £20.00

 

06250. GARETH J. MEDWAY: THE LURE OF THE SINISTER

1st 2001 464pp New York University Press. NM in NM d/w. The unnatural history of Satanism. Wide ranging study, from Xtian concepts of the Devil to Aleister Crowley and modern Satanic groups and their denouncers. £12.00

 

110223. AUBREY MELECH: MISSA NIGER – LA MESSE NOIR

1st ed. 1986 70pp Sut Anubis trade booklet. Illus. Cover edges sl. worn, internally a few pages coming loose, else VG. Ltd. ed. 2/500, signed and numbered by author in red. A true and factual account of the principle ritual of Satanic worship. Highly sought after, for some reason. £225.00

 

06251. GEORGE E. MYLONAS: ELEUSIS AND THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES

1st 1961 345pp Princeton University Press. 24pp plates. Sl. marks to page edge, discreet ex libris plate (under front flap). VG in VG d/w. Scarce investigation into the archaeology of Eleusis and the mystery cult that thrived there for 2000 years. £35.00

 

08915. VENETIA NEWELL (ed): THE WITCH FIGURE

1st 1973 239pp RKP. Sl. spotting to edges else VG in VG d/w. Excellent and important collection of essays in honour the 75th birthday of folklore scholar Katherine M. Briggs. Includes essays on Hostile magic in the Icelandic sagas, witchcraft at some prehistoric sites, some instances of image magic in Great Britain, Cain’s kin etc. £50.00

 

06100. ROSALEEN NORTON: THREE MACABRE STORIES

1st 1996 36pp Typographeum. Black bds, gilt demon head front bd. Paper label on spine, no d/w, as issued. Frontis. Of Norton tipped in, VG. Limited to 150 copies, this book contains three early tales of the macabre by the noted Australian occult artist. £40.00

 

091220. LAUREN PAINE: WITCHCRAFT AND THE MYSTERIES

1st 1975 192pp Hale. 8pp plates. VG in VG d/w. Study of the transition of the ancient mystery religions into medieval witchcraft customs. £10.00

 

08101. NIGEL PENNICK: PRACTICAL MAGIC IN THE NORTHERN TRADITION

1st 1989 288pp Aquarian. Illus. Page edges sl. browned else VG+ in VG+d/w. Tools and equipment, rituals and techniques. £15.00

 

110225. COLLIN DE PLANCY: DICTIONNAIRE INFERNAL

2nd. Ed. 1825/6 4 vols. 483pp, 491pp, 498pp and 560pp La Librairie Universelle. Quarter leather binding with gilt titles to spine, faded with rubbed hinges. Marbled endpapers. Internal text blocks sound but spotting and foxing throughout. Generally knocked at all edges, overall condition is G+. French text. The classic A-Z. The final volume has 16pp of plates but NB. This edition does not include the classic Breton images which were featured in a later edition (see item 110202). £550.00

 

06104. FRANK RIPEL: THE MAGIC OF ATLANTIS

1st 1985 185pp Amalietti 1985. Illus. VG+ in VG d/w. The real source of the Necronomicon. First part of a trilogy, but the only part to be appear in English. First part presents the text of the Sauthenerom, which is supposed to be the text from which the Necronomicon arose. The second part describes the nature and teachings of Ripel's organisation the Ordo Rosae Misticae. £50.00

 

101219. STEPHEN RONAN: THE GODDESS HEKATE

1st 1992 166pp Cthonios. Illus. NM in NM d/w. Excellent compendium of reprints of scarce early material on Hekate, plus translations of ancient hymns to Hekate and a study of her role in The Chaldean Oracles. £60.00

 

100726. JONATHAN ROPER (ed): CHARMS, CHARMERS AND CHARMING

1st 2009 294pp Palgrave Macmillan h/b. No d/w as issued. VG+. Excellent, academic study. Features 19 essays, including material by Eva Pocs, Swedish snakebite charms, charming in Serbia, Lithuania, Russia etc. £50.00

 

06187. W.F. RYAN: THE BATHHOUSE AT MIDNIGHT

1st 1999 504pp Sutton. 12pp plates. NM in NM d/w . An excellent study of magic and divination in Russia , 30 years in the writing. Much interesting material. £35.00

 

06188. W.F. RYAN: THE BATHHOUSE AT MIDNIGHT

1999 504pp Sutton trade. 12pp plates. Spine sl. creased else VG . Paperback copy of the above book. £15.00

 

06319. JOSEPH NAVEH & SHAUL SHAKED: AMULETS AND MAGIC BOWLS

3rd. 1998 304pp Magnes Press. 40pp plates. NM in NM d/w. Detailed study of Aramaic incantations of late antiquity, inc. translations of hitherto unpublished bowls. £30.00

 

100419. ALEX SANDERS: THE RITUAL OF THE CABBALISTIC CROSS

nd 1980s 10pp loose A4 sheets plus extras. Illus. VG. Collection of loose printed pages that were gifted by Sanders to his magical partner Derek Taylor who in turn gifted them to The Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle. The papers (which were duplicates) were sold by the Museum a couple of years ago. This collection focuses on the Ritual of the Cabbalistic Cross, complete with primitive computer drawn illustrations. Also includes various adverts and single page covers from other booklets put out by Sanders and Taylor, plus a photocopied letter from the Museum detailing the history as above. £45.00

 

110421. DANIEL SCHULKE: ARS PHILTRON

Deluxe ed. 2008 304pp Xoanon. Illus. Full bottle-green goatskin, gold stamped cover and spine. Marbled endpapers. Housed in cloth slipcase. VG+. Ltd. ed. 48/72. A superb edition. £595.00

 

110422. DANIEL SCHULKE: ARS PHILTRON

Out of Series ed. 2008 304pp Xoanon. Rust coloured cloth, black pewter stamped cover and spine. Illus. NM. Ltd. ed. 720 copies. NB. This is a spcial “out of series” copy, red Xoanon stamp on limitation page. Signed and sigillised by the author. £175.00

 

110423. DANIEL SCHULKE: VIRIDARIUM UMBRIS

Out of Series ed. 2005 526pp Xoanon. Illus. Sage green cloth, copper stamped on cover and spine. NM. Ltd. ed. 576 copies. NB. This is a special “out of series” copy, red Xoanon stamp on limitation page. This copy signed by the author. £450.00

 

110424. DANIEL SCHULKE (ed): THE OCULT RELIQUARY

Deluxe edition 2010 220pp Three Hands press 4to hardback. Prof. illus. inc. col. Quarted bound in burgundy morocco. Housed in slipcase. NM. Ltd. ed. 76/250. Images and artefacts of the Richel-Eldermans collection. £185.00

 

101220. REGINALD SCOT: THE DISCOVERIE OF WITCHCRAFT

1973 589pp EP Publishing. d/w sl. torn at edge, minor chips else VG in G+ d/w. First published in 1584, this edition is notable for containing material not available in other editions, namely “A discourse on Devils and Spirits.” £60.00

 

101221. “SIMON”: DEAD NAMES

1st 2006 260pp Subterranean Press. Dec. bds. No d/w as issued. NM. Ltd. ed. 315/350. Signed by author. The dark history of the Necronomicon. An account of how the “Simon” version of the Necronomicon came to be published. An interesting read, containing many anecdotes of the occult milieu in 1970s America. £75.00

 

110425. STEPHEN SKINNER AND DAVID RANKINE: THE VERITABLE KEY OF SOLOMON

Deluxe ed. 2008 446pp Golden Hoard. Half leather and buckram binding. Prof. illus. inc. col. NM. Ltd. ed. 89/350. Signed by both authors. Includes three separate versions of the Key, for the fullest version possible. £96.00

 

06326. LEWIS SPENCE: THE OCCULT SCIENCES IN ATLANTIS

1970 136pp Aquarian. VG in VG d/w. Spence had a life-long interest in Atlantis, publishing several books on the subject, as well as a journal co-edited by C.R. Cammell. £25.00

 

090215. MARSHA KEITH SUCHARD: WHY MRS BLAKE CRIED

1st 2006 448pp Century. Illus. NM in NM d/w. An excellent study of William Blake and the sexual basis of spiritual vision. £15.00

 

090419. PETER TOMPKINS: THE MAGIC OF OBELISKS

1st US 1981 470pp Harper & Row 4to h/b. Prof. illus. d/w sl. chipped at edges else VG in VG d/w. Fascinating study of Egyptian obelisks, how and why there were constructed etc. Also notable for insight into the occult significance, including material on Kenneth Grant etc. £20.00

 

101024. R. CAMPBELL THOMPSON: SEMITIC MAGIC

1st 2000 286pp Weiser. NM in NM d/w. Facsimile of the 1908 edition. £25.00

 

110637. LYNN THORNDIKE: THE PLACE OF MAGIC IN THE INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF EUROPE

2005 108pp Ars Obscura. White d/w sl. discoloured else VG in VG d/w. Reprint of a work first published in 1905. £20.00

 

101035. E.B. TRIGG: GYPSY DEMONS AND DIVINITIES

1st 1975 238pp Sheldon Press. VG in VG d/w. The magical and supernatural practices of the gypsies. Preface by E.E. Evans Pritchard. £25.00

 

091231. DOREEN VALIENTE: WITCHCRAFT FOR TOMORROW

Rpt. 1985 205pp Hale. 8pp plates. VG in VG d/w. £10.00

 

110638. VEXIOR: PANPARADOX

1st 2009 196pp Ixaxaar. Prof. illus. NM. Ltd ed. 521/677. Anti-cosmic, Chaos-gnostic, Satanic philosophy and mysticism around the misrepresented contemptuous god and black magical Chaos-philosophy. Includes illustrations and rituals. £95.00

 

06124. LEO VINCI: TALISMANS, AMULETS AND CHARMS

1st 1977 208pp Regency h/b. Illus. Pictorial bds, VG+. Informative guide from the author of Gmicalzoma. £25.00

 

101037. LEO VINCI: GMICALZOMA

1st 1976 Regency Press. VG. An early attempt at an Enochian dictionary. Preface by Madeline Montalban. £20.00

 

06258. PAUL WALDO-SCWARTZ: ART AND THE OCCULT

1977 168pp Unwin trade p/b. prof. illus. Crease to bottom corner of cover else VG. £6.00

 

06125. BENJAMIN WALKER: TANTRISM

1st 1982 176pp Aquarian. VG in VG d/w. Tantrik cults of athe left-hand path, their philosophies and influence on Western magick. £12.00

 

06126. CHARLES WALL: DEVILS

Rpt. 1974 152pp EP Publishing. Illus. VG in VG d/w. Facs. copy of 1904 first edition. With 50 iilustrations. Names of devils, legends, proverbs etc. £16.00

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