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Author: Eliphas Levi (Translated By Arthur Edward Waite)Title: Transcendental Magic Its Doctrine and Ritual A Complete Translation of ” Dogme Et Rituel De La Haute Magie ” With a Biographical Preface By Arthur Edward Waite Publication: 1st Waite Translated Edition Published By Redway London Though on the Title Page there is a Publisher’s or Printer’s Label of John Story Sheffield 1896………….. (See Pictures) Condition Of Book: This is a Good Only Copy of this Book in blue hardcover cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine and upper cover with square blind stamped design to the front cover.This title was acquired from an impressive Private Library of a former Writer and Academic on Occultism,Mysticism and Astrology.This copy is lacking it’s front endpaper and also the portrait frontispiece of the Author.Illustrated with some 24 engravings including 3 stand out coloured plates.There is some wear to the head and tail of spine and some stitching is showing through at the title page join and rear pastedown join.Contents remain generally clean throughout.The book has a biographical preface and an explanation of the figures drawn in the work.Comprehensive and scarce work with some Twenty-two Chapters on The Mystery of the Sun,The Book of Hermes,Witchcraft and Spells,Ceremony of The Initiates,Necromancy,The Medium and Mediator and much much more,(xxiv) 406pp plus 1 page of George Redway Publisher’s List. Free UK Postage with Tracking We are members of the PBFA and adhere to their Guidelines
