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First printing of the Causeway edition which is unabridged and illustrated. A near fine copy in a good dust jacket. Bound in orange cloth with black lettering. The book has small remains of a sticker on the lower front fly. The dust jacket is heavily chipped and creased along the upper edge of the front panel. Rubbing along the front fold. Dust soiling and tanning to the spine and rear panel. A non-fiction work on occultism that contains biographies of some of the more famous practioners from Nostrodamus to Madame Blavatsky.
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From the creator of the diabolical Dr. Fu Manchu comes this exploration of occult history. Sax Rohmer, an expert on the dark arts, presents an intriguing tour of sorcery through the ages, from ceremonies of witchcraft and demonology to the spells, curses, and rites of Satanism. Rohmer's engaging and informative survey also examines the practices of astrology and alchemy.
In addition to its study of dark rituals, The Romance of Sorcery offers vivid profiles of key figures of the occult: Nostradamus, the sixteenth-century seer who prophesied major world events; Dr. John Dee, the advisor to Elizabeth I who straddled the worlds of science and magic; Cagliostro, the eighteenth-century con artist who amassed millions and died broke; and Madame Blavatsky, a founder of Theosophy and leading figure of the New Age movement.
Dover (2015) republication of the edition originally published by Methuen & Co., London, 1914.
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About the Author
Sax Rohmer (1883 1959) was a prolific English mystery writer who was best known for his thriller novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu-Manchu.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. binding is clean, straight, tight. Internals are clean. Purple top stain, dark sage green endpapers. Unclipped wrapper is rubbed, soiled to reverse, faded & discolored to spine. Otherwise there are no tears, chips or large creases. A ubiquitous volume listed on-line indeed; so I had to represent. Inv. # 63704 TROS* bds 10/2023 320 pp. Seller Inventory # 63704
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