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Raising spirits, making gold and swapping wives: the true adventures of Dr.John Dee and Sir Edward Kelly - Softcover
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This book recounts how, in London in 1583, the mathematician John Dee and the seer Edward Kelly began summoning up a succession of spirits, who instructed them in the secrets of the universe and warned them of imminent apocalyptic change. Attaching themselves to the visiting Polish Count Laski, they set off for Europe, taking with them a mysterious alchemical elixir discovered in the Cotswolds. When Laski went bankrupt, they sought out the Emperor Rudolph in Prague and King Stephen in Krakow. Expelled from the Empire for necromancy, they settled under the protection of Count Rozmberk in Southern Bohemia, successfully transmuted gold and, on instruction from the spirits, exchanged wives. Queen Elizabeth summoned them back to England to share their alchemical expertise and sent the poet Edward Dyer to collect them.
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RAISING SPIRITS, MAKING GOLD AND SWAPPING WIVES: THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF DR JOHN DEE AND SIR EDWARD KELLY (SIGNED).
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ISBN 10: 1899549315
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8vo. pp [x], 495. Original publisher's illustrated covers with photograph of a skull. Signed presentation copy to British poet and novelist Barry Cole (1936-2014); 'To Barry, with all best wishes, Michael Wilding'. ISBN: 1899549315 Light creasing towards spine, overall very good indeed. Seller Inventory # C47774
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RAISING SPIRITS, MAKING GOLD AND SWAPPING WIVES: THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF DR JOHN DEE AND SIR EDWARD KELLY. (SIGNED)
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ISBN 10: 1899549315
ISBN 13: 9781899549313
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Original publisher's illustrated wraps/paperback. Large format paperback. pp [x], 495. ISBN 1899549315 or 0958609128. Signed presentation from the author to Frank Kermode ''For Frank with all best wishes, Michael.' Loosely inserted is a publicity card for his memoir 'Wildest Dreams.' About fine. Signedes. Seller Inventory # A76494
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Raising Spirits, Making Gold and Swapping Wives: The True Adventures of Dr.John Dee and Sir Edward Kelly
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ISBN 10: 1899549315
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Raising Spirits, Making Gold and Swapping Wives: The True Adventures of Dr.John Dee and Sir Edward Kelly
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Raising spirits, making gold and swapping wives: the true adventures of Dr.John Dee and Sir Edward Kelly
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ISBN 10: 1899549315
ISBN 13: 9781899549313
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1st ed. Presentation inscription by author to 'Peter' (i.e. Professor Peter Widdowson, who was a friend of the writer). A clean tidy copy. Used - Very Good. SIGNED copy VG paperback. Seller Inventory # BOOKS120477I
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