Maier Count Michael (7 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Seattle (2012). First English language edition. A fine tan cloth copy with black decoration and lettering. Near fine black and white jacket. A modern edition that presents a beautiful and lively translation from the original Latin edition and features a folding plate depicting the avian cast of characters found in the unfolding of Maier's "Serious Joke. A beautiful book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Very good condition. Jacket has Mylar cover. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First English Translation / First Printing.Octavo (8vo), pp. 141, [9, adverts]. Features original emblematic illustrative ornaments and a large black and white fold-out frontispiece plate ("Alchemical Aviary") by noted artist Benjamin A. Vierling. Publisher's original tan cloth binding, with titles stamped sharply in black to the spine and front board. Near Fine condition, showing only a very small, negligible bump to the bottom edge of the spine, otherwise sharp, square, and immaculate. Internally pristine, tight, and completely unread; a Fine copy throughout. Housed in the original pictorial white dust jacket, which is in Fine condition and has been placed into a protective Mylar sleeve. Originally penned in 1617 by the renowned Rosicrucian defender and alchemist Count Michael Maier, Jocus Severus is presented here for the first time in the English language. The text employs a satirical and entertaining allegorical dialogue—a "conference of the birds"—in which several species of birds bring wordy complaints to defame the Owl. The Hawk acts as the defense attorney, while the Phoenix serves as the final judge and arbiter, ultimately pronouncing the Owl as the rightful Queen of Birds due to her sacred attachment to Pallas Athena and her serious wisdom. A beautiful example of contemporary Renaissance-style book typography and an essential addition to any library of alchemy, hermeticism, or esoteric lore. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First English Translation. Publishers cloth in original dustwrapper. With typographical head and tail ornaments and folding frontispiece plate. Book design by William Kiesel. A near fine dustwrapper and book. Slightest signs of wear to extremities. Binding firm, tight, and intact. Internal pages clean and bright. No inscriptions. Originally published in Latin in 1617, this is the first definitive English translation of Maier's renowned allegorical dialogue. The narrative takes the form of a satirical "conference of the birds" wherein an assembly of cantankerous avians defame the Owl (symbolising Hermetic Science), culminating in her vindication by a Phoenix acting as judge.…