Raphael Raphaels Ancient Manuscript of Talismanic Magic Containing Nearly One Hundred Rare Talismanic Diagrams Seals of Spirits Charms Magical Squares and Pentacles for Orations an... (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine(+). Facsimile. Quarto in textured leatherette boards; 104p; illus. in b&w. Printed facsimile of a hand-written and hand-illustrated manuscript. Difficult to determine if this copy is the original 1916 printing or a later one. I suspect that, if it is not the 1916 edition, then it is still an early one. Later printings, which I have seen, possess brighter sheen to their gilt titles and a smoother bindings. This copy appears accurate to the period in terms of the binding's look and feel. Slight curl to boards; else tight and clean. Near fine(+).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Raphaels Ancient Manuscript of Talismanic Magic containing nearly one hundred rare talismanic diagrams, seals of spirits, charms, magical squares, and pentacles for orations and invocation of elementary spirits, and the magical ritual of their CONJURATION; explaining their influence and hidden powers Recondite Wisdom by Raphael; prepared for publication under the editorship of L. W. de Laurence, author of many works listed see photo; The de Laurence Co., Chicago. Ill., U.S.A. From the introduction The art of Talismanic Magic, being selections from the works of Rabbi Solomon, Agrippar, & Barrett, etc. by Raphael. This book is a facsimile of a hand-written and hand-illustrated manuscript, by Raphael dated 1880. Robert Thomas Cross (1850 1923) was a British astrologer, and one in a series of editors of Raphael's Ephemeris, started by Robert Cross Smith in 1827, who all took the pseudonym Raphael. L. W. de Laurence (1868 1936) was an American author and publisher on occult and spiritual topics. His publications, including his edition of the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses influenced the practise of magic among the African diaspora in the Americas, as well as in the Caribbean. Rabbi Solomon (1235 1310) was one of the greatest codifiers and Talmudists of his time in Spain. Agrippar (1486 1535) was a German Renaissance polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, knight, theologian, and occult writer. His most famous book was De occulta philosophia libri tres (Three Books Concerning Occult Philosophy, Book 1 printed Paris 1531; Books 2 3 in Cologne 1533). Agrippa argued for a synthetic vision of magic whereby the natural world combined with the celestial and the divine through Neoplatonic participation, such that ordinarily licit natural magic was in fact validated by a kind of demonic magic sourced ultimately from God. By this means Agrippa proposed a magic that could resolve all epistemological problems raised by skepticism in a total validation of Christian faith. This large format book 104 pages, bound in textured leatherette boards, is in fine condition. A very scarce book and this copy is without a blemish.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Very Good plus copy of this 1916 facsimile printing of Cross's manuscript. Black buckram with gilt titles on the front board. Small light brown stain on the bottom edge of the text block and previous owner's bookplate the first endpaper. 104pp short 4to.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 130. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1916 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 130.