CAVENDISH, Richard.

The Magical Arts [ The Black Arts ].

London: Arkana, 1984. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. 376pp. Appendix, Notes, Bibliography & index. First published in 1967 under the title "The Black Arts", this is Cavendish's popular overview of the subject, which seeks to present the magic arts in a dispassionate and serious fashion. Chapters on: The World of the Black Magician, Names and Numbers, The Cabala and the Names of Power, The Stone and the Elixir, Astrology, Ritual Magic, The Worship of the Devil, Appendix 1: The Grimoires, Appendix 2: The 'Hebrew' System in Numerology. Cavendish (b. 1930) is an Oxford-educated author who has written numerous accessible but reliable books on different aspects of the occult and was editor of the "Man Myth and Magic" series. Although not marked as such, this volume is from the collection of occult scholar and author, Stephen Skinner. Minor rubbing & marks to covers, light age-toning to pages, pages browned at margins - else a tight VG copy. Item #57590
ISBN: 1850630046

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