Item #57591 The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer, Part 5 [ V ]. The Perfection and Key of the Cabala; The Rare Text Library. Francis BARRETT.
The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer, Part 5 [ V ]. The Perfection and Key of the Cabala; The Rare Text Library
The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer, Part 5 [ V ]. The Perfection and Key of the Cabala; The Rare Text Library

The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer, Part 5 [ V ]. The Perfection and Key of the Cabala; The Rare Text Library

Gloucester, England: Rare Text Library / Helios, 1965. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Quarto. 65pp. Original beige cloth with patterned papered boards, printed title label on upper board, gilt lettering to spine, colour plates. The fifth volume in a series of nine comprising the magical components of Francis Barrett's "The Magus." Edition limited to 200 numbered copies, this being no. 120. The seventh volume of the Rare Text Library of Philosophical Research published by Helios Book Services of Gloucester, England, one of the pioneers of occult publishing in the UK in the 1960s. "The Magus" was first published in 1801 and is now recognised as one of the most influential works of the "Occult Revival" and probably the best-known magical text produced in nineteenth century Britain. At the time of the publication of this series "The Magus" was long out of print, with early editions difficult to find and selling for a premium. The idea behind the new edition was to make the most important sections of the text - each complete within itself - available in a durable form at an affordable price. It was a monumental task, with the text having to be completely retyped, and the tables redone - only the original diagrams were copies as facsimiles. This volume reprints the second half of Part I of Book II of the original text which is devoted to Cabalistic Magic. The publisher described it as comprising "An outline of main Qabbalistic theory and an account of the subjective contacts it is possible to make with the various categories of disembodied intelligence and spirits. (7 plates, and 4 hand-coloured illustrations)." Cloth of spine slightly darkened, spine ends lightly bruised, corners lightly bumped, owner has affixed a photocopy of the plate of cabalistic tables opposite the original at page 53. Overall a tight unmarked VG+ copy of a publication which inspired a new generation of magicians in the 1960s and 1970s. Item #57591

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