Of Occult Philosophy Book Four. Magical Ceremonies. And the Heptameron or Magical Elements, of Peter de Abano [ The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy ].
Gillette, NJ: Heptangle Books, 1985. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 88pp, Red cloth with printed paper spine label, black and white illustrations, grey endpapers. A nicely produced edition, printed letterpress on acid-free paper, of these classic seventeenth century occult texts. Published by Daniel Driscoll (1944 - 1990) who under his Heptangle imprint was one of the pioneers of late twentieth century private press grimoire production. Title page printed in red and black. This edition comprises reset versions of two (of the six) books that made up Robert Turner's 1655 first English edition of Agrippa's "Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy." The books are "Of Occult Philosophy or Of Magical Ceremonies," by Agrippa (a work renowned as one of the most straight forward guides to evocation published) and "The Heptameron or Magical Elements" by Peter de Abano, (a set of rituals of conjuration, mapped out by day). Old "new" stock. This volume, was a brand new copy purchased by us from the stock of a retired specialist dealer. Merest hint of shelf-wear, to book and jacket, thus a lovely near Fine copy in near-Fine dust jacket (jacket now protected by a removable mylar sleeve). Item #59191
ISBN: 0935214070
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