[ Grimoires ] 'Pope Honorius' et al Translated by Kineta Ch'ien & Matthew Sullivan.

The Great Grimoire of Pope Honorius [with as an Appendix] Coniurationes Demonum.

Seattle, WA: Trident Publishing, 1999. First Edition Thus - Limited. Hardcover. Small octavo. (6 1/2" x 4") xxviii + 98 pp. Black snakeskin spine with matching cloth boards, gilt stamped black leather, inverted cross on upper board, marbled endpapers, ribbon markers. Housed in original black cloth covered slipcase. Frontis and illustrations, initials and ornamental typographical devices. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies, most of which were bound in trade cloth, with many of the remainer bound in full leather. Hand-numbered, copy No 21. The first Trident Publishing edition of the Grimoire of Pope Honorius, a rare grimoire of the Middle Ages attributed to Pope Honorius III; the famous papal sorcerer of the Middle Ages. This edition includes the sigils and illustrations known to be associated with this work, as well as spells, summonings, etc., some of which were not available prior to this translation. Text translated by Ms. Kineta Ch'ien from the Old German and with a bibliographic prolegomenon by Mr. John Davis. Appended to the work is a translation of the 15th century Ecclesiastic work, "Coniurationes Demonum", translated from the Latin by Matthew Sullivan. Loosely inserted is a hand drawn sigil of the demon "Astaroth" on virgin parchment and housed in a printed envelope (in the demonic hierarchy Astaroth is the "Great Duke of Hell" in the evil trinity with Beelzebub and Lucifer). It is uncertain whether the sigil was issued with the book, or, as is more likely, a private addition. A lovely copy in Fine condition, Fine slipcase. Item #60955
ISBN: 9781879000087

Price: $750.00