Ars Philtron: Concerning the Aqueous Cunning Of the Potion And Its Praxis in the Green Arte Magical.
Hercules, CA, USA: Xoanon Publishing, 2008. Edition Deluxe: Codex Vasculum, Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 304 pages. Full bottle-green goatskin, with gilt stamping, in black cloth slip case. 33 illustrations. Marbled endpapers. Lexicon, The greatly-expanded "Edition Codex Vasculum." This is the edition deluxe, bound in full leather, and limited to 72 numbered copies (there was also a "standard" cloth-bound edition of 720 clothbound copies, and 11 special copies for private distribution). The work examines "Wortcunning and Sabbatic-alchemical gnosis as manifested through the medium of potion-making. Its text treats of the eight principal Sabbatic-alchemic philtre types, their pharmacoepia and formulation. Evocations to aspects of the Sabbatic Guardians Lilith and Cain are also given to empower the revelation and reification of the Philtre Arcana." The author was a friend of the late Andrew Chumbley, and is presently both the Magister of the Cultus Sabbati, as well as the Verdelet of the Tradition. It is from the Cultus Sabbati, in common with Chumbley's "Azoetia," that this book draws its inspiration. Fine condition in VG+ slipcase (there is a small lightened patch on the back of the slip case - it looks as though someone might have splashed a little liquid on it and quickly wiped it off leaving the cloth a little lightened) No dustjacket issued. Item #65261
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