Item #66408 Elizabethan Magic. The Art and the Magus. Robert TURNER, Latin Colin Wilson, Christopher Upton.

Elizabethan Magic. The Art and the Magus.

Shaftesbury, UK: Element Books, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. xvii + 190pp. Maps, frontis, bibliography, index, b&w illustrations. With contributory material by Patricia Shore Turner and Robin E. Cousins. Illustrated by Charles H. Cattell and Jane O'Reilly. 'Elizabethan Magic provides the reader with precise renditions and translation fo the most important magical tracts of the Tudor era. Complete with extensive commentaries, it offers a fascinating insight into the colourful and often intriguing personalities of the time." Nearly half the book is devoted to extensive and important commentaries on John Dee and his magic, the rest to Simon Forman et al. The first and (to date) only edition. Very light rubbing to covers, light bump to upper corner - else a tight & clean VG+ copy. Item #66408
ISBN: 1852300833

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