The Spirit of Magic. The Raising of Appollonius Tyanensis.
United Kingdom: Hell Fire Club, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [36pp.] Quarter leather. Black leather spine with green cloth boards with printed red paper title label on front board. B/w illustrations. Bibliography. According to the publisher's publicitiy this quarter leather edition was limited to 36 copies (there was also a full leather and a standard cloth edition). The book is a monograph on the evocation to visible appearance of the spirit of Apollonius by the 19th century French occultist Eliphas Levi (Alphonse Louis Constant), and a discussion of magic in the ancient world, originally delivered as an after-dinner talk at the Hell Fire Club. A Fine copy (no dust jacket issued). Item #72091
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