McLEAN, Adam; Series Editor, Dr. John DEE and Edward Kelly, Preface by Elias Ashmole, Edited by Joseph Peterson.

Mysteriorum Libri Quinti or, The Five Books of Mystical Exercises of John Dee. An Angelic Revelation of Cabalistic Magic and other Mysteries Occult and Divine. Revealed to Dr. John Dee and Edward Kelly A.D. 1581 - 1583. With a preface b Elias Ashmole. [ Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks series ].

Lampeter, Wales: Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, 1985. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 294 pp. Hand-bound brown faux leather, gilt title to spine, illustrations, tables, index. Brown patterned endpapers. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, this being copy number 200. SIGNED by Adam McLean on the limitation page. Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks series No. 20. Transcribed from the Dee Ms. Sloane 3188. The first appearance of this important edition edited by Joseph Peterson. The series editor, Adam McLean, says of the work: "The "Mysteriorum Libri Quinti" manuscript has been much quoted from during the last few years, however esotericists and scholars have till now not had available the complete text in print. Joseph Peterson has diligently prepared this edition transcribing the difficult handwritten text, and provides an introduction, summarised contents of the Five Books, an Index Verborum to the Angelic words in the text, and an extremely useful Index to the text itself." A significant edition of this important text. Second issue - printed on white paper and with "Five Books Dee" lettered down spine. Sadly the text blocks of the early Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks were just glued, rather than sewn and glued, and over the decades the glue tended to harden and crack, and many started shedding pages. This copy is intact, but like all early works in the series it should be handled with care if it is to remain that way. Boards lightly rubbed, a half a dozen small dark abrasions on front cover (possibly a binding flaw), edges of text book very slightly darkened, otherwise a solid and bright VG+ copy. Quite scarce both on account of the small limitation and the fragility of the binding. Item #73958

Price: $425.00