Author: Jollivet-Castelot, Paul Ferniot et Paul-Redonnel (sous la dir. de)
Title: Les sciences maudites. Pour les textes F. Charles, Barlet, Jules Delassus, douard d'Hoogue (d'Hooghe), Louis Malteste, Victor-mile Michelet, Papus, Phaneg, F. Rozier, R. Sainte-Marie, Saturninus, Sdir, Sunnt-Paitle, Madame de Thbes. Pour les illustrations mile Bayard, Paul Cirou, A. Constant, A. Delannoy Albert Durer, Eugne Lacoste, Le Sidaner, liphas Lvi, etc. etc. Aquarelles de Lon Galand et de Paul Cirou.
Description: Paris, dition de "La Maison d'Art", 1900 Large 8vo (28x19 cm). 19th century half cloth, gilt title on spine, covers with marbled paper(small piece of paper missing; borders rubbed). (x),202,(iv: Index), (ii:blank) pp. With frontispiece in colour by L. Galand and many plates in text and full page plates and also many illustrations in text: portraits of great occultists through the centuries, reproductions of curious old engravings, symbolic designs and iconography of the occult sciences, for example "Les faces des sciences maudites", "Les quatre sorcires", "Bouc du sabbat", "Les douze sceaux de la pierre cubique", "Le symbole kabbalistique du Sohar", "Le chariot d'Hermes", "Le grand symbole de Salomon", "Pentacle de Trithme", "Principaux signes alchimiques". Plates partly printed on coloured paper (different colours).- Stamp of A. van Loock on halftitle, repeated on last page, but a nice, complete copy of a luxury edition, with contributions by all the famous occultists of the 19th century. - Rare . Gewicht/Weight: 1000 grs.

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