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La Science curieuse, ou traité de la chyromance, récueilly des plus graves autheurs qui ont traité de cette matiere, & plus exactement recherché qu’il n’a esté cy-devant par aucun autre. by [ TAISNIER, Jean ] - 1667
by [ TAISNIER, Jean ]
La Science curieuse, ou traité de la chyromance, récueilly des plus graves autheurs qui ont traité de cette matiere, & plus exactement recherché quil na esté cy-devant par aucun autre.
by [ TAISNIER, Jean ]
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Paris: Francois Clovsier, 1667. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. [8], 212. With 90 engraved plates most of which contain 16 palmistry figures. Several plates contain a whole palm illustrated. Bound in full period calf; re-backed preserving original gilt spine. Boards show rubbing and wear; board corners are neatly restored. Top edge of book block is a bit rubbed. Interior contains some marginal soiling and foxing; several areas of marginal worming and worm tracks are present in the upper and lower margins (interrupting the running title on a couple of pages). The upper portion of the book also contains some damp staining which is generally mild. A tear, part way across one plate, is professionally sealed and hardly noticeable. Some plates contain light printers smudging. This treatise, first printed in 1665, has been called one of the most comprehensive 17th century books on palmistry. [Cette ouvrage, lun des meilleurs traités de chiromancie du XVIIe siècle
" - Dorbon]. The book was published anonymously, however, Sabattini attributes the work to the 16th century polymath and occultist Jean Taisnier. [Sabattini 589; Caillet 10053; De Guaita 2109; Dorbon-Aine 4478; Krivatsy NLM 11671].
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- Edition Second Edition.
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Francois Clovsier
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1667
- Keywords PALMISTRY CHIROMANCY CHIROMANCIE OCCULT FORTUNE-TELLING DIVINATION
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Satan’s Disciples
by Goldston, Robert
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Nice tight copy; small bump to reverse. Old tape "ghost" to flyleaf, else internals clean. Terrific cover art; more campy than lurid, still the essentials remain.Inv. # 63812 SD* bds 11/2023
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Aquarian Guide to Occult, Mystical, Religious, Magical London and Around
by Strachan, Francoise
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- near fine
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780850300741 / 0850300746
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Aquarian Press, 1970, in soft wraps. Terrific lurid. A veritable time capsule which can serve as a bona fide research tool for those with an interest of the heady days of late 1960s London. No website to hide behind; here were REAL names of both adepts & quacks and where to find them! An interesting artifact- though don't expect to trace many of these street addresses now. Uncommon vintage paperback. Exceptional condition save for spotting on all edges. Very tight binding, extremely clean. Almost "As New". Inv. # 62542 bds 2023
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Great ghosts of the West: over forty fascinating stories of how otherwise normal lives are disrupted by ghosts and other psychic manifestations
by Webb, Richard
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 9780840211422 / 0840211422
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book is bumped on upper board by spine, else "Fine." Unclipped* wrapper has two short closed tears, gently faded spine and just a bit of wear at spine head. *a Nash inventory re-order form is still attached to rear jacket flap-something which is clearly unintended for the purchaser. So, this copy is unclipped x two!! An extremely fresh, attractive book and what great campy art on the wrapper!Inv. # 63762 GGW* bds 10/2023
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Black Magic, Satanism & Voodoo: All the secrets and practices of these occult arts told for the first time! Weird rituals, blood sacrifices, hexes and spells, the Black Mass, Devil Worship, Voodoo Gods, Witchcraft—Black and White, unbelievable but true! The past, the present, and th
by Martello, Dr. Leo
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good+
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Very lightly edgeworn; else "Fine". Internals very clean. Unclipped wrapper has minor wear at spine caps. Rubbing to reverse; to a lesser degree on the front. No tears, chips or creases; nice jacket! Uncommon in hardcover 11/2023
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Magic and Superstition
by Hill, Douglas
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- Fine
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition
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8.25 x 11.25 (Oversize format) Fine/Fine; book is fresh and the pages are white, white! Straight, tight, square- not a hint of foxing, not even on the top edge. Binding is beautiful. Clipped(err..!) still glossy wrapper is the same- perhaps just a hint of rubbing/dust-dulling but so minor- hey, let's not ruin the fun, eh? This is The One. Inv. # 63773 MS* bds 10/2023
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The Bone People
by Hulme, Keri
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Stated 2nd Edition
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- 9780807112847 / 0807112844
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Hulme, Keri: The Bone People. Louisiana State University Press, A tale of New Zealand. Stated United States First Edition, 1985. 450 pages, indexed. WINNER OF THE PEGASUS PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND THE BOOKER PRIZE. Used. Very Good/Very Good unclipped original $17.95 dust jacket. Summary: "The Bone People, first published in 1984 by Spiral, New Zealand. About this book: The Bone People is an unusual story of love. It is unusual in the telling, the subject matter, and the form of love that the story depicts. This is in no way a romance; it is filled with violence, fear, and twisted emotions. At the story's core, however, are three people who struggle very hard to figure out what love is and how to find it. Hulme won New Zealand's Pegasus Prize for Literature (1984) for The Bone People. Then the book went on to win the prestigious Booker Prize (1985).
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The Magical Arts: A Short History
by Burland, C.A
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- near fine
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- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First US Edition
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Binding is square, tight and clean save for a stray mark on reverse. Red top stain. Internals clean except for faint marginal spotting/staining on pp.136-37. Old Weiser booklabel on front pastedown. Unclipped wrapper has minor wrinkling/ small creases (it is a very thin gold foil paper jacket) plus some edgewear; else Fine. Fifty-seven illustrations on b/w plates interspersed throughout text; again, as mentioned elsewhere on this space; images perhaps those not commonly seen re-printed ad nauseum.Inv. # TMA* bds 9/2023
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The Way of Initiation and Its Results
by Steiner, Rudolf
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- Used - Very Good
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- re-print
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First Edition Thus; this volume re-issues two of Steiner's works: The Way of Initiation and Initiation and Its Results. Some shelfwear and soiling to edges, but the binding is generally clean & straight; internals are also in good order.Inv. # 63648 TWOIAIR* bds 9/2023
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Devil Worship in Britain: A startling expose which reveals the shocking facts of Satanism today
by Sellwood, A. V. & Haining, Peter
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- Very Good
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- Used - Very Good
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- First edition
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Short tear to front cover; minor crease at the lower edge. Wear and loss at hinges. PO name stamped to flyleaf and to fore edge. Internals clean. Uncommon. Inv. # 63810 DWB* bds 11/2023
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THEOSOPHY AS A GUIDE IN LIFE
by Fullerton, Alexander; William Quan Judge (attributed to)
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Theosophical Society, 1895. Single sheet folded, lightly creased horizontally.. No author stated, OCLC attributes the title to Fullerton and Judge; No place, publisher or date referenced; Rear cover notes states inquiries regarding the Theosophical Society may be addressed to Wm. Q. Judge, General Secretary; Judge was Secretary of the society from 1884 to his death in 1896; 4 pages.
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