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First edition. Number 140 of a limited hand-numbered edition of 1,000 copies, 500 in 'library' binding which were bound similarly though not identically; Bound in half black snakeskin leather; Translated by Ms. Kineta Ch'ien from the Old German and with a bibliographic prolegomenon by John Davis; Appended to the work is a translation of the 15th century Ecclesiastic work, "Coniurationes Demonum", translated from the Latin by Matthew Sullivan; 98 pages. Leather bound in very good condition in a very good slipcase. …

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. First edition. Being a complete collection of the diabolic portraiture designed by Louis Breton for J.A.S. Collin de Plancy's Dictionanaire Infernal, depicting many of the demons & dignitaries named in the classic literature of medieval magic and sorcery. Presented with a translation of the descriptions of the demons from the original French text, rendered by Prudence Priest. Frontispiece insert: Dictionnaire Infernal, Collin de Plancy (Paris, 1863). This edition is limited to one thousand copies of which this is number 103. Very minor discolouration to dust jacket. Jacket flaps are unclipped. Very minor edge wear to binding spine. Otherwise a sharp copy. Pages are clean. Binding is strong and square. Book comes in protective mylar.…

Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good +. First Edition. A handsome copy of the 1999 numbered, limited edition. #243 OF ONLY 1,000 COPIES ISSUED. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing --and just a touch of soiling-- along the panel edges. Octavo, fold-out frontispiece, 69 high-quality engraved illustrations by Louis Breton. "Being a complete collection of the diabolic portraiture designed by Louis Breton for J.A.S. Collin de Plancy's 'Dictionnaire Infernal', depicting many of the demons & dignitaries named in the classic literature of medieval magic and sorcery. Presented with a translation of the descriptions of the demons from the original French text, rendered by Prudence Priest" (from the title page). Louis Breton (illustrateur). …

Leather Bound. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 115pp. Sextodecimo [19.5 cm] Bound at the studios of Ars Obscura in full black leather with raised bands and decorative gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Publisher's black spray to the top and fore-edge of the text block. Marbled-patterned endpapers. Black ribbon page-marker. With a few small, subtle indentations to the leather. In a black cloth covered slipcase, showing only the slightest wear and gentle bumping to the extremities. Number 138 in an edition limited to 500 numbered copies. Reprint of the London edition printed by J. Cottrel in 1657. A classic grimoire, originally written in Latin, which is thought to date back to the thirteenth century. It is a treatise on Solomonic Magic relating how King Solomon gained his notorious fame and earthly wisdom through sacred magic presented to him by the angel Pamphilius. The Ars Notoria differs from most angel grimoires, as the majority of Solomonic grimoires revolve around the evocation of spirits or demons. Instead, the Ars Notoria focuses on memory and the ability to understand and absorb whole subjects rapidly. It essentially promised to bestow rapid knowledge upon the recipient. A popular magician's manual, considered to be an early European representation of angel magic. First Edition of this Limited Edition Reprint of the Turner Translation. …

Leather Bound. 86pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Bound by the studios of Ars Obscura in full black leather with the title stamped in gilt on the spine and front cover. Publisher's black text block edges. Marbled-patterned endpapers. Black silk ribbon page marker. With just a few faint scratches to the covers. In the black cloth covered slipcase. Both the book and slipcase are in better than very good condition. Near fine in a very good plus slipcase. Number 130 in an edition limited to 500 copies. Originally published by Alibeck the Egyptian at Memphis in 1517. The first part concerns the characters of Demons. The subject of the second part is natural and supernatural secrets, for example, how to make a girl come to you "However Modest She May Be." The third part is the Key of the Work (the Magical Knife, Lancet, Sacrificial Knife, etc.). The fourth part consists of the Sanctum Regnum (ie: Conjurations for Lucifer, Beelzebub, and Astraroth, and the manner of licensing the devils to depart unto their abodes). Known as "The True Grimoire" this is one of the most renowned handbooks of black magic. Second edition of the limited edition facsimile reprint. …

Etat : Fine Condition. First edition. Full leather bound in slipcase; English transaltion by Stephanie Diakite; Text in English and French; 46 black-and-white plates; Small volume, Limited edition of 300 numbered copies, very few were leather bound; 7" X 4.5"; xii, 98 pages.