Philosophy of Natural Magic : Agrippa 1913 [ deLaurence ]
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Beautiful Early deLaurence Edition The Philosophy and Theories on Natural Magic of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Agrippa, Henry Cornelius. The Philosophy of Natural Magic. deLaurence, Scott & Co. Chicago. Official Edition. 1913.
Book one of Agrippa’s seminal Three Books of Occult Philosophy as translated into English by James Freake in 1651, separately published under the title The Philosophy of Natural Magic by notorious book pirate LW deLaurence of Chicago.
One of the most important works in the history of occult studies, Agrippa provides a complete theory of natural magic derived from classical sources including an examination of the notion of “virtue”, divination, omens, astrological magic, sorcery, and the structure of reality.
This version, in addition to the new title and providing the author’s name as “Henry”, features additions and advertisements inserted by deLaurence at the end of the text.
316pp. Red cloth boards with gilt décor and lettering to front and spine. Wear to edges. Minor soiling and small hole in back board cloth. Gilt edges. Front pastedown cracked at joint. Pages clean. Illustrated.
If you liked this book, you might also enjoy this first American edition of The Secret Tradition of Alchemy by Arthur Edward Waite from 1926. You might also enjoy this first edition copy of The Devil In Britain and America by John Ashton from 1896.
