About this title: This text presents a classic history of magic and occultism, and is a book of which A.E. Waite said "there is nothing in the occult literature to compare with it..."The History of Magic" is the most arresting, entertaining and brilliant of all studies on the subject".
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Date Published: 1999-05-01
ISBN-13:9780877289296ISBN:0877289298
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Weiser Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780877289296ISBN:0877289298
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Edition: First Edition as Such
Binding: SC
Publisher: Weiser Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780877280774ISBN:0877280770
Description: Good. 0877280770 G; cover folding; B&W illos. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Weiser Books, Boston
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780877289296ISBN:0877289298
Description: Very Good+ 8vo. 384 pp. Not a first edition, of course, since that was published in 1860; simply the first printing of this edition. Light rubbing on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Introduction: False Definitions of Magic. The Derivations of Magic: Fabulous Sources; Magic of the Magi; Magic in India; Hermetic Magic; Magic in Greece; Mathematical Magic of Pythagoras; The Holy Kabalah. Formation and Development of Dogmas: Primitive Symbolism of ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Samuel Weiser
Date Published: 1973
Description: Good. A couple small spot-stains to foredge and top page edges. Cover worn, creased, sunned. Pages yellowing. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: William Rider & Son, Ltd, 1913
Description: Levi's treatise constitutes without question the single most important work on magic in the modern era. Profoundly influential among poets and artists--Baudelaire was a friend, and Rimbaud, Nerval, Balzac, Hugo, Dumas, Yeats, Henry Miller, Breton, Balthus, and Bataille among his many admirers--the book also galvanized the other formative spirits of the occult revival, including H. P. Blavatsky, the members of the Golden Dawn, and Aleister Crowley, who believed himself to be Levi reincarnated. ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Weiser Books, 652
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780877280774ISBN:0877280770
Description: Good. 0877280770. Trade PB. 8vo. Weiser Books. 1981. 384 pgs. Wrappers worn. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Photos sent upon request. 652; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 384 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Rider
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780091500412ISBN:0091500419
Description: Acceptable. Moderate shelf wear, corners/edges are worn/bent, some smudges/marks on page edges, covers slightly scuffed/creased. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gordon Press
Date Published: 1973
Description: Very good condition hardback. Reprint of the 1913 edition translated and with notes by Arthur Edward Waite. Contents: I. The derivations of magic: 1. Fabulous sources. 2. Magic of the Magi. 3. Magic in India. 4. Hermetic magic. 5. Magic in Greece. 6. Mathematical magic of Pythagoras. 7. The holy Kabalah. II. Formation and development of dogmas: 1. Primitive symbolism of history. 2. Mysticism. 3. Initiations and ordeals. 4. The magic of public worship. 5. Mysteries of virginity. 6. ... read more
Edition: First Edition-Tenth Printing (1974)
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Rider & Company, Inc., London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1913
ISBN-13:9780090307616ISBN:0090307615
Description: Black & White Prints. Used/Very Good. No Jacket (As issued) 384 Pages. Showing light bumping around the corners, light rubbing, a previous owers sticker on the inside of the ffep (No Name). Our books are guaranteed and ship the day they're sold. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Weiser Books
Date Published: 1981-06
ISBN-13:9780877280774ISBN:0877280770
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