[OCCULT] Paul Christian: The History and Practice of Magic

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By The Book Merchant Jenkins

Jul 14, 2023

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A range of occult books (Lots 8-66) including signed Manly P. Hall, Aleister Crowley, L. W. de Laurence, Egyptian magic, astrology, and more. Also under the hammer are scrapbooks, photo albums, literature, and other antiquarian artefacts from Australiana to Curiosa. The Book Merchant Jenkins hello@thebookmerchantjenkins.com

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• Lot Description

  Paul Christian; Ross Nichols

  The History and Practice of Magic (2 Volumes)

  London: Forge Press, 1952.
  First English Edition.
  25.5cm x 15cm. Xviii, [2], 621 pages, 2 volumes (continous pagination). Green bevelled cloth, gilt lettering, gilt top edge.

  The first English translation from the French of Paul Christian's Histoire de la Magie. Translated by James Kirkup and Julian Shaw. Supplementary articles by Mir Bashir, Margery Lawrence and Julian Shaw, Emendations and Notes by Charles R. Cammell, Lewis Spence, Gerald Yorke, and Edward Whybrow. Edited and Revised by Ross Nichols. This copy with the original Forge Press prospectus.

  Foxing to edges, minor to interior. Very Good Condition.

  *This lot is sold on a GST free basis.

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