First Edition. A substantial volume on the history of magic, featuring chapters on Egypt, Alchemy, The Devil, Witchcraft, Cabala, and more. Featuring 250 black and white illustrations with incredible detail.
4to. Publisher's black cloth boards. Blind stamp of a sigil to front cover, gilt lettering to spine. Some marks to front cover. Corners bumped. Shelf wear to edges of spine and boards. Small stain to fore-edge. Previous owner's inscription dated 1958 to flyleaf. Pages unmarked with slight toning to edges. Binding tight. Overall a very good copy.
