Latest Acquisition

Recently picked up a copy of William Kiesel’s Magic Circles on the Grimoire Tradition.

I was quite surprised to find this for sale in one of London's occult bookshops. Normally I'd have to order it from the States, or at least from a UK based online bookseller. Finding it in a bookshop meant no postage to pay, which is good.

Not yet read it yet myself, so here's the write up from Wlm. Kiesel's website

Magic Circles have been depicted in popular expressions of magic and witchcraft as well as detailed with full rubrics in traditional manuals of magic such as the Clavicula Solomonis or Liber Juratus.  Using narrative, visual and textual material available from European grimoires and manuscripts, the author discusses the various forms and functions of this important piece of apparatus employed by magicians in the Western Esoteric Tradition, including their role in providing authority and protection to the operator, as well as examples of their use in divination and treasure finding.  Additionally, contemporary examples of the magic circle at work in modern esoteric praxis are provided and discussed in light of the traditional approaches they exhibit. This monograph serves to explicate this important tool of ceremonial magic and is valuable to practitioners of the art magical with its technical data, while also providing context in historical settings for the merely curious reader of occult subjects. Illustrated throughout.

As promised here's a list of the books I'm selling.
Not as many as I was going to. The more expensive books are mine, the others belong to a friend.

Praxis Magica Faustiana - Dr. John Faust  (click here to go to page)

THIS BOOK HAS NOW SOLD

From the publisher:

Anon. (attributed Dr. Johann Faust), Praxis Magica Faustiana, Society of Esoteric Endeavour 2011. Numbered limited edition of 180 copies. (38pp) printed in black and red on 160gsm Fabiano Ingres mould made paper (which has a natural texture – resultant from the production process). Substantial limp canvas binding in printed dustwrapper of archival glassine (a traditional translucent paper – so that the magic circle printed on the cover can be seen through the dustwrapper) 38pp, one foldout printed on 40gsm Bible paper. The endpapers are hand marbled by Zoe Bradley of Ann Muir Ltd. There are a number British craftsmen and women currently making hand marbled paper, this workshop excels in creating a wave effect in the design that can be achieved by thumping the sides of the trays whilst the design is being made. The nature of the book makes a place ribbon useful, it is made of pure silk, rather than the synthetics usually employed. The book is hand sewn and hand bound.

Voudon Gnosis by David Beth

I'LL RE-LIST THIS SOON 

The Very Rare First Edition of a limited print run of of 555 numbered copies. This being no. 466 Published by Scarlet Imprint in 2008

This is the original edition which includes the printing error with the index referencing Page 95 in book with only 90 pages!

This book is hand numbered, hardbound in rich dark cloth and in very good condition


Both books are on 7 day auction, both start at £99 which the cheapest listings for these titles currently on eBay.

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