Important antique edition of The History of Magic by Éliphas Lévi, one of the great French texts dedicated to occultism in the 19th century. This new edition, published in Paris by Librairie Félix Alcan in 1922, traces the history of magical and esoteric traditions through Antiquity, the Kabbalah, Hermeticism, the Knights Templar, alchemy, witchcraft, secret societies, and Freemasonry. The work is particularly well-documented and includes 16 plates hors-texte representing 90 figures, including occult seals, alchemical and kabbalistic symbols, primitive tarots, the philosophical cross, and hermetic figures. This edition contains XVI + 560 pages. La Fontaine d'Arethuse
✦ Period: 1922 ✦ Provenance: France, Paris - Librairie Félix Alcan ✦ Dimensions: approximately 23 × 14.5 × 4.5 cm ✦ Material: paperback, printed softcover ✦ Condition: used condition; cover and paper yellowed, rubbing and wear on the edges and spine, binding weakened. Presence of old pencil annotations, notably around certain plates. Illustrated interior well-preserved on the whole. Tear on the cover. Double page and cover partially detached.
Antique work by Éliphas Lévi on the history of magic, occultism, alchemy, and esoteric traditions, 1922 Félix Alcan edition richly illustrated with occult symbols and figures.
