L'Art de juger du caractere des homes sur leur ecriture, avec vingt-quatre planches representant les ecritures de divers personages celebres, gravees d'apres les originaux autographes. Nouvelle edition Augmentee. por HOCQUART, L.-J.-F - 1816

Amsterdam: Amacom. Good+. 1679. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean leather with somewhat faded gilt title. Page edges dyed red. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece and chapter headpiece. (167) , 156, (32) , C: 8. The 1st edition was printed by Lycosthenis in 1552. Livio created a Prodigior liber which explained many curious phenomena some which had been interpreted as UFO Sightings. Wonders, unexplained phenomena, Front cover starting with covers firmly attached. Museum of French Art ink stamp. Occult, Magic. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 156 pages .

1720 1ed Brussels Massacre Belgium Sacrament of Miracle Judaica Jews

A rare historical account of the Sacrament of Miracle by Petrus Cafmeyer. The Sacrament of Miracle, also known as the Brussels Massacre, was an anti-Semitic riot in Brussels in 1370 in which a number of Jews were killed and banished from Brussels in connection with a host desecration at the synagogue. Christians claimed that a Jew stabbed a host and was not harmed – an event that lead to the establishment of the Cult of the Miracle.

This rare 1720 first edition was written by Petrus de Cafmeyer and published in Brussels. Illustrated with 21 fascinating engravings depicting scenes from the massacre.

Item number: #5673
Price: $550
CAFMEYER, Petrus de
Venerable histoire du trés-saint Sacrement de Miracle : notablement ameliorée & augmantée en cette nouvelle Edition de plusieurs preuves, témoignages & circonstances curieuses ... : le tout tiré de plusieurs autheurs ...
A Bruxelles : Chez George De Backer, 1720. First… Ler mais

1846 1ed Das Kloster Scheible Occult Fairy Tales Superstitions Murner Theuerdank

'Das Kloster' is a 19th-century collection of tales and stories compiled by Johann Scheible. These books are some of the most popular books of occult texts, folklore, fairy tales, superstitions, and famous legends, including the tale of Faust!

This volume, published in 1846, includes Thomas Murner's 'Der Theuerdank'. This work, originally written by Maximilian I, is a German tale Theuerdank's marriage pursuit of Mary of Burgundy and the adventures he encountered along the way. This 'Kloster' edition features impressive illustrations of Theuerdank's journey, including is encounters with demons!

Item number: #8827
Price: $499
SCHEIBLE, Johann
Das Kloster. Weltlich und geistlich. Meist aus der Ältern deutschen Volks-, Wunder-, Curiositäten-, und vorzugsweise komischen Literatur

Stuttgart : Verlag des Herausgebers, 1846.
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1848 1ed Das Kloster Scheible Occult Fairy Tales Superstitions Fischart Flohatz

'Das Kloster' is a 19th-century collection of tales and stories compiled by Johann Scheible. These books are some of the most popular books of occult texts, folklore, fairy tales, superstitions, and famous legends, including the tale of Faust!

This tenth volume, published in 1848, includes Johann Fischart's "Flöhhatz, Weibertratz, Ehezuchtbüchlein, podagrammisch Trostbüchlein". Fischart was a 16th-century German satirist whose 1573 book describes a bizarre battle between a woman and fleas!

Item number: #8828
Price: $499
SCHEIBLE, Johann
Das Kloster. Weltlich und geistlich. Meist aus der Ältern deutschen Volks-, Wunder-, Curiositäten-, und vorzugsweise komischen Literatur

Stuttgart : Verlag des Herausgebers, 1848.
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VI, 1184, [8]
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Numerous woodcuts in the style of 16th-century masters
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1748 Astrology Cosmogony Occult Pagan Egyptian Mythology Illustrated Pluche 2v
'The History of the Sky' by Noel Antoine Pluche, is one of the most important and well-known treatises on astronomy and cosmology. This rare edition, published by Estienne, is illustrated with 24 full-page engravings by J. P. le Bas. These images depict mythological beings and creatures, sculptures and art of ancient Egyptian gods, and other important historical esoteric and pagan symbols.
In this work, Pluche "restated his opposition to the cosmologies proposed by physicists. He also attempted to demonstrate that monotheism preceded polytheism." (DSB).
Item number: #22766
Price: $750
PLUCHE, Noel Antoine
Histoire du ciel considéré selon les idées des poétes, des philosophes et de Moïse : où l'on fait voir : 1° l'origine du ciel poétique, 2° la méprise des philosophes sur la fabrique du ciel et de la terre, 3°̊ la conformité de l'expérience avec la seule physique de Moïse ...
Paris : Chez la Veuve… Ler mais

Amsterdam: Amacom. Good+. 1679. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean leather with somewhat faded gilt title. Page edges dyed red. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece and chapter headpiece. (167) , 156, (32) , C: 8. The 1st edition was printed by Lycosthenis in 1552. Livio created a Prodigior liber which explained many curious phenomena some which had been interpreted as UFO Sightings. Wonders, unexplained phenomena, Front cover starting with covers firmly attached. Museum of French Art ink stamp. Occult, Magic. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 156 pages .

1720 1ed Brussels Massacre Belgium Sacrament of Miracle Judaica Jews

A rare historical account of the Sacrament of Miracle by Petrus Cafmeyer. The Sacrament of Miracle, also known as the Brussels Massacre, was an anti-Semitic riot in Brussels in 1370 in which a number of Jews were killed and banished from Brussels in connection with a host desecration at the synagogue. Christians claimed that a Jew stabbed a host and was not harmed – an event that lead to the establishment of the Cult of the Miracle.

This rare 1720 first edition was written by Petrus de Cafmeyer and published in Brussels. Illustrated with 21 fascinating engravings depicting scenes from the massacre.

Item number: #5673
Price: $550
CAFMEYER, Petrus de
Venerable histoire du trés-saint Sacrement de Miracle : notablement ameliorée & augmantée en cette nouvelle Edition de plusieurs preuves, témoignages & circonstances curieuses ... : le tout tiré de plusieurs autheurs ...
A Bruxelles : Chez George De Backer, 1720. First… Ler mais

London: Uma Press, 1946. First edition. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket.. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and cover though the gilt is worn off save for a bit of the name and star emblem on the cover; 8.75" x 6"; [viii], 323, [2] ads pp.Top of the title page reads "A Book fo Initiates" and the book is sometimes presented with that title but the cover and spine show the title as The Golden Star. Spiritual journey of Ma-u and Ma-uti who are lead by the Divine Messanger Neteru-Hem through the spiritual hierarchy from the Domains of Night to God. In the introductory Note, the author says the some of the messages are based on the "Secret Doctrine" of Madame Blavatsky.

New York: Hill & Winant, B.S. Hill, George F. Ilslet, 1871. Most issues are in very good condition; A few are very age toned and have separated pages; Paper is generally fairly bittle and has some loss to edges.. 86 of the total 116 issues from July 24, 1869 to 11/25/1871 - Issues included by Vol.: Vol I: 13, Vol II: 11, Vol III: 18, Vol IV: 26, Vol V: 18; Most issues, 12" x 9" 16 page newspaper (2 sheets folded twice); Watkins - Masonic Periodicals, 218.

1748 Astrology Cosmogony Occult Pagan Egyptian Mythology Illustrated Pluche 2v
'The History of the Sky' by Noel Antoine Pluche, is one of the most important and well-known treatises on astronomy and cosmology. This rare edition, published by Estienne, is illustrated with 24 full-page engravings by J. P. le Bas. These images depict mythological beings and creatures, sculptures and art of ancient Egyptian gods, and other important historical esoteric and pagan symbols.
In this work, Pluche "restated his opposition to the cosmologies proposed by physicists. He also attempted to demonstrate that monotheism preceded polytheism." (DSB).
Item number: #22766
Price: $750
PLUCHE, Noel Antoine
Histoire du ciel considéré selon les idées des poétes, des philosophes et de Moïse : où l'on fait voir : 1° l'origine du ciel poétique, 2° la méprise des philosophes sur la fabrique du ciel et de la terre, 3°̊ la conformité de l'expérience avec la seule physique de Moïse ...
Paris : Chez la Veuve… Ler mais