History Practice Magic by Paul Christian (42 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A thick heavy volume 0ver 600 pages in red cloth covers. Jacket is chipped and worn on edges and corners. there are several yellow highlights in the first 150 pages. Other wise a good solid copy with presentable jacket.

Condition: VeryGood. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CDs, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards show scuffing and minor bumping, interior pages clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 2.75.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Pages clean, binding tight, light shelfwear to cover.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition in America. Spines faded.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Volume 1 only. Illustrations within text. 621 pages. Red cloth cover with black titles on spine. Corners are lightly bumped. Edges of spine are bumped. Insid epages are clean. DJ is worn and has some small tears at edges. Not price clipped. VG/G. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: NO Dustwrapper. 1st Edition. (7 Books in 2 Volumes) The great classic of occultism in a modern English translation by James Kirkup & Julian Shaw. Supplementary Articles by Mir Bashir, Margery Lawrence & Julian Shaw. Newly Translated from the French with Additional Material by Modern Authorities. Edited and Revised by Ross Nichols. Emendations and notes by Charles R. Cammell, Lewis Spence, Gerald Yorke and Edward Whybrow. Unusual Ex-Libris Plate of B.J.H. King (author). First Edition. Forge Press, London 1952. line illus xxx + 622pp hb No Dust-wrapper, 2 volumes, nicely bound in bevelled gilt green cloth, marbled eps, teg, ribbon page markers, printed in violet ink on cream paper, tape marks on eps otherwise near fine ***Heavy books may need extra shipping if not UK.

paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Full red cloth with black lettering & decoration to spine under black dust jacket priced at $10.00, 8vo, 621 pp. First American edition stated. Light rubbing to DJ, but a lovely, clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st American Edition. 621pp. Oversized. Small tears and rubbing to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. 3 droplet marks to exterior page edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Citadel Press, New York. 1963. 2 Volumes in one. Xxviii, 621 pgs. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (chipping and missing pieces present to the extremities of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are soiled and worn especially to the extremities). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This book was a standard work in his time, Blavatsky referred to it in her "Secret Doctrine" (1888). - Main chapters: At the Gates of the Supernatural; The Mysteries of the Pyramids; The Ancient Oracles, the Sibyls and the Fates; Magic from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the End of the Middle Ages; Supernatural Sciences and Curiosities; General Theory of the Horoscope; The General Keys of Astrology. EB; 9.3 X 6.2 X 2.0 inches.

Super octavo, black & pink light card covers, white lettering to spine, xxviii + 621pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & creasing/chafing to spine & covers/edges, light soiling & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover, sl soiling & foxing to inside covers).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. This is the 1972 1st edition 6th printing, Volume 1. A very nice copy. Paul Christian's classic of occultism brought to life in a modern English translation. Pages are excellent: bright, clean, unmarked, only really minor age wear. No inscriptions. DJ is unclipped, very complete with some creases and some small missing areas most obviously at the top front (see photos, all of which are of the actual copy of the book for sale). Back cover has a small original publisher sticker. Generally, though, the DJ is VG as are the cloth boards. Now protected with professional clear cover. 621pp.

Livre relié. Condition: Bon état. New Jersey, Citadel Press, 1972, in-4, reliure éditeur rouge, recouvert d'une jaquette illustrée, 626 pp. Illustrations en noir in texte.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in wraps. Rubbing along panel edges. 1 inch open tear at bottom of front gutter. Front panel creased.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. Unique, elaborate, beautiful re-publication of the "Magnum Opis" of 19th Century, French author Paul Christian a.k.a. Christian Pitious, Dom Marie-Bernard, and/or Charles Moreau; Considered a "Christian Occultist," Christian collected all the material he could find on occult and esoteric subjects. Newly Translated from the French 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, and Edward Wybrow; Also includes a Memoir of author, Paul Christian. Volume I consists of books 1-4, volume II -books 5-7; Some subjects are: Mithraism, Hermes-Thoth, Crusades of Merlin, Theophrastus Paracelsus, Astrology, and many more. Green cloth-covered boards with beveled edges, gilded titling on spine, Satin book marks; Printed with violet ink! Boards have light to moderate wear; Binding strong; Text super clean. Inquiries encouraged, photos available. Professional book seller with storefront since 1975. All orders carefully packaged and promptly shipped.