Transcendental Magic It’s Doctrine and Ritual by Eliphas Levi
Translation, Preface and Notes by A.E. Waite
Publication: 1923 William Rider & Son First English Edition First Printing
The preferred 1923 edition of A. E. Waite’s translation of Eliphas Lévi’s Transcendental Magic, one of the most influential works of modern occultism. This version incorporates Waite’s long-prepared revisions, underscoring Lévi’s profound impact on Western esoteric thought. Lévi (1810–1875), a former Catholic seminarian turned visionary writer, shaped the symbolism and philosophy of the modern magical revival. His work deeply influenced the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Waite himself, and later figures such as Aleister Crowley, Dion Fortune, Franz Hartmann, and Manly P. Hall
Condition: publishers decorative maroon boards, spine ends turned in, paper covering front hinge has been carefully reglued, the binding is firm, a clean bright copy in Near Fine condition