The Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah; Including the 32 Paths of Wisdom, their Correspondences with the Hebrew Alphabet and the Tarot Symbols by Rabbi Akiba Ben Joseph Translated from the Hebrew by Knut Stenring including 32 Paths of Wisdom with Introduction by Arthur Edward Waite
Publication: 1923 William Rider & Son, Limited, First Edition
The Sepher Yetzirah is a foundational Kabbalistic text believed to have originated between the third and sixth centuries CE. It was first printed in Latin in 1552 and appeared in English in 1877. This edition features Stenring’s translation, extensively revised and corrected by A. E. Waite, who also contributed the introduction. A scarce and sought-after printing, with only one other copy currently traced online. Illustrated in black and white with fold-out diagrams.
Condition: Original maroon boards with title to upper front, the pages are clean and free of markings, the fold out diagram is present, bookplate to pastedown, overall in Very Good condition