The History of Magic by Eliphas Levi
Publication: 1922 William Rider & Son Second UK Edition
Among the cornerstone texts in Western esoteric Canon. The History of Magic is a wide-ranging study of magical traditions, extending into alchemy and the hermetic arts. Eliphas Levi, one of the pivotal figures of the 19th-century occult revival shaped the thought of later movements such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Theosophy, and modern ceremonial magic. This translation by A. E. Waite conveys both Lévi’s depth of learning and vivid imagination, and Waite himself praised it as “the most arresting, entertaining, and brilliant of all studies on the subject with which I am acquainted.”
Condition: Publishers gilt decorated royal blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper boards, top edge gilt, 1inch dull stain to front cover, a few small tears along the spine edges, corners with wear along the edges, overall a bright copy, tightly bound, in Very Good condition