The Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah; Including the 32 Paths of Wisdom, their Correspondences with the Hebrew Alphabet and the Tarot Symbols
Introduction by A.E. Waite by Rabbi Akiba Bend Joseph
Publication: 1923 William Rider & Son, Limited, First Edition
The 'Sepher Yetzirah' is a significant Kabbalistic treatise, that is thought to have been written between the 3rd and 6th centuries CE. It was first printed in Latin in 1552, and in English in 1877. Stenring's translation was heavily revised by and corrected by Waite, who also wrote the Introduction. This particular edition is scarce and difficult to come by with only one other copy currently listed online. Includes black & white illustrations and fold out diagrams
Condition: Original maroon boards with title to upper front, the pages are clean and free of markings, the foldout diagram is a bit browned, an association copy containing a small bookplate of renowned book publisher John Watkins, overall in Very Good condition