The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus by A.E. Waite
Publication: 1894 James Elliot & Co. First Edition
Paracelsus was one of the first of the European alchemical writers to underline the link between chemical experiment and spiritual development, and is acknowledged both as a precursor of modern scientific medicine and chemistry and as a major figure in alchemical and esoteric thought. His work is said to have had a profound effect on Dr. John Dee and Francis Barrett, and more recently on the membership of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and kindred occult groups and individuals. The editor, Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942), was a major figure in the Victorian occult revival whose accomplishments included the introduction of the works of Eliphas Levi to the English-speaking world and the first English publication of many of the classics of alchemy. Considered
Condition: publishers red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, pentacle and alchemical sun emblem to each upper board, both volumes are clean and bright with one exception- each volume has institutional stamps the prelim, besides this detail all pages are clean, binding is tight, bright volumes which is quite uncommon for these editions. In Very Good condition