The Master Key L.W. de Laurence
Publication: 1941 The de Laurence Company; Chicago
De Laurence was notorious for reissuing others’ works under his own name, yet The Master Key appears to be one of the few titles he actually authored. Eccentric but influential, de Laurence played a significant role in American occult history, pioneering mail-order occult publishing and popularizing inexpensive books of practical magic that found a devoted audience across the United States.
Condition: decorative red cloth boards, stamp to title page, overall clean copy, tightly bound, in Very Good condition