NATURAL MAGICK; In XX Books. by Porta, John Baptista

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1958. Reprint. 3rd printing, November 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good + slipcase. Reprint of 1658 edition; 3rd printing, November 1959. A Near Fine book in a Good - slipcase. 4to., unpaginated, bound in rust cloth is tan paper in tan slipcase. Slipcase is soiled at edges; small tear at opening; wear to opening. Cloth spine is moderately faded; text is clean and unmarked.

E-339: Basic Books. Good. 1957. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Basic Books, Inc. , New York. 1957. 409 pgs. Reprint. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities (titles along the spine are faded and worn). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This book contains ancient magical rituals and techniques collected over fifty years of research, these rare manuscripts were originally written in ancient Latin and were until recently elusive to the general public. Written by John Baptist Porta, a Neapolitan scholar of notable ability who had devoted great attention to the study of natural and physical science. Porta visited most of his known world to gather and perfect the knowledge utilised in his writings. This was achieved by years of research pooling information from rare manuscripts on these subjects and comparing the various sub-sections of each to find the central… Read More

New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc., 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 409+ pages, 4to. MISSING SLIPCASE. Facsimile reprint of the 1658 edition. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and covers, small tear along top spine edge. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition..

New York.: Basic Books., 1959. Ix, 409pp (6pp index). With the bookplate of Edwin A. Dawes (Biochemist, Magician, Historian of Magic & Collector). Facsimile of 1658 edition. The Collector’s Series in Science. Clean & bright in a lightly worn slipcase.. Third Printing.. Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York:: Basic Books,, [1957].. Facsimile reprint of the 1658 edition.. publisher's cloth in publisher's lettered slipcase.. Fine in a slightly soiled slipcase.. 8vo,. The Collector's Series in Science.

New York: Basic Books Inc, 1959., 1959T. hardcover. Very Good. 1959 Reprint HB; no dust jacket; good clean copy

United States: Basic Books Inc, 1959. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/NO Dustwrapper. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Includes: Of Changing Metals, Of Counterfeiting Gold, Of Beautifying Women, Of Distillation, Of Perfuming, Of Invisible Writing, Of Pneumatick Experiments, Of Chaos, etc. Introduction by Derek J. Price. Facsimile of 1658 Edition. A Volume in the Collector's Series in Science. Third Printing. Basic Books Inc., New York 1959. pp xvi + 410 + vi index hb slipcase, Unusual Ex-Libris Plate of B.J.H. King (author) with his signature on slipcase & fep, slipcase rubbed, split, stained & discoloured with writing on spine, pict cream slipcase, 1/4 gilt salmon cloth, fawn marbled boards, book vg

Basic Books. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1957. First. Hardcover. 0465048390 . Edited By Derek J Price. Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Housed in original pictorial slipcase. Two small stains to front slipcase, otherwise unmarked and intact. Part of the Collector's Series in Science, facsimile reprint of 1658 edition. 1/4 Red cloth spine over patterned boards.; 416 pages .