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Hercules, CA: Xoanon Publishing, 2015. Deluxe Third Edition, 108/111. Deluxe Edition beautifully bound in half crimson goat over marbled boards. Gilt hands stamped to front and back leather. Gilt titles to spine. Black book ribbon. Illustrated, sharp corners, 408 pages. Slipcase. fine/very good shelf wear on bottom. The Third edition presents the complete text of the 'Sethos Edition' of 2002, being the definitive recension of the work. Original images have been digitally conserved and the text has been freshly typeset. Design and Materials are of the highest standard, for which Xoanon is well known. As the incepting text of Xoanon Limited, Andrew D. Chumbley's visionary book 'The Azoëtia: A Grimoire of the Sabbatic Craft' was first published in 1992 and is regarded as the foundation text of the Sabbatic Craft Tradition. The grimoire 'Azoëtia' is comprised of three main parts: an exposition of preliminary magico-aesthetic formulae with detailed descriptions of working instruments, the full text of… Read More

London: John Murray, 1830. First Edition. Red morocco leather with fantastic gilt illustrations and title, Cuikshank reveals his skill and whimisical art, marbled endpapers, upper edge gilt, frontispiece by Skene, 12 illustrations in triplicate, once in black and white, once hand colored, and once in India proofs; rubbing along the spine, leather nick top of spine, 402 pages, page toning, bound by Wood of London, 6.25" tall, green lined slipcase, bright, gilt lettering on spine, minor shelf wear, 6.5" tall. very good/slipcase, very good. George Cruikshank. Sir Walter Scott was known for his studies in the supernatural, folklore and witchcraft. The book takes the form of ten letters written to J.G. Lockhart in which he presents historical attitudes from the biblical days to his time period. The now well known Isobel Gowdie trial case is presented in his letters. The term coven a term for a gathering of witches became popular,