De astrologica ratione, ac usu dierum Criticorum, seu Decretoriorum, ac praeterea de cognoscendis & de medendis morbis ex corporum coelestium cognitione, opus ad ephemeridum supplementum nunc primo editum & libris duobus distinctum by Magini, J.A

Paris: Saintin, 1816. Hardcover. See Description. 16mo. 78pp. With color frontispiece and 24 plates of handwriting samples from various personages. Contemporary calf back with paste paper boards. Some rubbing along the hinges. Pages clean. Contents include: "1. D'un essai sur l'art de juger les homes sur leurstyle; 2. Des ecritures de Louis XVI, de la reine Marie-Antoinette et du Dauphin, etc.; 3. D'un alphabet curieux des Sourds et Muets avec lequel on peut apprendre en quelques heures a converser avec eux." Includes material on sign language for deaf mutes. [Barbier I, 289 - citing the 1812 ed. Caillet 5197 - citing the 1812 and 1820 editions].

Paris: J.B. Fournier, P.N.F. Didot, 1799. Hardcover. See Description. Tall 8vo. 5 vols. This copy dated "an septieme [1799]." Vol. I. pp. 435, [1 blank] Vol. II. pp. 410, [2 blank] Vol. III. pp. [4], 365, [2 blank] Vol. IV. pp. [4], 352 Vol. V. pp. [6], 352. Volumes I-III contain frontispiece engravings. Volume I contains an additional engraving opposite p. 74. Bound in period straight grained morocco binding – blind stamped and gilt. All edges gilt. Corners a bit bumped; minor wear to extremities; tiny chip to head cap of vol. I. Initial and final blank leaves foxed. The interiors are generally clean with only mild scattered foxing – a bit heavier in volume I. Small inscription on verso of fly-leaf in first volume. This edition is based on Lenglet Dufresnoy’s 1735 edition. The "Roman de la Rose" was one of the most important Medieval French poems. The work is divided into two sections. The first, written by Guillaume de Lorris in the early to mid 13th century, is… Read More

Laguna Beach, California: Credo Company, 1975. First edition Yeager Tarot 1975. Near Fine to Fine condition cards in a Near fine to Fine condition cardboard slipcase, Box design: hard cardboard outer box - Metallic Gold With Black Lettering in the 70s Style simply stating THE TAROT. Slipcase inner box is white. There are no real notable flaws to either the cards or the case. Includes all 78 cards and case. <P><BR> This is an original edition of Yeager Tarot Deck of Meditation, originally called "The Tarot" and published in 1975 by Credo Company, Laguna Beach, California. The artwork is depicted as the artist originally intended with nudity of several male figures. This edition does not have the clothed figures of all subsequent editions of the deck. At the time of its printing, the deck was considered a gay-themed deck. </P><P><BR> Originally published in 1975 by the artist and simply titled THE TAROT, Yeager's Tarot was acquired for publication by… Read More

Japan: Ken Knutson and James Wanless , 1984. First Edition, First Printing. 1984 Voyager Tarot Cards, Printed in Japan, Published by Ken Knutson and James Wanless 1984. A TRUE FIRST EDITION! Stated as such in the book and on the back of the box. <P><BR> The Voyager is one the most original tarot decks ever created and the first edition is superior in quality both in color and design compared to later editions. The cards illustrations have dazzling color and sharp clear images, and the cards themselves are of a much heavier card stock with a print quality far superior to the later editions. The first printing Voyager decks are extremely rare and will become even more rare as time goes on making this a wise investment for the collector. </P><P><BR> Tarot Card Deck Has all 78 cards with Small Booklet Titled: Voyager Guidebook, Tarot Instruction Book and Manual For Voyager Tarot. Condition is Near Fine For the Cards and Booklet, Booklet has some very mild wear at… Read More

1800 Guyot Occult Physics Illustrated Magic Tricks Illusions MAGIC Lantern 3v

Edme-Gilles Guyot was an 18th-century scientist most-known for his studies on physics and physical magic. He helped establish technology used in phantasmagoria. In his best book, 'Nouvelles Recreations', Guyot describes his experiments on how to perform magic tricks and mathematical phenomena including the famous 'cups and balls' trick. This book caused a lot of discussion on the existence of ghosts, particularly in the use of smoke and mirrors.

This 1800 edition features over 100 illustrated engravings showing the tools and methods used in Guyot's experiments.

Item number: #3799
Price: $750
GUYOT, Edme-Gilles
Nouvelles récréations physiques et mathémathiques, : contenant ce qui a été imaginé de plus précieux dans ce genre et qui se découvre journellement ..
A Paris: a la Librairie, Rue S. André-des-Arcs, 1800.
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Paris: Saintin, 1816. Hardcover. See Description. 16mo. 78pp. With color frontispiece and 24 plates of handwriting samples from various personages. Contemporary calf back with paste paper boards. Some rubbing along the hinges. Pages clean. Contents include: "1. D'un essai sur l'art de juger les homes sur leurstyle; 2. Des ecritures de Louis XVI, de la reine Marie-Antoinette et du Dauphin, etc.; 3. D'un alphabet curieux des Sourds et Muets avec lequel on peut apprendre en quelques heures a converser avec eux." Includes material on sign language for deaf mutes. [Barbier I, 289 - citing the 1812 ed. Caillet 5197 - citing the 1812 and 1820 editions].

Paris: J.B. Fournier, P.N.F. Didot, 1799. Hardcover. See Description. Tall 8vo. 5 vols. This copy dated "an septieme [1799]." Vol. I. pp. 435, [1 blank] Vol. II. pp. 410, [2 blank] Vol. III. pp. [4], 365, [2 blank] Vol. IV. pp. [4], 352 Vol. V. pp. [6], 352. Volumes I-III contain frontispiece engravings. Volume I contains an additional engraving opposite p. 74. Bound in period straight grained morocco binding – blind stamped and gilt. All edges gilt. Corners a bit bumped; minor wear to extremities; tiny chip to head cap of vol. I. Initial and final blank leaves foxed. The interiors are generally clean with only mild scattered foxing – a bit heavier in volume I. Small inscription on verso of fly-leaf in first volume. This edition is based on Lenglet Dufresnoy’s 1735 edition. The "Roman de la Rose" was one of the most important Medieval French poems. The work is divided into two sections. The first, written by Guillaume de Lorris in the early to mid 13th century, is… Read More

Japan: Ken Knutson and James Wanless , 1984. First Edition, First Printing. 1984 Voyager Tarot Cards, Printed in Japan, Published by Ken Knutson and James Wanless 1984. A TRUE FIRST EDITION! Stated as such in the book and on the back of the box. <P><BR> The Voyager is one the most original tarot decks ever created and the first edition is superior in quality both in color and design compared to later editions. The cards illustrations have dazzling color and sharp clear images, and the cards themselves are of a much heavier card stock with a print quality far superior to the later editions. The first printing Voyager decks are extremely rare and will become even more rare as time goes on making this a wise investment for the collector. </P><P><BR> Tarot Card Deck Has all 78 cards with Small Booklet Titled: Voyager Guidebook, Tarot Instruction Book and Manual For Voyager Tarot. Condition is Near Fine For the Cards and Booklet, Booklet has some very mild wear at… Read More

1863 GHOSTS 1ed Discovery Ghouls Occult Spirits George Cruikshank Caricature Art
George Cruikshank was one of the most prolific book illustrators of 19th-century England. His caricature illustrations most famously appeared in some of the works of Charles Dickens. He regularly depicted English life and satirized politics and social customs, especially slavery and abolitionist reforms. Being disturbed by the American spiritualist and séance fad going around he applied his satire to the idea of ghosts claiming that clearly it was all a hoax as ghosts always appear clothed and for that to be true clothes would have to be a part of the soul, which can only be absurd.

This 1863 first edition includes 9 black and white woodcuts of varying sizes throughout!

Item number: #14399
Price: $750
CRUIKSHANK, George (illust.)
A Discovery concerning Ghosts; with a rap at the "Spirit-Rappers".
London: Frederick Arnold, [1863]. First edition

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New York: Ives Washburn, 1929. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Siegel. Black cloth, orange lettering on front and spine. Top page edges red, deckled edges. 379 pp. including index. Black and white illustrations throughout. OCLC shows only two copies of the American first edition, one in Canada and one in the British Museum.