Rare books from Crossroads Books

Paris, 1900. Hardcover. Fine. Written in French published 1900. Fine Condition all cards included with the cardboard marbled box in near fine condition. The rare instructions have been put into an archival sleeve. Rare complete find. ; 3.8" tall 72 cards with 4 colors blue, cream, rose & ochre with 18 in each color. Rare board game exploiting the taste for divination, still so widespread among all levels of the population, and based on four series of 18 cards each (blue, cream, pink and ocher). Each card carries a brief oracular sentence, and their random grouping forms a prediction.

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Blackwell Scientific, 1989. Hardcover. Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. Unmarked. Bumping of bottom edge and mild wear on some edges of dust jacket. Otherwise very good condition. Dedication to previous owner on inside cover page and possible underlining in one chapter. ; Book Description; Dust Jacket is intact and covered in protective (Demco) plastic film and paper. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square and with minor wear. Ships Safe and Fast. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 463 pages DL3.

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

Atramentous Press, 2024. Limitation of 13 copies. Leatherbound edition, with yellow and black endpapers, gold gilt edging, foil blocking to front and spine. Held within a solander box with marbled paper matching that of the end paper. Leather bound spine. Each edition comes with two original pieces of artwork from the transmission. These will be encased by a specially made envelope. fine/fine. Carolyn Hamilton-Giles. Featuring a dedication to the Daemon Emissary of the Sinistral Horn, only featured in this private version. Leatherbound edition, with yellow and black endpapers, gold gilt edging, foil blocking to front and spine. Held within a solander box with marbled paper matching that of the end paper. Leather bound spine. Each edition comes with two original pieces of artwork from the transmission. These will be encased by a specially made envelope.

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,

London: Knight & Lacey, 1825. seventh edition. color frontispiece, add. color engr. title page, illustrations, diagrams, 5 hand colored plates, 569 pages, indexed, red leather half bound, marbled boards, 4 raised bands, gilt lettering on spine, edgewear, top front corner the leather is chipped, bottom front corner rubbed, marbled end papers, binding very good, pages very good, light foxing. near fine. A compilation of the the weekly astrological and magical journal for 22 weeks by the Members of the Merucrii in 1824. It was published as a whole in 1825. The book is divided into 10 circles with each circle pertaining to an occult science such as astrology, geomancy, Necromancy etc.

London: Richard Bentley, 1846. First Edition. rebound, 4 raised bands on spine, gilt lettering, half bound red leather, marbled boards, marbled end papers, 8.75" tall x 5.5" wide, Vol 1 356 pages, Vol 2 387 pages, some underlining with pencil. near fine. The occult science go back to Egypt and the priesthood which was hidden from the public eye. It compares that to the time of the author's time to the Church hidden mysteries held by the priests. The mysteries then brings up the topic of miracles. Which Thomson redacted heavily to apparent miracles instead of miracles as it touched on Christianity.

London: Whittaker, Treacher and Co, 1833. First Edition, 2nd Issue. Bayntun Binding, half bound leather, 5 raised bands on spine, gilt lettering on spine, 43 illustrations, 7" tall x 4.5" wide x 1.25" thick, Vol 1 334 pages, Vol II 358 pages, Vol I bookseller notes ffep, light foxing, near fine, Vol. II 358 pages, light foxing, indexed, minor scuffing to front cover cloth, rear shows discoloration on cloth, very good. very good to near fine. The drawings on wood and copper-plate etchings designed and executed by W. H. Brooke, F.S.A.. A country by country review of Fairy lore in Europe including Iceland, Persian, ArabianAfrica and Jews.

United Kingdom: The Society of Esoteric Endeavour, 2018. First Edition, #127 of 224. slipcase, trapdoor for magical items noted in description, 200 pages. Fine/Fine Slipcase. William Dawson Bellhouse (Compiler and Scribe), A Complete System of Magic, hardback book 200pp, some diagrams, sigils etc. Conventional Victorian design decorated endpapers. Cloth is manufactured by a craftsman who has lectured both the Society of Bookbinders and the Society of Designer Bookbinders about Victorian bookcloth manufacture. This material is made with a traditional starch filling which is more pleasing to touch than modern cloths which are treated with plastic. As with any handmade product, the cloth may have minor irregularities. The text is a complete transcription of manuscript of a practitioner active in Liverpool, England in the late 1850s, his working magical book. He was part of a milieu who generally performed the same perilous ritual, often in the same location, to establish their communication with the… Read More

London: Troy Books, 2017. Fine, Limited edition of 23 examples, 17/23. Fine Edition; a limited edition of 23 hand bound examples bound in rich green goat leather with copper foil blocking to the front and spine with patterned end papers. This edition will be issued within a fully lined green library buckram slip-case, blind embossed to the front. Signed Title Page. fine/fine slipcase. Photography by Jane Cox. Silent as the trees is a book exploring the old witchcraft, magical traditions and folklore nurtured amidst the village communities, hills, moors and ancient woods of Devonshire in South West England. In this, her sixth book, Gemma Gary introduces Devon's witches and magical folk, examining their lives and their magic; from historical figures such as the 'white witch' Caulks of Exeter, the Devonshire 'toad witches' and an examination of the trial of the Bideford Witches, to more modern practitioners such as the 'cunning man' and witchcraft collector Cecil Williamson. Old stories in Devon… Read More

Glassgow and North Wales: The Antonine Publishing Co. Ltd n association with The Golden Dragon Press, Portmeirion, 1974. Facsimile Edition, Limited, 307/1000. Hardcover, Beige thick cloth, paste on titles spine, sharp corners, 448 pgs, 46 pgs, limited edition plate 307/1000 inside rear cover signed by publishers, 13.25" tall x 8.5" wide x 2" thick. DJ is in fine condition. The cloth slipcase has very minor shelf wear in near fine condition. fine/fine. Compiled almost 400 years ago, this book is one of the earliest actual accounts of magical research. It puts us uniquely in touch with attitudes typical of the best minds in Renaissance Europe when Magic was still mixed with Science, Astrology with Astronomy, Alchemy with Chemistry and Natural Philosophy with Mathematical Physics. Previously little known due to the scarcity and cost of copies it is a fascinating classic of the Occult.

London: Noel Douglas, 1926. First Edition. Cloth, 253 pages, binding very good, pages clean, 7.75" tall x 5.5" wide. Bookseller notes ffep. near fine/none. Eleven occult detective fiction stories with Dr. Taverner as the main character. Based on actually happenings but set down cutting and piecing together those events. Dr. Taverner is based on a real character in Dion Fortune's life as noted in the introduction.

London: Rider & Co, 1929. First Edition. Green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 7.5" tall x 5.25" wide, DJ wrapped in mylar, minor creasing to front cover, small stain front DJ, 192 pages. very good/near fine. The book was from the Library of Carl Llewellyn Weschcke with pencil marks. Carl Llewellyn Weschcke was the owner of Llewellyn Worldwide from 1961 until his death. This work is an attempt to make a separation between fadism and fantasy, and true scientific occultism. It shows how to employ the methods of modern psychology to distinguish between self-delusion and genuine super-normal consciousness.