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Photo VALERIAN Jean-Pierre. 

VALERIAN Jean-Pierre. 

Les Hiéroglyphiques. Autrement Commentaires des lettres et figures sacrées des Aegyptiens & autres nations. 

Lyon, Paul Frellon, 1615.
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900 €

First edition of the translation in French by Jean de Montlyard

One of the most famous emblem books from the end of the 16th century.

Pierio Valeriano (1477-1558) was inspired by the works left by Horapollo, the only ancient source on Egyptian hieroglyphics, to compose a book of allegorical emblems where the hieroglyphs mingle with biblical references and memories of classical antiquity.
Several hundred woodcuts illustrate the text.

Photo PERNETY, Antoine Joseph. 

PERNETY, Antoine Joseph. 

Les Fables Egyptiennes et Grecques dévoilées & réduites au même principe, avec une explication des hiéroglyphes et de la guerre de Troye. 

Paris, Delalain, 1786.
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600 €

Second edition.
Treatise by Pernety in which he argues that the Greek and Egyptian mythologies contain the secret of the Great Work.

Photo LE BRETON, Jean. 

LE BRETON, Jean. 

Les Clefs de la Philosophie Spagyrique, qui donnent la connoissance des Principes & des véritables opérations de cet Art dans les Mixtes des trois genres. 

Paris, Claude Jombert, 1722.
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3000 €

Scarce first edition of this important alchemical treatise.
Le Breton's Les Clefs de la Philosophie spagirique (1722) is quoted at least twice by Fulcanelli in Le Mystère des Cathédrales.
1.
"Selon Le Breton, « il y a quatre putréfactions dans l’Œuvre philosophique. La première, dans la
première séparation ; la seconde, dans la première conjonction ; la troisième dans la seconde
conjonction, qui se fait de l’eau pesante avec son sel ; la quatrième, enfin, dans la fixation de
soulphre. Dans chacune de ces putréfactions, la noirceur arrive. » [Le Breton, Clefs de la
Philosophie Spagyrique. Paris, Jombert, 1722, p. 282.] "
2.
« Il y a, dit Le Breton, un minéral connu des vrais Sçavans qui le cachent dans leurs écrits sous
divers noms, lequel contient abondamment le fixe et le volatil. » [Le Breton, Clefs de la
Philosophie Spagyrique. Paris, Jombert, 1722, p. 240.]

Very good copy.

Photo SEDIR, Paul. 

SEDIR, Paul. 

Les Amitiés Spirituelles (166 numéros). 

Paris, s.n., 1920-1971.
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250 €

Collection of 166 volumes of the Bulletin of the Association of Spiritual Friendships founded in 1920 by Paul Sédir, French esotericist and mystic.
This association, still active, defines itself as: "a group of people of good will, whatever their nationality or religion, who recognize Christ as the only Master of the interior life and the Gospel as the true law of consciences and peoples."

Volume details:
2nd year 1920-1921: 8 issues (missing numbers 7, 8, 10).
3rd year 1921-1922: 10 issues (full year).
4th year 1922-1923: 9 issues (missing number 6).
5th year 1923-1924: 9 issues (missing number 4).
6th year 1924-1925: 10 issues (full year).
7th year 1925-1926: 9 issues (missing no. 5).
1928: no. 1 .
1930: no. 7, 9, 10 .
1931: no. 12 .
1932-1937: 16 issues (no. 18 to 34) .
1938: no. 39 .
1939: no. 43, 44 .
1950-1971: continuous series of 88 volumes (no. 1 to 88).

Photo [GRIMOIRE]. 

[GRIMOIRE]. 

Les Admirables secrets de Magie naturelle du Grand Albert et du Petit Albert. 

Paris, Albin Michel, [v.1920].
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50 €

Edition by Albin-Michel of the two most famous witchcraft grimoires.

Photo [GRAND ALBERT]. 

[GRAND ALBERT]. 

Les Admirables secrets d'Albert le grand. 

Lyon [Avignon], Héritiers de Beringos, 1791 [1850].
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500 €

The most famous of the grimoires of popular magic.
This edition attributed to Offray in Avignon is sought after for its colored plates and its numerous engravings in the text (sometimes full-page).

Photo [GRIMOIRE]. 

[GRIMOIRE]. 

Les Admirables secrets d'Albert le Grand contenans plusieurs traités sur la conception des femmes, des vertus des herbes, des pierres précieuses, & des animaux. 

Lyon, Héritiers de Béringos Fratres, 1791.
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400 €

Rare 18th century edition of the most famous witchcraft grimoire.

Photo [GRIMOIRE]. 

[GRIMOIRE]. 

Le Véritable Dragon rouge où il est traité de l'art de commander les esprits infernaux [...] plus La Poule noire édition augmentée des secrets de la Reine Cléopatre. 

s.l., s.n., [v.1910].
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950 €

Famous grimoire of witchcraft that gives the secret names of demons and the means to invoke them. This edition is augmented with the secrets of the black hen, but also the secrets of Cleopatra to preserve her legendary beauty and the secrets of Artephius to become invisible.
Indispensable to any occult library.

Photo FAVA, Mgr Amand-Joseph. 

FAVA, Mgr Amand-Joseph. 

Le secret de la Franc-maçonnerie. 

Lille, Société de Saint-Augustin, Desclée, De Brouwer et Cie, 1883.
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45 €

Second edition of this anti Masonic work.

Photo [GUENEBAULD, Jean]. 

[GUENEBAULD, Jean]. 

Le Réveil de Chyndonax, prince des Vacies, druides celtiques diionois. 

Dijon, Claude Guyot, 1621.
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800 €

First edition.
Rare first impression in Dijon at Claude Guyot.
Jean Guenebauld, a doctor from Dijon, discovered in his vineyards in 1598, a funerary urn which he believed to be of Druidic origin.
This urn is adorned with an epitaph in ancient Greek:
"Here, in the sacred land of Mithras, a mound covers the body of Chyndonax, high priest. Abstain from impiety at the sight of his redemptive tomb" (translation after W. Vollgraff)

The identity of the cult to the deity Mithras mentioned in the epitaph is still debated today, W. Vollgraff brings it closer to a cult dedicated to Aphrodite Ourania ( Vollgraff W. The awakening of Chyndonax . In: Classical Antiquity, Tome 18, Fasc. 1, 1949. pp. 55-78.).

Photo [ALARY, François]. 

[ALARY, François]. 

Le Parnasse Assiégé ou la Guerre Declarée entre les Philosophes Anciens & Modernes. 

Lyon, Antoine Boudet, 1697.
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1750 €

First edtion.
It is only recently that the author of this rare treatise has been identified through the work of Didier Kahn. François Alary is also the author of the famous Texte d'Alchymie, et le songe-verd.
"It is a very curious effusion in which the author attemps to prove the reality of the Hermetic Science and the correctness of the views of Paracelsus" (Duveen).

Photo BOECE DE BOODT, Anselme. 

BOECE DE BOODT, Anselme. 

Le Parfaict Joaillier, ou Histoire des pierreries ou sont amplement descrites leur naissance, de juste prix, moyen de les cognoistre, & se garder des contrefaites, facilitez medicinales, & propriectez curieuses. 

Lyon, Jean Antoine Huguetan, 1644.
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500 €

First french edition.
Milestone in mineralogy and gemmology.
Translation by Jean Bachou from the Latin edition of the "Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia" and enriched with annotations by André Toll.
All precious stones are studied there as well as the cutting and polishing processes. Boodt also describes the virtues of stones, medicinal and magical faculties.
Numerous woodcuts in the text.

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Le NOSTRADAMUS MODERNE. Almanach national et patriotique, avec des changemens notables dans le Calendrier et des Prédictions pour chaque mois. 

Liege, s.n., 1790.
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450 €

Rare Almanach.

Photo [MORELLET, André]. 

[MORELLET, André]. 

Le Manuel des Inquisiteurs à l'usage des inquisitions d'Espagne & de Portugal. 

Lisbonne, s.n., 1762.
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500 €

First edition.
Work of the Abbé Morellet which was put on the index in 1764, he proposed there a summarized translation of the "Directorium Inquisitorium" of the grand inquisitor Aragon Nicolas Eymeric, in order to show the horror of the trials of the Inquisition.

Photo Abbé JULIO [HOUSSAY, Julien-Ernest]. 

Abbé JULIO [HOUSSAY, Julien-Ernest]. 

Le Livre secret des Grands exorcismes. 

Paris, Henri Durville, [v.1920].
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Third edition.
Abbé Julio, whose real name was Julien-Ernest Houssay (1844-1912), was a French priest known for his mystical and esoteric writings. He distanced himself from the institutional Church to devote himself to occult sciences, theurgy, and healing prayers. His Secret Book of Great Exorcisms and Blessings is a collection of spiritual formulas, powerful prayers, and rituals designed to combat negative influences, curses, and evil spirits. This work, still valued in esoteric circles, blends Catholic traditions with occult practices to provide a guide for spiritual protection and purification.

Photo [PONCE, Nicolas] || LAVATER. 

[PONCE, Nicolas] || LAVATER. 

Le Lavater historique des femmes célèbres, des temps anciens et modernes; orné de douze portraits et de douze figures d'expressions, gravés en taille douce, d'après le meilleurs originaux. Par M. P. 

Paris, F. Louis, 1809.
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1200 €

First edition, scarce first issue.
A second issue, with the same title page has and additionnal chapter with 4 more plates and a different table of contant page.
Rare with the plates colored.

Photo COUTAN. 

COUTAN. 

Le Grand Oeuvre dévoilé en faveur des enfans de la Lumière. 

Paris, Delalin, 1775.
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950 €

III. Scarce first edition of the "Grand oeuvre dévoilée".

First are bound two other works :
I. LE CHOYSELAT, Prudent. Discours oeconomique, non moins utile que recreatif, monstrant comme de cinq cens livres pour une foys employées, l'on peult tirer par an quatre mil cinq cens livres de proffict honneste, qui est le moyen de faire profier son argent. Rouen: Martin le Menestrier, 1612 [but c. 1745].
II. LE BRETON. Divers Objets d'économie rurale et domestique. Chez l'Auteur. Paris [1788].

Photo DELAMAIRE, Mgr. 

DELAMAIRE, Mgr. 

Le Franc-Maçon Voilà l'ennemi !
Des pauvres, De l'Ouvrier, Du Fonctionnaire, Des Honnêtes Gens. 

Paris, Maison de la bonne Presse, [1903].
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45 €

Rare anti Masonic work.

Photo PARFAIT, Paul. 

PARFAIT, Paul. 

Le Dossier des pèlerinages suite de l'arsenal de la dévotion. 

Paris, Maurice Dreyfous, [v. 1880].
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35 €

Paul Parfait continues his census of the superstitious practices of the Catholic Church, in this volume he is interested in pilgrimages (relics, myths, holy places ...).

Photo COLLIN DE PLANCY, Jacques-Albin-Simon. 

COLLIN DE PLANCY, Jacques-Albin-Simon. 

Le Diable peint par lui-même. 

Paris, P. Mongie Aîné, 1819.
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800 €

First edition.
A unique literary work about demons, from the dark romantic movement. It extends Collin de Plancy's work on demonology with a narrative style, the Devil boasting of his exactions: Forms and Metamorphoses. Demons in mud, in tree trunks, in toads, in black cats, in bears, in pigs, in young girls, etc. Services rendered by demons, the devil and St. Dominic, misadventures and weaknesses of demons, the Infernal Council, Agrippa, Cardan, Scaliger, Mesmer, Cagliostro, etc. Loves of demons with mortals, Love of a nun and a demon, Love of a devil for a chaste nun, etc.

With a curious grave frontispiece representing an interview between the author and the devil.

Photo [MONTFAUCON DE VILLARS , Abbé]. 

[MONTFAUCON DE VILLARS , Abbé]. 

Le Comte de Gabalis ou entretiens sur les sciences secrètes
Renouvellé & augmenté d'une lettre sur le sujet. 

Cologne, Pierre Marteau, [1691].
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450 €

Rare edition "A la Sphère".

Photo RICHARD, Charles-Louis (Abbé). 

RICHARD, Charles-Louis (Abbé). 

La Théorie des Songes. 

Paris, Frères Estienne, 1766.
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600 €

First edition.

Photo DURVILLE, Henri. 

DURVILLE, Henri. 

La Science secrète. 

Paris, Henri Durville, 1923.
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250 €

First edition (30000e print).
An imposing work decorated with 59 figures in and outside the text. The first part of the work is a sort of encyclopedia of all initiatory currents since ancient China: Vedic traditions, Gnosticism, Masonry, Eleusis, Martinism.

Photo GUAITA, Stanislas (de). 

GUAITA, Stanislas (de). 

La Muse Noire. 

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1883.
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600 €

First edition.
Presentation copy signed by the author dedicated to Auguste Vacquerie.

Stanislas de Guaïta was one of the most important occultists of the end of the 19th century, co-founder with Papus and Joséphin Péladan of the Kabbalistic Order of the Rose-Croix. The Black Muse is his second collection of poems, exploring the themes of mysticism, death and love in a complex and dense poetic style.

Photo STEYERT, A. 

STEYERT, A. 

La merveilleuse histoire de l'esprit qui est apparu aux religieuses de Saint-Pierre, à Lyon en l'année 1527. 

Lyon, Mougin-Rusand, 1887.
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150 €

Rare, only 100 copies.

Photo CAUZONS, Thomas de. 

CAUZONS, Thomas de. 

La Magie et la Sorcellerie en France. 

Paris, Dorbon Ainé, [1901-1912].
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600 €

First edition.

Photo AMIABLE, Louis || COLFAVRU, J-C. 

AMIABLE, Louis || COLFAVRU, J-C. 

La Franc-Maçonnerie en France depuis 1725 (exposé historique et doctrinal). 

Paris, Editions de l'Acacia, 1927.
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50 €

Speech given on July 16, 1889 in the Session of the International Masonic Congress by Br. Amiable and Colfavru.

New enhanced edition of a Memento of the last forty years.

Photo PARFAIT, Paul. 

PARFAIT, Paul. 

La Foire aux reliques. 

Paris, Maurice Dreyfous, [v. 1880].
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30 €

Paul Parfait continues his census of the superstitious practices of the Catholic Church, in this volume he is interested in relics.

Photo LUTHER, Martin. 

LUTHER, Martin. 

La conférence entre Luther et le diable. 

Paris, Liseux, 1875.
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150 €

Reprint of nineteenth century of the text given by Lenglet-Dufresnoy in his "Recueil de dissertations sur les appartions, les visions et les songes. 1715".
Work that want to at accredit the theory of a satanic origin of Protestantism and the collusion between Luther and the devil.

Photo JACOB, Pierre || LULLE, Raymond. 

JACOB, Pierre || LULLE, Raymond. 

La clavicule ou Science de Raymond Lulle.
Avec toutes les figures de Rhétorique par le Sieur Jacob et la vie du même Raymond Lulle, par Monsieur Colletet. 

Paris, Jean Remy, 1647.
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750 €

First edition of this rhetorical work at the crossroads of occult and information sciences.

Bound after Llull's treatise: BAUDOIN. Traité des fondements de la science générale et universelle. Le Cointe, Paris, 1651.
Pierre Baudouin de Montarcis was one of the leading French Lullists of the 17th century, possessor of a collection of handwritten copies of the works of the Illuminated Doctor, translator and commentator of some of them, alchemist, and prolific author of treatises on all sorts of subjects. (See F.-P. Goy. Pierre Baudouin de Montarcis, un lulliste français du Grand Siècle).

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