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Photo BATTEUX, Charles (Abbé). 

BATTEUX, Charles (Abbé). 

Histoire des causes premières, ou exposition sommaire des pensées des philosophies sur les principes des êtres. 

Paris, Saillant, 1769.
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200 €

First edition.

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 BATTEUX, Charles (Abbé). 

BATTEUX, Charles (Abbé). 

Histoire des causes premières, ou exposition sommaire des pensées des philosophies sur les principes des êtres. 

Paris, Saillant, 1769.
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150 €

First edition.

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 [PERAU, Gabriel Louis Calabre Abbé]. 

[PERAU, Gabriel Louis Calabre Abbé]. 

L'Ordre des Francs-Maçons trahi et Le Secret des Mopses révélé. 

Amsterdam, s.n., 1771.
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450 €

Edition which includes the text and the plates of the original edition of 1745.
Many curious figures representing Masonic ceremonies.

Photo GOULART, Simon. 

GOULART, Simon. 

Thresor d'histoires admirables et mémorables de nostre temps. 

Genève, Samuel Crespin, 1620.
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600 €

A very curious collection of singular and extraordinary facts classified in alphabetical order. Our second volume ends at the letter Z but this edition will see a two-volume suite published by Jacques Crespin in 1628.
First edition done in 1610.
Bibliophilic curiosity at the end of the second volume is the colophon of Jean III de Tournes who then begins his work as a printer in Geneva.

Photo COLLET, Pierre. 

COLLET, Pierre. 

Examen et résolutions des principales difficultés qui se rencontrent dans la célébration des SS. Mystères. 

Paris, Debure l'ainé, 1760.
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250 €

Work of Christian mysticism devoted to the holy sacraments and mainly to the Eucharist.

Copy which was successively in the libraries of Maurice Garçon (his ex libris on the inside cover) and of Guy Bechtel (lot n°84 of his sale catalog in 1978, the provenance Garçon is mentioned there).

Photo THEULIER, Albert. 

THEULIER, Albert. 

Du Merveilleux en médecine. 

Paris, A. Parent, 1869.
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80 €

First edition.
Medicine thesis by Albert Theulier (1840-1912) who later became a politician and deputy for the Dordogne.
He discusses various subjects such as epidemics of witchcraft, stigmatization, mersmerism, mithridatization.

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 PLUCHE, Noël Antoine. 

PLUCHE, Noël Antoine. 

Histoire du ciel où l'on recherche l'origine de l'idolatrie, et les méprises de la philosophie. 

Paris, Vve Estienne & fils, 1749.
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200 €
Photo BIZOUARD, Joseph. 

BIZOUARD, Joseph. 

Des Rapports de l'Homme avec le Démon, essai historique et philosophique. 

Paris, Gaume frères et Duprey, 1863-1864.
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2000 €

First edition.
A work highly regarded as indispensable to any occult library.

Divided into 36 parts: the first four deal with the times when idolatry reigned, the fifth with the Middle Ages and finally in the other parts, Bizouard studies magic and witchcraft from the 16th to the 19th century.
Stanislas de Guaita's copy (manuscrit ex libris on freeflyleaf).

Photo COLLIN DE PLANCY, Jacques Albin Simon. 

COLLIN DE PLANCY, Jacques Albin Simon. 

Dictionnaire critique des reliques et des images miraculeuses. 

Paris, Guien et Compagnie, 1821-1822.
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220 €

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 BROUWERS, Alphonse. 

BROUWERS, Alphonse. 

L'Action de la Franc-Maçonnerie dans l'histoire moderne. 

Liège, H. Dessain, 1892.
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80 €

First edition.

"Stimulated by the encyclical" Humanum genus "of our great Pope Leo XIII, I undertook to unveil the action of the Freemasons in modern history. This study did not lead me to find a single good work accomplished by the sect; on the contrary, its action has been and still is most pernicious for the family and society. " (extract from the preface).

Photo LEGUE & GILLES DE LA TOURETTE. 

LEGUE & GILLES DE LA TOURETTE. 

Soeur Jeanne des Anges supérieure des ursulines de Loudun, Autobiographie d'une hystérique possédée. 

Paris, A. Delahaye et Lecrosnier, 1886.
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75 €

First edition.

Contains a reproduction of the famous letter from Asmodeus.

Photo [TWELLS, Léonard]. 

[TWELLS, Léonard]. 

Recherches Sur Ce Qu'iI Faut Entendre Par Les Démoniaques Dont Il Est Parlé Dans Le Nouveau Testament [suivi de] Réponse aux Recherches. 

Leide, Boudouin, 1738.
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450 €

First edition in French.
Uncommon work that examines the cases of possession and exorcisms in the New Testament from a theological angle.

Photo BALLET, François (Abbé). 

BALLET, François (Abbé). 

Histoire des Temples des Payens, des Juifs et des Chrétiens. 

Paris, Cailleau, 1760.
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250 €

First edition.

Photo BROUSSAIS, François Joseph Victor. 

BROUSSAIS, François Joseph Victor. 

Cours de phrénologie. 

Paris, Baillière, 1836.
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120 €

First edition.
Broussais the most famous doctor of the Restoration also gave a course in phrenology and created the Phrenological Society of Paris in 1831.

Photo COMBE, George || LEBEAU, H. 

COMBE, George || LEBEAU, H. 

Traité de phrénologie. 

Bruxelles, Société Belge de librairie, 1840.
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110 €

Translated in french with notes by Lebeau.
George Combe is one of the pioneers of phrenology, he founded in 1820 the Phrenological Society of Edinburgh, the first and most famous working group on the subject.

Photo GESSMANN, G.W. 

GESSMANN, G.W. 

Katechismus der Kopfformenkunde das ist der Lehre von der Lokalisation der geistgen Fähigkeiten des Menschen im Gehirne. 

Berlin, Karl Siegismund, 1897.
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30 €

First edition.
Phrenology book in German.
Funny figure on double page representing the phrenological zones.

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 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 PARFAIT, Paul. 

PARFAIT, Paul. 

L'Arsenal de la dévotion, notes pour servir à l'histoire des superstitions. 

Paris, Georges Decaux, [v. 1880].
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30 €

Paul Parfait identifies the superstitious practices of the Catholic Church then in progress: pious waters, amulets, candles.

Photo [STEYERT, André]. 

[STEYERT, André]. 

Brief discours des horrificques & célestialles visions qui furent veües en diverses régions &t notament en la Cité de Lyon, ez années 1527 & 1528, nouvellement mis en lumière, jouxte l'imprimé & augmenté de nottes très- amples & profictables à tous chrestiens & bons françois.
[Suivi de] : La terrible et espouventable comette, laquelle apparut le xi jour d’octobre l’an 1527 en Almaigne. 

Lyon, Alf. Louis Perrin et Marinet, 1875.
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350 €

Rare booklet, n° 7 on chinese paper.

Photo [PLUCHE, Noël Antoine]. 

[PLUCHE, Noël Antoine]. 

Histoire du ciel, où l'on recherche l'origine de l'idolatrie, et les méprises de la philosophie sur la formation, & sur les influences des corps célestes. 

Paris, Veuve Estienne, 1740.
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Second edition.

Photo OCELLUS, Lucanus. 

OCELLUS, Lucanus. 

De la nature de l'univers Avec la Traduction Françoise & des Remarques, par M. l'Abbé Batteux. 

Paris, Saillant, 1768.
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150 €

First edition of the Batteux's translation in french. With the text in greek.
Bound after, Timée de Locres "De l'Ame du Monde" and Aristote "Lettres d'Aristote à Alexandre sur le Système du Monde", also with the translation of Batteux.

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 LEONET, Albert. 

LEONET, Albert. 

Etude sur les zoopsies - Essai d'interprétations pathogéniques. 

Lyon, Imprimeries réunies, 1926.
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150 €

First edition.
Presentation to Dr. Boulland.

This doctoral thesis deals with "zoopsies" (visual hallucinations that consist of visions of animals, usually ferocious and terrifying).

Photo PORTA, Jean Baptiste. 

PORTA, Jean Baptiste. 

De Humana Physiognomona libri IV,
[suivi de : ]
Physiognomoniae Coelestis Libri Sex. 

Rothomagi (Rouen), Ioannis Berthelin, 1650.
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950 €

I. De Humana Physiognomona libri IV.
Most complete edition of this work in which Porta analyzes the different facial features, and draws conclusions as to the character.
II. Physiognomoniae Coelestis Libri Sex. is a rare work of Porta, a disciple of Arnaud de Villeneuve and Cardan.
It is a treatise on astrology, which studies the influence of stars on the morphology and human temperaments.

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).

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