1784. 8vo. xii, 106, [2] pp. Large folding woodcut plate. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Old stamp of “Frèrie Orientalée”. In very good condition. New expanded editions of two classic works on freemasonry. The first attempts to expose the occult nature of the brotherhood, including recruitment processes, initiation rituals, meeting places, handshakes..... More
Paris: Plon et Cie, 1874. 8vo. 106, [1] pp. Original printed wrappers. Unopened. Only edition of this exegesis on the Apocalypse and what follows. The author, a Catholic priest, uses the Book of Daniel as well as the prophecies of seers and saints to speculate how the end of the..... More
Paris: Delalain, 1797-1805. 12 volumes. 4to. Over 8000 pages printed in double column. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece in Volume 10, title vignettes, large decorative headpiece at beginning of each chapter. With 20 folding tables and charts (a few oversized) and 269 engraved plates. Contemporary half-calf over hand-blocked marbled boards; a...... More
“Cologne”; the Hague: “Pierre Marteau”, [ca 1690]; 1718. Two works in one. 8vo. 155 pp. (lacking final two blanks) Contemporary blind-ruled mottled calf, spine and label gilt, edges marbled blue, blue silk marker. Old armorial ex-libris bookplate. Some paper flaws and rough cuts not affecting text. Two satirical anonymous occult..... More
