Rare Book Titles for Sale - Limited EditionsARS OBSCURA Bookbinders We occasionally have available extra run
copies from some limited editions. ARS OBSCURA Bookbinding &
Restoration,
Inc. With this announcement is the release of our first
title,   for Lynn Thorndike's later monumental magnum opus, the eight volume set of the History of Magic and Experimental Science. I offer this work largely on the value of Lynn Thorndike's gargantuan stature amongst scholars of Magick and original thinking. I've contributed the new typesetting and a fine leather binding of a limited ARS OBSCURA Press edition. This work is first and foremost a historical primer. From the Classical to the Medieval eras, the history of Magick is explored through the works and the personages of these periods. Primary source material is laid clear that comprises the primary signposts of this lineage. These being the likes of Pliny and his Natural History, to Pythagoras, Aristotle, Cato, Boswell, Galen, Seneca and Cicero's Dream of Scipio, to name a few. Mr. Thorndike provides a thorough groundwork. The eclipse of Magick by science and yet the ageless persistence of Magickal inclinations brings the gravity to the issues of the scientific questions of Magick's evolution. In keeping with the scholar tradition there are copious Latin and Greek footnotes throughout. ISBN: 0-9623780-9-7. 12 pp.,107 pgs., 5 ½ x 8 ½ inches. Type has been set in Garamond and Athenian. TERMS: Trade Cloth, $55.00. Trade Cloth Edition, gray book cloth, gold stamp on spine with jacket. $55.00. Library Edition, $105.00. Limited edition of 250 hand-numbered copies bound at the studios of ARS OBSCURA Bookbinding, Inc. and guaranteed to outlive its owner. A full leather binding in burgundy kidskin. Leather headbands and black silk ribbon. Sewn marble endpapers, also burgundy. This book is hand-sewn on 2 sawn-in cords. Gold gilded title and author on the spine with gilded lines parallel to the 5 raised bands. A lined (with matching marble paper) slipcase is available, but is an extra $60.00. TRADE DISCOUNTS: Trade Cloth binding at 40% discount on a minimum order of 3. Library Edition binding at 20% short discount on a minimum order of 3. Contact us for shipping price on trade discounts, which may vary. Shipping is priority USPS with Delivery Confirmation Number. Please add $5.00. International orders - double shipping cost. Please use our PayPal account, that is, the first "Add to Cart" button on our order form page. http://www.arsobscurabookbinding.com/orderform.html |
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Old Tradition
Crafte,
Translated by Robin Artisan Edited by Joel Radcliffe. Another First Edition from ARS OBSCURA Press.  In this era of mainstream religious
strife, we've felt that an
Old Tradition Crafte presents authentic Witchcrafte
of Scottish and English origin. The practices and rituals herein date
upto and beyond the era of Dr. John Fian's demise at the hands of the
Inquisitors and King James VI, in 1591.authentic Witchcrafte Spell Book would be most refreshing! This work is probably the most gorgeous yet to come out of this studio. The type-setting and era page ornamentation are an instant charm. Robin Artisan, with his translation from original materials, illuminates a complete system of Old Tradition Witchcrafte. This work demonstrates, amongst other topics, the strategy used by the witches of this era and area to survive "the burning times". Being a complete system, this work presents itself in three books. Book One is Stone Magick. The primary foundation of Earth Magick, the Four Elements and the Seasons of the Sun and Moon, are elaborated on. Herein is a hands-on grimoire for the making of the ritual tools, starting with the tools for cutting stone, the cutting of the stones, the consecrations and blessings, and the Calling of the stones. The additional key of the witches' Rune alphabet is present. Book Two is The Guild Book. This work unveils the survival mechanism put into place by a persecuted people to survive the Holy Inquisition. It takes on the form of the Trade Guild, or the economic entrenchment of Witchcrafte. Herein are the Laws, the Tools of the Trade and Guild, the Initiation, the Witches' Ring, the Grand Sabbat, the Old Gods, and the Herb Burnings. Dr. Fian's Spell Book, being Book Three, delineates the ritual technical details of the Witch Work, divination by playing cards, dice and scrying. In addition, the Witches' Bottle and the Witches' Eye, Familiar Spirits, Thread and String Charms, Poppets, a Cauldron Spell and sundry curses & bindings. Indeed, such charming little ditties as love and lust spells, how to blight a neighbor's crops, how to avoid an unwanted love, and weather spells. In all, rather well balanced expose' of the practices of those of the Crafte. Appended is a photo reprint of The Damnable Life & Death of Dr. Fian, as published in 1591. A newspaper article, or popular concept, of the events themselves. A brief, but scarce work that fleshes out the details of Dr. Fian's brief and tragic appearance on history's stage. Illustrated. vii pps., 191pgs., 4.5 inches by 7.25 inches. The text has been set in Janson Text. Limited Edition of 250 numbered copies of each binding style. BINDING STYLES: The work is available in two styles of binding. Both styles are hand-sewn and bound at the studios of ARS OBSCURA Bookbinding and guaranteed to outlive their owner. TERMS: Trade Cloth, $60.00. The trade cloth binding is bound in a red buckram, gold gilt on the spine and with a paper jacket. Library Edition, $125.00. The Library Edition, binding is of full kidskin leather, chestnut color, leather headbands, black silk ribbon, black sewn endpapers and a raised band spine with gold gilt lines parallel the raised bands. The title and author are in gold gilt on the spine with the title on the front cover. A lined slipcase for the Library Edition is wrapped with a stout, black buckram and black lining, $60.00 additional. TRADE DISCOUNTS: Trade Cloth binding at 40% discount on a minimum order of 3. Library Edition binding at 20% short discount on a minimum order of 3. Contact us for shipping price on trade discounts, which may vary. Shipping is priority USPS with Delivery Confirmation Number. Please add $6.00. International orders - double shipping cost. Please use our PayPal account, that is, the first "Add to Cart" button on our order form page. http://www.arsobscurabookbinding.com/orderform.html |
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I originally published this next work in 1989. The format, typesetting and binding are fresh in all ways.
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De Virtutibus Lapidum This first time in English
translation, a veritable grimoire of Limited edition of 250
hand-numbered copies bound at the studios of The God of Socrates, Apuleius, Heptangle Books, cloth As the final release from Heptangle Books, this work has
been The classical author of The Golden Asse, Lucius Apuleius, here delivers a tract of serious philosophy. This work puts forth the view of the nature of the Daemon prior the Judaeo-Christian corruption of that character to Demon. Herein is analysis of genius & Socrates represents the model.“You may call this daemon in our tongue, according to interpretation, a Genius, I know not whether rightly, but certainly at my peril; because this God (or daemon), who in the mind of everyone, though it is immortal, nevertheless, it is after a certain manner generated with man; so that those prayers by which implore the Genius, & which we employ when we embrace the knees genua of those whom we supplicate, appear to me to testify our connexion & union …” 55 pgs., 5” x 7”. ISBN: 0-935214-12-7. TRADE DISCOUNTS: |
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THE MODERN ALCHEMIST
A Guide to Personal Transformation By Richard and Iona Miller Illustrated by Joel Radcliffe $14.95 plus $4.50 Priority USPS. Quantities are limited. International orders - double shipping cost. Prior my career as a
bookbinder, I spent 10 years working as a graphic artist. This work,
comprising 17 reproductions of copperplate engravings dating to 1599,
represents 7.5 years of my spare time. Alas, this work is back in print! |
