AGRIPPA (Henri-Corneille). Occult Philosophy.... Lot 4

AGRIPPA (Henri-Corneille). Occult Philosophy. Divided into three books and translated from Latin. The Hague, Alberts, 1727. 2 vols. in-8 of 427 pp. and [11] ff.-317 p. Without the title in vol. I but complete with 22 pp. introductory to vol. II containing the Apology for H. C. Agrippa, by G. Naudé, taken from his "Apologie pour les grands hommes soupçonnez de Magie". 11 plates out of the text; qqs figures g.s.c. in the text of which 10 full page and 7 half page representing the proportions of the human body. Brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, title and tom. post, red pages (contemporary binding). Fine brown spotting in places in upper margin. Rare and much sought-after edition, according to Caillet and St. de Guaita. "Capital work for the study of the occult & very rare. Magical figures in the text. It is not only the best treatise on Kaballe in existence, but also the most practical treatise on High Magic." (Caillet 95; Guaita 1104.)