18th Century Books

A Digest of the Writings of Éliphas Lévi. With biographical and critical essay. London: George Redway 1886 First edition. 8vo. 225x135mm. pp. xliii, [ibl], 349, [3bl], 38pp adverts, [2 index to adverts]. Bright blue cloth, upper cover with a red border and a central design in gilt of “The Pentagram of Faust” and lettered “Tetragammaton”. Spine lettered in gilt. Corners bumped and rubbed. Spine soiled and worn at head and foot. Some soiling to edges of boards. Internally very good with some toning to edges.

ou, Calculs indubitables et combinaisons savantes trouvées dans les papiers du célèbre Cagliostro, lors de son arrestation à Rome.Paris: Chez Granion.. 1791. The Quack of Quacks First edition. 8vo in 4s. 198x115mm. pp. [10], 1-33 [32], 34-152. Frontispiece. 32 pages of tables, one folding leaf, 15 pages illustrated with 90 vignettes]. At the beginning is a leaf entitled "Combinaisons de Jeux des Loterie Royales" with a newspaper clipping pasted on the verso. Bound in at the end is Histoire de la Loterie depuis la première jusqu'à la dernière Loterie La Loterie des Lingots d'or par Alexandre Dumas fils.

to which is added the remarkable account of the apparition in Sunderland, with other notable relations from England; Together With Observations About Them, And Instructions From Them Designed To Confute And To Prevent The Infidelity Of Denying The Being And Apparition of Spirits; Which Tends To Irreligion and Atheism.n.p. [Trevecca?]. 1780. "a farrago of the most astonishing superstitions". The author's copy First edition. 8vo in 4s. 188x117mm. pp. viii, 134, [2]. Nineteenth century half calf, marbled paper covered boards, slightly bumped and rubbed. Internally a little browned but overall a very good copy of a rare book.

Exposing. With great Variety of Humour, in a Series of Conversations between that Demon and the Author, The scandalous Frauds, lewd Amours, and devout Mockery of the Monks and Nuns; the Intrigues of Courts; the Ambition, Avarice, and Cruelty of Ministers; the Insincerity, Luxury, Prostitution, and Ingratitude of many private Characters; with other Capital Vices of the present Age. Founded chiefly on real Facts, and interspersed with the Portraits and secret History of most of the considerable Persons that have lived in Europe within these thirty Years past.

Compuesto por el Illuminado Doctor, Y Martyr de Jesu-Christo el Beato Raymundo Llull Mallorquin de la Tercera Orden del S.P.S. Francisco.Mallorca: En la Oficina de la Viuda Frau. 1753. THE LADDER OF UNDERSTANDING First vernacular edition. 4to. 195x140mm. pp.[viii], [2] plates, 252. Folding table of contents and folding woodcut illustration preceding A1, woodcut vignettes to text. Title-page trimmed and extended at lower margin (probably to erase inscription), a couple of pages lightly browned. Contemporary Spanish limp vellum, title in ink to spine, lacking ties. Some internal cracking at the hinges and the usual warping.