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[MATHERS, S.L. McGregor - Translator] The Grimoire of Armadel (2 Quarter Leather Volumes in Slipcase)
[MATHERS, S.L. McGregor - Translator] The Grimoire of Armadel (2 Quarter Leather Volumes in Slipcase)
Translated and Edited from the Ancient Manuscript in the Library of the Arsenal, Paris. Introduction and additional notes by Francis King
[UK]: Hell Fire Club Books, 2024. First Edition Thus. 2 Volumes. Hardcover. Quarto. In slipcase. Limited to 219 copies in quarter leather, housed in a slipcase. This is copy No. 46. Volume 1: viii + 79; Volume 2: Unpaginated [128 pages]. Volume one in b&w, volume 2 reproduces original manuscript in color. All components in fine condition.
The Grimoire of Armadel (original title: Liber Armadel seu totius cabalae perfectissima brevissima et infallabilis scientia tam speculativa quam practiqua) is a 17th-century French grimoire kept in the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal. It was translated into English by S.L. MacGregor Mathers and circulated in manuscript form amongst members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Written in the 17th century, this grimoire contains detailed descriptions of the natures and offices of various evil spirits. The sigils - seals supposedly giving power over demons - appropriate to the spirits are reproduced together with their practical uses, according to the particular aspect of the astral world which the reader wants to investigate. The many spells covered are accompanied by diagrams and conjuring tables following the method used in the original French.