The Mysteries of Magic by A.E. Waite Ouroboros Press pastedown with book plate and

pastedown with book plate and previous owner inscription

also adept of the Holy Cabbala and expert of the alchemical art

We have lost sight of the basic aspects because we have divorced letters from umbers

Cloth and gilt are bright and fresh

The Mysteries of Magic by A.E. Waite Ouroboros Press pastedown with book plate andThe Mysteries of Magic by A. E. Waite Publication: 1909 De Laurence & Scott; Chicago First US Edition The deLaurence edition was published by the eccentric book pirate and plagiarist William de Laurence (1868 1936). This version is a pirated adaptation of the revised second edition of Arthur Edward Waites pioneering collection of Eliphas Lvis works in translation. Originally published in 1886, it is considered the first significant publication of Lvis