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"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books." -Thomas Carlyle

Welcome to my virtual book collection. Since collecting actual books is somewhat cost-prohibitive, I've begun to amass all of the books I would love to have if I had the means. Some are new, lots are old, all are unique or beautiful or unusual or in some other way have captured my fancy. Enjoy browsing!

Special Collections: Fine Bindings ~ Fairies and Fairy Tales ~ Terror and Madness ~ Poetry ~ Food, Drink and Apothecary ~ Science Fiction ~ Illuminations, Lettering and Hand-Coloring ~ Magic ~ Supernatural and Occult ~ Alchemy ~ Science and Technical ~ Maritime ~ Costumes ~ Humor ~ Children's books ~ Legend of King Arthur ~ Americana ~ 18th Century ~ 19th Century

Authors and illustrators: Edgar Allan Poe ~ Jules Verne ~ Edmund Dulac ~ Kay Nielsen ~ Arthur Rackham ~ Edward Gorey ~ Charles Dickens ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~ William Hope Hodgson ~ Mark Twain ~ Lewis Carroll ~ Salvador Dali ~ George Cruikshank ~ Emily Dickinson ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ H.G. Wells

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Daemoniaci, hoc est: de obsessis a spiritibus daemoniorum hominibus liber unus Petrus (Peter) Thyraeus. Cologne, M. Cholinus, 1598 Second edition, spotting and dampstaining throughout, 2 small tears to title, wormtrail not affecting text to inner margin continuing to p.140, defective endpapers, modern library stamp to second leaf, contemporary pigskin, stained and worn, small 4to,

Daemoniaci, hoc est: de obsessis a spiritibus daemoniorum hominibus liber unus
Petrus (Peter) Thyraeus. Cologne, M. Cholinus, 1598

Second edition, spotting and dampstaining throughout, 2 small tears to title, wormtrail not affecting text to inner margin continuing to p.140, defective endpapers, modern library stamp to second leaf, contemporary pigskin, stained and worn, small 4to,

#16th Century  #Demonology  #Petrus Thyraeus  #Occult  #Supernatural  
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4 months ago on January 21, 2012 at 01:20pm
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