History of Central Asia - The Age of the Steppe Warriors by Christoph Baumer

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Deluxe edition, signed and hand-numbered by Stephen Skinner. Limited to 350 copies.
Published by Golden Hoard Press in 2008. Hand bound in half leather and buckram, with marbled endpapers and hand gold stamped.

Condition: Some minor rubbing leather corners and spine. Minor dents/scratches in back cover, however these might actually be from production. Interior is completely unmarked and prestine. Over all, a very good / near fine copy.

Completely new and richly detailed, this is perhaps the most comprehensive version of the "Key Of Solomon" ever published. Based on one of the best-known grimoires of the Western world, "The Veritable Key Of Solomon" presents all aspects of this revered magical system in one impressive source. Based on the original "Key Of Solomon" manuscript, this brand-new text features never before published material and added detail. Over 160 illustrations beautifully complement the elements of these complete and workable system of high magic, from a broad range of talismans and techniques to magical implements and procedures. Also featured is a commentary by two of the best-known scholar magicians alive - Stephen Skinner and David Rankine - who offer a full survey of all extant manuscripts of this famous grimoire and an exploration of how they interrelate.

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First English language edition published at the Spring Equinox, by Ixaxaar in March 2013. First pressing, published in an edition of 1300 copies, of which 1100 (including this copy) are hardbound copies in black faux leather with a dust jacket.

Condition: Some very minor tears on dustwrapper. A couple of minor stains on the bottom board (tea?). Otherwise a very good copy without inner markings etc.

One of the most intellectually sophisticated and in-depth texts of modern Satanism/ Left Hand Path and its spirituality ever produced. This valuable occult study plunges the student of the Left Hand Path into a comprehensive philosophical system providing a Study on the Being & Essence of Satan, exploring topics such as the Philosophy of God, Philosophical Anthropology, Eschatology, Metaphysics, Cosmology, and various other subjects of Satanism and Mysticism which guide the serious seeker to a complete worldview. With the aim of total unity and of understanding opposites, considering even the most significant arguments of the downward path of the soul's death in an unbiased way, Fosforos seeks to build on the fundamental doctrine of Oneness: the quintessences of both the Right Hand Path and the Left Hand Path are joined into one - as they have always been, in the heart of a true aspirant. Fosforos begins with the principle of absolute unity, Polyharmonia- The Philosophy of Oneness. The second part, Discordamelior- The Philosophy of Perdition discusses the fundamental problem of seeming duality, the breach within the cosmic harmony, manifesting itself as Evil. In the third part, Necrosophia - The Philosophy of Death, the almost collapsed and already rotten state of the world we know is observed as leading towards purifying Death and Rebirth. The fourth part, Pentagrammaton - The Consistency of Man and the Practice of Magic, turns its attention towards the microcosm and man as the demiurge, capable of harnessing his mental prowess for the work of very deep and real magical creation. It also explores how this hermetic and metaphysical worldview can be studied with a rational mindset. The fifth part, Cista Mystica - The Symbology of Satanism, introduces several important Satanic themes and symbols, like Demonology, the problem of universal paradox and suffering, and the prophesied coming of the Antichrist. The last of the book's parts, Legifer & Clavis Magica, gives us a law and scheme to reach out for a higher and more permanent kind of self-realization and occult development, along with the key or Magic formula with which to utilize that development with the aid of Prayers and Spells both in the work of theurgy or the Divine Magic and Goetia or the magic worked with the aid of Elemental or, as they are called, Demonic powers.

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Published by Scarlet Imprint in 2009. First Edition, limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies: includes loose talisman of green butterfly. Deep olive green cloth dramatically illustrated with a metallic red "death's head" stamped on the upper board. Red endpapers, notes and index. Well illustrated in b&w with characters, sigils, magic squares, and pontos riscados.

Condition: Some very minor rubbing on cover (fingerprints). Spine ever so slightly bent. Otherwise a very good copy.