9. Rare/ Value/ Old One of the confusions I see with people collecting books has to do with age. The assumption is: if a book is very old it must be rare...
Hello magusadeptus, In themagicallibrary@yahoogroups.com, magusadeptus wrote: (snips) ... idea, but also a little daunting. Yes it can be long and tedious but...
Hello Giraffe120, I enjoyed your previous post on Secrets of Book Collecting No. 9. I recall a novel I read once, that mentioned how some occultists have their...
Greetings again, ... 9. I recall a novel I read once, that mentioned how some occultists have their works printed by a vanity press. By the way, which novel...
We have mentioned in the past and had people list the five most powerful books they knew of. See past posts for info. Of course if anyone would like to summiit...
Hello Giraffe 120, ... wrote: [By the way, which novel was that if you rememeber?] I can't be certain, but I think it was Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco....
... Thats funny because I have read that book...and it was a major influence on my thinking about books also. But I dont recall the part you mentioned about...
Hello Giraffe 120, ... Well, as I said I can't be certain, I've read so many along those lines, including; 1. Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Henry...
Greetings magusadeptus, ... lines, including; ... Richard Leigh ... by Henry Lincoln ... Lomas ... the Hidden Paths of Power, by Alexandria Robbins ... Wow a...
Hello Giraffe120, ... wrote: (snip) ... The Holy Place: Discovering the Eighth Wonder of the World by Henry Lincoln is interesting in that the author actually...
Hello Giraffe120, Earlier when you spoke of finding and handling 17th century Rosicrucian manuscripts as being someones reality, it reminded me of a PBS...
Below is a list of some of the calligraphy books that I like. I tried to break the list up into a couple of useful categories for easier reference. A couple of...
Hello Giraffe120, Awesome! Your list is quite impressive and your catagory divisions are most helpful. The only calligraphy book that I currently own is a ...
This looks cool Magusadeptus. I will have to look at for that episode, I would love to see it. When I worked at the bookbinders, people would would bring in...
Hello Giraffe 120, ... the ... Wow, I would love to hold a book like that. [Probably a year or so after that ... You are welcome. ... I saved a portion of an...
<snip> [As a side, I have always maintained that there must be far more unknown knowledge and ancient cities in Africa than usually gets reported. The...
Ouroboros Press is pleased to announce to its subscribers the publication of the Heptameron of Peter Abano together with the Arbatel of Magick. The Heptameron...
Sept. 1998 "Book Fungus Can Get You High" By Ellen Warren / Chicago Tribune CHICAGO -- Getting high on great literature is taking on a whole new meaning. It...
For any of you who might care, I just spent a great deal of time tracking down the exact time Mars will be closest. Since it is only this close every 60,000...
Thanks for the info, giraffe! I was aware of this "happening" and yet I still am wondering all the repercussions and also "doors" this might provide us. Any...
The Esoteric Book Guild, in cooperation with Ouroboros Press, is pleased to announce the formation of a new occult journal; ARCANA: Organon Mysteriorum. We...
Hello Otto Omicron, Is this going to be a printed journal? If so when will the first issue be out and how soon can I subscribe? Sincerely, Magusadeptus ... and...
Can anyone suggest any online booksellers with occult catalogs to browse? Especially inerested in searching rare, out-of-print, etc. Thanks for any info....
Hi Folks, Later this month, Sotheby's is auctioning off a collection of rare manuscripts and books of an occult nature that had once been in the collection of...
Hello Imd102, Are you familiar with Pratum Book company? I used to get their catalogs regularly, haven't received one in while though. http://www.pratum.com/ ...
Well this group seems to be a very cool place and I am excited about finding it. I am a book lover from as far back as I can remeber and in the past few years...
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