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M. J. Paschius, Wittenbergce, 1684, pp.
42. 4s.
Two curious treatises on Obsession and ' Fascination.
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Thomas Marvell,
Bfbmatfom
H. KIRCHENHOFFER.
h. Kirchen- THE BOOK OF FATE, formerly in the posses- hofirer- sion of Napoleon, and now first rendered into
English from an ancient Egyptian manuscript by H. Kirchenhoffer. With the scarce folding plate. 8vo., half calf gilt, 1828. Rare. 12 s. 6d. The editor thinks that the " oracle should not be consulted but when the Moon is at the full." The influence of the Moon is certainly very evident throughout the entire work.
MDME. LE NORMAND.
Mdme. le THE ORACLE OF HUMAN DESTINY ; or, Normand. the Tjnerrmg Foreteller of Future Events, and
Interpreter of mystical Signs and Influences : through the medium of Common Cards, by Madame le Normand. The rare original with large folding coloured plate, boards, uncut, 1825. 7s. 6d.
. THOS. WELTON.
Thos. MENTAL MAGIC: a Rationale of Thought
weiton. Reading and its attendant Phenomena, and
their Application to .... all secret and hidden things, &c, by Thos. Weiton. Frontis- piece, Post 410., cloth, 1884. 7 s. 6 d.
Breams*
RAPHAEL.
Raphael. ROYAL BOOK OF DREAMS, from an ancient manuscript, containing one thousand and twenty-four oracles, by Raphael. Symbolical folding plate. 8vo., bds., 1830. 10s. 6d. 38
98, Great Russell Street, London, W.C.
EDWARD W. LANE.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND £j£,rdW- CUSTOMS OF THE MODERN EGYPT- IANS,by E. W. Lane. Numerous cuts. 2 vols., sm. Svo., cloth gilt, 1846. 5s.
With a most curious description of Egyptian charms, magic, and incantations. Lane con- fesses himself satisfied as to the good faith of the magician he consulted, and thoroughly puzzled by what was done in his presence.
Jflagellatfom
HISTORIA FLAGELLANTIUM. De secto et perverso Flagrorum usu apud Christianos. 1 2 mo., orig. calf, gilt, sprinkled edges. Parisiisy 1700. Fine Copy. Rare. 15s.
An interesting contribution to the history of the practice of Flagellation, which, origin- ating in asceticism, ended, as the reader of this treatise will find, in serving quite another purpose.
TUSCAN FAIRY TALES (taken down from the mouths of the people). 16 illustrations by J. Stanley, engraved by Edmund Evans. Post 4to, cloth, gilt, n. d. 2s. 6d.
