C. W. KING, M.A.

ANTIQUE GEMS : their Origin, Uses, and Value c. w. King. as Interpreters of ancient History, and as illustrative of ancient Art ; with Hints to
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c. w. King. Gem Collectors. By Rev. C. W. King, M.A.
Exquisite steel plates and numerous woodcuts. Svo., orig. cloth, uncut, i860. First edition. A splendid copy. 40s.
The works of the late Rev. C. W. King on Gems are highly valuable not only on account of their archaeological and artistic interest, and the profuse and beautiful illustrations which accompany the text, but also as throw- ing much light on a peculiarly attractive byway of Occult Science, — the study of Talis- mans, Amulets, the Mystic Virtues of certain Stones, and, most curious of all, the Gems engraved by the various sects of the Gnostics. We would refer those interested in such subjects to the sections on Astrological In- tagli, Mithraic Intagli, Serapic Intagli, Gnostic Gems, Gnostic Amulets, Isiac Symbols and Grylli, which will be found in the " Antique Gems " and the " Handbook."
THE HANDBOOK OF ENGRAVED GEMS, by C. W. King, M.A. With numerous illus- trations. 8vo. orig. cloth, gilt, uncut, 1866. Fine clean copy. 20s.
Mrs. CROWE. Mrs. Crowe. THE SEERESS OF PREVORST, being reve- lations concerning the inner-life of man, and the inter-diffusion of a world of spirits in the one we inhabit : from the German of Justinus Kerner, by Mrs. Crowe. With the scarce folding plate. Sm. Svo., orig. cloth, 1845. 12s. 6d.
The large folding plate of the " Sunsphere " and the " Spirit World " is worthy of Robert Fludd or Trithemius. This work, the extraordinary picture of a mysterious "mag- netic life," in which seeing, hearing, and feeling were superseded by the clear sight of 40
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SECRETS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD laid open ; or, an universal HISTORY OF APPARITIONS, sacred and prophane, whether angelical, diabolical, or departed souls, &c, &c. 6 curious engraved copper plates. \21no., calf, 1700. Rare. 12s.
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/. MATTER. HISTOIRE CRITIQUE DU GNOSTICISME, J. Matter, et de son Influence sur les Sectes religieuses et philosophiques des six premiers Siecles de l'Ere chretienne, par Jacques Matter, with 18 plates, two of them being very large folding ones, illustrating Gnostic Gems, Inscriptions, Diagrams, Kabbalah, &c. 3 vols. 8vo., wrapper, uncut, Paris, 1828. 25s.
This invaluable work on Gnosticism (com- prising upwards of 900 pages) points out the various sources from which the Gnostics drew the articles of their faith : Pythagoreanism, Platonism, the teachings of Philo-Judaeus, Eastern Religions especially Zoroastrianism and Kabbalism ; summarises the teachings of the Gnostic teachers, Euphrates, Simon Magus, Cerinthus, Cerdion, &c, and gives a full and minute history of the various Gnostic sects of Syria, Egypt, and Italy. The plates, besides illustrating the Gems engraved by the Gnostics, contain diagrams of the Sephiroth and of the Gnostic system of "^Eons," beginning with " Bythos " and "Sige," and terminating with Jesus, an Ophite diagram, and a facsimile of a most curious inscription headed by a winged chariot drawn by two serpents. It is an open secret that the Rev.