Dee John Stephen Skinner (18 results)

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, [xii]+276pp, printed wrappers. Stated first printing of the first Weiser edition. Unmarked copy with a bit of sunning to wrappers, not a remainder. Not Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 678 pages, Folio. Shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges and covers, light tanning along edges. DJ in mylar. Tight binding, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition.

First edition thus. Edited by Stephen Stephen; Preface by Meric Casaubon13" x 9"; 678 pages. In this updated edition of a classic John Dee resource, Dr. Stephen Skinner has added more than 100 pages of translated text so those who don't know Latin can read the fascinating chronicle of Enochian magick from beginning to end entirely in English. With an 8" x 10" trim sizeâ"decreased from the first edition's large-size folio formatâ"this exceptional second edition will be a welcome addition to the enthusiast's shelves. This edition retains the impeccable scholarship of the first edition, which was the first corrected, updated, reader-friendly version of A True & Faithful Relation of what passed for many Years between Dr. John Dee. and some Spirits, transcribed and prefaced by Meric Casaubon in 1659. This edition also retains the detailed introduction, appendices, extensive footnotes, supplementary texts, additional illustrations, Dee timeline, and much more.This is the second edition of the corrected, reorganized, fully annotated book of Dr. John Dee's fascinating diaries and writings, which chronicle in stunning first-person detail Dee's invocation of the angels and the reception of their Enochian system of magick, his experiments in alchemy, and experiences in the courts of the crowned heads of Europe. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. 1974 second edition, limited to 350 copies of which this is no. 122. used hardcover copy, lacking a dust jacket (as issued). light shelfwear, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight, and tight. pencil annotations throughout. gilt titling and decorations are bright and clean. outer page block and endpapers somewhat discolored and stained.

leather. Condition: Fine copy in full leather. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st. Folio, 678 pp., Limited to 200 numbered copies, signed by the editor. Bound in full leather, black spine over red boards with gilt decoration., "being a completely new & reset edition of A True & Faithful Relation of what passed for many Yeers between Dr. John Dee and some Spirits, being British Library Cotton Appendix MS XLVI, parts I & II out of the original copy, written with Dr. Dee's own hand,kept in the library of Sir Thomas Cotton, Knight Baronet. with additional material from Bodleian Ashmole MS 1790. Preface by Meric Casaubon, D.D. Reset in modern typeface, with introduction, supplementary text, additional illustrations, timeline, corrections, notes and appendices edited by Stephen Skinner.".

Condition: Very good condition. First edition thus. Limited edition of 200 numbered and signed copies, bound in half leather with a marking ribbon; Edited by Stephen Stephen; Preface by Meric Casaubon; 13" x 9"; 678 pages. In this updated edition of a classic John Dee resource, Dr. Stephen Skinner has added more than 100 pages of translated text so those who don't know Latin can read the fascinating chronicle of Enochian magick from beginning to end entirely in English. With an 8" x 10" trim sizedecreased from the first edition's large-size folio formatthis exceptional second edition will be a welcome addition to the enthusiast's shelves. This edition retains the impeccable scholarship of the first edition, which was the first corrected, updated, reader-friendly version of A True & Faithful Relation of what passed for many Years between Dr. John Dee. and some Spirits, transcribed and prefaced by Meric Casaubon in 1659. This edition also retains the detailed introduction, appendices, extensive footnotes, supplementary texts, additional illustrations, Dee timeline, and much more.This is the second edition of the corrected, reorganized, fully annotated book of Dr. John Dee's fascinating diaries and writings, which chronicle in stunning first-person detail Dee's invocation of the angels and the reception of their Enochian system of magick, his experiments in alchemy, and experiences in the courts of the crowned heads of Europe.

First edition thus. Limited edition of 200 numbered and signed copies, bound in half leather with a marking ribbon; Edited by Stephen Stephen; Preface by Meric Casaubon; 13" x 9"; 678 pages. In this updated edition of a classic John Dee resource, Dr. Stephen Skinner has added more than 100 pages of translated text so those who don't know Latin can read the fascinating chronicle of Enochian magick from beginning to end entirely in English. With an 8" x 10" trim sizedecreased from the first edition's large-size folio formatthis exceptional second edition will be a welcome addition to the enthusiast's shelves. This edition retains the impeccable scholarship of the first edition, which was the first corrected, updated, reader-friendly version of A True & Faithful Relation of what passed for many Years between Dr. John Dee. and some Spirits, transcribed and prefaced by Meric Casaubon in 1659. This edition also retains the detailed introduction, appendices, extensive footnotes, supplementary texts, additional illustrations, Dee timeline, and much more.This is the second edition of the corrected, reorganized, fully annotated book of Dr. John Dee's fascinating diaries and writings, which chronicle in stunning first-person detail Dee's invocation of the angels and the reception of their Enochian system of magick, his experiments in alchemy, and experiences in the courts of the crowned heads of Europe. Fine condition though with some yellowing to the page edges which must be from the production process as other copies show the same.

Singapore, 2011. 678 pp. Hardcover, d./j.

Signed limited edition, number 142 of 200 copies signed by the editor. This is Skinner's comprehensive revision of his 1974 facsimile edition of Meric Casaubon's compilation of the Elizabethan occultist's communications with spirits, first published in 1659. Dee and Casaubon disagreed on whether the messages Dee had received originated from angels or from demons. Meric Casaubon (1599-1671) was a classical scholar and steadfast advocate of the Church of England; his edition of Dee's journals, first published in 1659, sought to discredit the dissenting religious radicals of the Civil War and Interregnum periods. Casaubon perceived the supernatural spirits that Dee had communed with as demons, and argued that they not only served as proof of the existence of God, but also demonstrated the necessity of an established church to interpret spiritual messages. The present work is the most comprehensive edition available, and reproduces Casaubon's text along with an introduction, appendix, timeline, and textual footnotes. John Dee (1527-1608/9) was an English astronomer, mathematician, and occultist. He is best known for his position as court astronomer and advisor to Elizabeth I, and for his interest in the Hermetic and esoteric arts of alchemy, divination, and astrology. He was particularly enthusiastic about establishing contact with angels, whom he believed held beneficial knowledge that could improve mankind. Dee and his scryer, Edward Kelley (1555-1597/8), developed an "Enochian" language, complete with its own alphabet, to record in their journals the angelic wisdom they received. Skinner (b. 1948) is a scholar of magic and feng shui. He has published widely on various topics pertaining to the Western esoteric tradition, such as alchemy, sacred geometry, and grimoires. Large quarto. Portrait frontispiece, numerous illustrations, photographs, and facsimiles within text, floriated initials, title page printed in red and black. Original black half roan, red imitation leather sides, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, Dee's arms in gilt to front cover, marbled endpapers. Corners very slightly rubbed, faint foxing to edges, contents clean: a near-fine copy.