“THE PHILOSOPHY OF MAGIC” – EUSEBE SALVERTE

New York. 1847. Harper & Brothers. First U.S. Edition. Two volumes. A critical study of the history of magic, in which the author argued that the belief in magic was often encouraged by priestly and o

1685 Blaise Pascal Provincial Letters Witchcraft Sorcery JESUIT Philosophy Magic “I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." ― Blaise Pascal,

1682 Blaise Pascal Provincial Letters Witchcraft Sorcery JESUIT Philosophy Magic “I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." ― Blaise Pascal, The

1685 Blaise Pascal Provincial Letters Witchcraft Sorcery JESUIT Philosophy Magic “I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." ― Blaise Pascal, The

1690 Blaise Pascal Provincial Letters Witchcraft Sorcery JESUIT Philosophy Magic “I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." ― Blaise Pascal, The

1682 Blaise Pascal Provincial Letters Witchcraft Sorcery JESUIT Philosophy Magic “I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." ― Blaise Pascal, The

1685 Blaise Pascal Provincial Letters Witchcraft Sorcery JESUIT Philosophy Magic “I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." ― Blaise Pascal,

1739 Blaise Pascal Provincial Letters Witchcraft Sorcery JESUIT Philosophy Magic “I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." ― Blaise Pascal, The

1669 Blaise Pascal Provincial Letters Witchcraft Sorcery JESUIT Philosophy Magic “I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." ― Blaise Pascal, The

1697 Blaise PASCAL Provincial Letters Witchcraft Sorcery JESUIT Philosophy Magic I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter. ― Blaise Pascal, The Pro

Signed by Harry Houdini , June 1913 book "The Occult of Sciences. The Philosophy of Magic Prodigies and Apparent Miracles" book by Anthony Thomson. Signed Philosophy of Magic, Prodigies , and Apparent

1857 SIGNED Alchemy & Alchemists Hermetic Philosophy Philosophers Stone Magic Ethan Hitchcocks “Remarks Upon Alchemy” is a rare, fascinating 19th-century account of the mysteries alchemist

Heading: (Magic - Henry Cornelius Agrippa) Author: Agrippa von Nettesheim, Henry [Heinrich] Cornelius Title: The Philosophy of Natural Magic Place Published: Chicago Publisher:The de Laurence Company

1624 Apuleius Metamorphoses MAGIC Socrates & Plato Philosophy Florida Golden Ass Apuleiuss Metamorphoses, also known as The Golden Ass, is the only ancient Roman novel to exist complete as it was orig

1891 Paracelsus Alchemy MAGIC Occult Hartmann Philosophy Cosmology “All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.” &#821

THE GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED by Maimonides 414pp index. a somewhat short guide to living and thinking. Some topics covered are Dreams, Death, Magic, metals, politeness. etc. If you are feeling Perplexe

A lovely French automaton believed to be from Jean Farkas (1917-2014). With his wife Anne, who was a seamstress and created the costumes, they created and repaired automata. In 1974 they moved from Pa

McIlhany had this custom made after seeing Ken Klosterman’s Hofzinser Card Rise that Charles Kalish had copied from the original in the Library of Congress. This remarkable piece of apparatus was ap

A mechanical masterpiece! A spectacular reproduction of Conradi – Horster’s feast for the eyes! A true spectacle. Balls automatically disappear from the ball stand and start a “roller coaster ri

Created by Lucien Bontemps in Paris circa 1870, this is among his largest and most spectacular “singing bird” clockwork automatons. Inside the beautifully gilded and decorated 22 inch tall cage, t

This single hand Mystery Clock could be attributed to Robert-Houdin. The clock tells time with no apparent connection between the hand and the base. Robert-Houdin’s name (along with Paris) is etched

A wonderful limited-edition reproduction automaton that Rudiger Deutsch exquisitely made. The spectator selects a card from the deck. The cards are mixed and put into the houlette. The bird then will

Approximately 18" tall and beautifully stenciled in traditional red, black and gold. Very, very rare, with rubber "two-way" hinges. Operates perfectly. Show both sides of the screen at any time, yet p

This a rare Anverdi liquid effect that is described on page 95 of Anverdi 50 Years of Magical Creations. A glass is shown with a transparent tube. The performer places a colored silk into the glass. T