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Liberotti Impronte

Posted by Diane Black on Monday, June 29, 2009, In : Book of the Week 
 Have you ever watched the Antique Roadshow?  I received a phone call to come buy some old books.  I go and sure enough there is old books but also this 8 out of 20 volume set of what looks like books.  I told the folks that wasn't sure what the value on these items would be that didn't want to take them home but would use that trusty old cell phone to take some pictures and write down everything that could to research the items.  It was all written in Italian.  But could figure out some basi...
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Ars Philtron, Concerning the Aqueous Cunning of the Potion and Its Praxis in the Green Art Magical

Posted by Diane Black on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, In : Book of the Week 

Xoanon Publishing is perhaps one of the most intense publisher's since the inception in 1992.  The stated purpose of Xoanon publishing is to publish Cultus Sabbati books only.  What is the Cultus Sabbati?  Briefly it is a "closed cirlce of British and American traditional cunning-craft initiates."  and "Our Work thus intends the reification of living magical eidola: the incarnation of visionary and dream-begotten grimoires, the talismanic embodiment of spirits in text and image, and the trans...
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Book Sleuthing

Posted by on Sunday, May 10, 2009, In : Book of the Week 
So I am a book sleuth, always looking for books which leads too many suprises.  I cruise online looking for books and I pass out my card as well as folks hearing word of mouth that I buy books.  I will share a picture of once score that I found online.  This is the Little Leather Library Holy Bible 30 volume set with a very nice wooden case too hold the limp leatherette books in.  The books are in near fine condition and are now listed on my sites at abebooks and alibris.  http://www.abebooks...
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