BIBLIOTHECA MAGICA ET PNEUMATICA
Book Details + Condition: Very scarce first edition from 1843. Engelmann Publishers (Leipzig). Octavo. 175 pages. Black cloth boards with title in gilt on spine. German language. Full title: "Bibliotecha Magica et Pneumatica oder wissenschaftlich geordnete Bibliographie der wichtigsten in das Gebietz des Zauber-, Wunder-, Geister- und sonstrigen Aberglaubens vorzuglich alterer Zeit einschlagenden Werte". Title roughly translates to "Scientifically ordered bibliography of the most important in the worship of magic, miracles, ghosts, and other abundance, especially of older times". It contains many references to books in English, French and German, and serves as an exhaustive listing of early works dealing with magic, the occult, and superstition. A rare and famous work for the serious occult and magic book collector. In very good condition: tight binding; bumped and rubbed corners; light shelf wear; text is clean and unmarked save normal age-toning to the pages.