Title: The Flying Sorcerer: Being the magical and
aeronautical adventures of Francis Barrett, author of The Magus
Author: Francis X King
Publisher: Mandrake Press
City: Oxford, UKYear: 1992 (First Edition)Binding Style: Softcover
Pagination: 76pp + 2pp of advertisementsIllustrated: Yes
Book Details + Condition: First edition (1992) of The Flying Sorcerer: Being the magical and aeronautical adventures of Francis Barrett, author of The Magus. Softcover; Slim octavo. Black-and-white illustrations. Index. In very good condition: slight shelf wear; rubbing to corners and edges; interior is clean and free of marking. A biographical study of
Francis Barrett, whose book the "The Magus" (1801) is one of the most
influential works of the Occult Revival and probably the best-known
magical text produced in early 19th century Britain. Barrett styled
himself a teacher of "Natural Philosophy, Natural Magic, Cabala Magic,
Chemistry, the Talismanic Art, Hermetic Philosophy, Astrology,
Physiognomy" and was also an accomplished balloonist. In addition to the
biography, this volume includes a previously unpublished Barrett manuscript on "Crystal Vision." The author Francis X. King (1934–1994) was a
British popular historian of the occult, whose books played an important part
in the renewal of interest in Western Magical traditions in late 20th
century Britain and beyond.