Arthur Edward Waite - The Book of Black Magic And Of Pacts. Including the Rites and Mysteries of Goetic Theurgy, Sorcery and Infernal Necromancy. Prepared for Publication under the Editorship of L.W. de Laurence. [Tenth edition]

Arthur Edward Waite - The Book of Black Magic And Of Pacts. Including the Rites and Mysteries of Goetic Theurgy, Sorcery and Infernal Necromancy. Prepared for Publication under the Editorship of L.W. de Laurence. [Tenth edition] - [Z.pl.] - Read Books Ltd - 2018 - Reprint - [8], [xvi], [312], [6] pp - Paperback - 14 x 22 cm.

Condition: As new.

Modern facsimile edition of the authoritative work on black magic and grimoires. Illustrated with black and white drawings and reproductions. With table of contents. Text in English. Indispensable standard work for those interested in serious Magic and Wicca.

This reprint includes an introduction with a brief biography of the author, the American magician Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942); best known as the designer of the Rider-Waite Tarot and for his role in the Golden Dawn, a secret society affiliated with the occult side of Freemasonry, of which William Butler Yeats, Aleister Crowley and Dracula writer Bram Stoker were also members.