Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism. Secondhand Books. Man Myth & Magic

K4. Duqutte, L.Milo, The Chicken Qabalah, 1st ed. Weiser 2001, 8vo, saffron coloured faux chicken skin binding with an image of an automatic demon by artist magician Barry Hale embossed on front board, sumptuous hand coloured marbled end papers, 22 + 234pp incl. index, illustrations in text. An excellent and readily understandable introduction to practical Qabalah. This is one of only 50 talismanic hardbound copies produced, and as such is very rare. Mint £125

K8. Mathers, S.L.M, The Kabbalah, 1887, 1 st edition thus, Watkins 2005, small 8vo, printed hard covers, 10 + 466pp, printed in red and black. Foreword by Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi. A pocket size reprint of the Kabbalah Unveiled excluding the plates. Translations of the three most important texts of the Zohar with notes and introduction by Mathers. Near mint in like d/w £3.50

K9. Myer, I, Qabbalah. The Philosophical Writings of Solomon ben Yehudah Ibn Gebrion or Avicebron, 1888, Wizards Bookshelf 1988, 8vo, patterned grey faux leather, 8 + 24 + 500pp, with a frontispiece, full page diagram of the tree of life, and other diagrams and illustrations in the text. A highly original series of speculations and comments on the Zohar and other Kabbalistic texts that was far ahead of its time. A nice, all be it reduced in format facsimile of the original edition, with the tree of life plate printed on the front paste down. This “100 th anniversary” issue also includes H.P Blavatsky’s review of the book originally published in Lucifer. Myer’s work is widely referenced in Blavatsky’s Secret Doctrine. A fine copy of an increasingly uncommon edition. £18