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Description
THE BOOK OF PROTECTION: SYRIAN MAGIC AND CHARMS, BEING CODEX A OF A SYRIAN MAGICAL MANUSCRIPT
Book Details + Condition: Holmes Publishing Group (Sequim, WA). First Edition thus, 2001. Octavo. Grey marbled stapled wrappers, lettered and illustrated in black. 40 pages, with b&w illustrations ("ten figures & annotations"). By Hermann Gollancz. A seminal work on magic and spells in Middle Eastern tradition, offering such protection as "binding the implements of war", "for every sickness", "for the riches of man", "concerning the peace of men", and much more. An uncommon vintage edition in like-new condition, with firm binding and a clean interior.
