TAROT OF THE BOHEMIANS - Papus / A.E. Waite, 1910 - OCCULT MAGICK GRIMOIRE

THE TAROT OF THE BOHEMIANS: THE MOST ANCIENT BOOK IN THE WORLD FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF INITIATES  Book Details + Condition: William Rider & Son (London). Second Edition Revised (First thus), 1910. By Papus (Gerard Encausse). Translated by A.P. Morton. With Preface by A.E. Waite. 8vo. dark blue ribbed cloth-bound hardback, with gilt upper text edge and decorative gilt title to upper board and spine. 355 pages, with 36 pp of Publisher's List at rear. Illustrated with numerous plates and woodcuts. Gerard Encausse (1865 - 1916), whose esoteric pseudonym was Papus, was a Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of Occultism, who founded the modern Martinist Order. In this work, Papus discusses advanced topics of the tarot deck, and espouses theories of its ancient origins. A beautiful copy of this very scarce title, with light wear to cloth boards, mainly at spine ends and corners; interior front hinge cracked but binding remains firm and tight; interior is clean and f