TAROT OF THE BOHEMIANS - Papus / A.E. Waite, 1920s OCCULT MAGICK GRIMOIRE

THE TAROT OF THE BOHEMIANS: THE MOST ANCIENT BOOK IN THE WORLD FOR THE USE OF INITIATES  Book Details + Condition: David McKay Company (Philadelphia). Scarce Third Edition Revised, circa 1920 (ND). By Papus (Gerard Encausse). Translated by A.P. Morton. With Preface by A.E. Waite. Dark purple textured cloth-bound hardcover, with gilt title (etc) to spine. Includes very scarce dust jacket. 355 pages. 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 fading to purple cloth of lower front board and spine edge; interior is clean and free of markings; rare dust jacket remains in very good condition, with light chipping to spine edges, and is now prot