TAROT OF THE BOHEMIANS - Papus / A.E. Waite, 1958 - DIVINATION MAGICK GRIMOIRE

THE TAROT OF THE BOHEMIANS: THE MOST ANCIENT BOOK IN THE WORLD, FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF INITIATESBook Details + Condition: Arcanum Books (New York), 1958. By Papus (Gerard Encausse). Translated by A.P. Morton. Revised Edition with Preface by A.E. Waite. Hardcover with 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. Firm binding; wear to boards, with old staining (water damage?), which does not affect the interior; toned endpapers; interior is clean and free of markings. Original dust jacket shows normal aging and wear, with small tears to extremities. It retains its original price, and is now protected with a mylar cover. Please see below for more information on this famo