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THIS RARE LIMITED EDITION CONTAINS 39 ILLUSTRATIONS BY EDMUND DULAC, WITH 28 FULL-COLOR PLATESTHE WORKS OF ART ARE SOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE EVER TO ADORN A POE BOOKTHIS IS A LARGE-SIZED SPECIAL EDITION THAT MEASURES 12.25'' X 9.25''INCLUDES 45 OF POE'S MOST MONUMENTAL POEMS AS WELL AS RARE TITLES FROM HIS YOUTHAs you can tell from my collection, I own a lot of Poe books, more than anyone I have ever known, and this is the only edition of Poe's poetical works I have ever found with these Edmund Dulac illustrations. They are, without question, some of the most hauntingly beautiful paintings ever created for a compendium of his works.Ignored throughout the author's lifetime, the poems of Edgar Allan Poe, compiled here, remain masterpieces of the poetical genre more than a century and a half after their original publication. This is one of the most beautiful collections of the late Mr. Poes ever compiled. The illustrations done by Dulac are some of the greatest ever to grace a Poe book (If not the… Read More

A GENUINE 1ST EDITION 1ST PRINTING (NOT THE 1979, 1994, 1995. OR SOFTCOVER EDITION)THIS EDITION INCLUDES A STUNNING COLLECTION OF 15TH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS AS WELL AS 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY PAINTINGSTHIS BOOK IS NOW 52 YEARS OLD AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (ONE OF THE MOST WELL-PRESERVED I'VE OWNED OR SEEN.)HERE ARE "SOME" OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: THE REAL HISTORY OF DRACULA, VAMPIRES AND VAMPIRISM, WEREWOLVES, ANCIENT FOLKLORE, TRANSYLVANIA, THE CASTLE OF DRACULA, DRACULA HORROR STORIES, BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE 15TH CENTURY HORROR STORIES, THE REAL GENEALOGY OF DRACULA, THE LOCATION OF DRACULA TOMB, SPIRITS, THE UNDEAD, AND MOREPLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE FICTIONAL TALE OF DRACULA; IT IS A REAL-LIFE STORY THAT WAS COMPILED WITH YEARS OF RESEARCH"There are such things as vampires; some of us have evidence that they exist.""With the bodies of his victims left at various strategic places until beasts or the elements had reduced them to dust, Dracula terrorized the entire countryside."Most of us have heard… Read More

A GENUINE 1ST EDITION 1ST PRINTING (NOT THE 1979, 1994, 1995. OR SOFTCOVER EDITION)THIS EDITION INCLUDES A STUNNING COLLECTION OF 15TH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS AS WELL AS 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY PAINTINGSTHIS BOOK IS NOW 52 YEARS OLD AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (ONE OF THE MOST WELL-PRESERVED I'VE OWNED OR SEEN.)HERE ARE "SOME" OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: THE REAL HISTORY OF DRACULA, VAMPIRES AND VAMPIRISM, WEREWOLVES, ANCIENT FOLKLORE, TRANSYLVANIA, THE CASTLE OF DRACULA, DRACULA HORROR STORIES, BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE 15TH CENTURY HORROR STORIES, THE REAL GENEALOGY OF DRACULA, THE LOCATION OF DRACULA TOMB, SPIRITS, THE UNDEAD, AND MOREPLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE FICTIONAL TALE OF DRACULA; IT IS A REAL-LIFE STORY THAT WAS COMPILED WITH YEARS OF RESEARCH"There are such things as vampires; some of us have evidence that they exist.""With the bodies of his victims left at various strategic places until beasts or the elements had reduced them to dust, Dracula terrorized the entire countryside."Most of us have heard… Read More

A GENUINE FIRST PRINT YEAR (NOT THE 1979, 1994, 1995. OR SOFTCOVER EDITION)THIS EDITION INCLUDES A STUNNING COLLECTION OF 15TH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS AS WELL AS 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY PAINTINGSTHIS BOOK IS NOW 52 YEARS OLD AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITIONHERE ARE "SOME" OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: THE REAL HISTORY OF DRACULA, VAMPIRES AND VAMPIRISM, WEREWOLVES, ANCIENT FOLKLORE, TRANSYLVANIA, THE CASTLE OF DRACULA, DRACULA HORROR STORIES, BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE 15TH CENTURY HORROR STORIES, THE REAL GENEALOGY OF DRACULA, THE LOCATION OF DRACULA TOMB, SPIRITS, THE UNDEAD, AND MOREPLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE FICTIONAL TALE OF DRACULA; IT IS A REAL-LIFE STORY THAT WAS COMPILED WITH YEARS OF RESEARCH"There are such things as vampires; some of us have evidence that they exist.""With the bodies of his victims left at various strategic places until beasts or the elements had reduced them to dust, Dracula terrorized the entire countryside."Most of us have heard of the fictional tale of Dracula written by Bram Stoker in… Read More

A GENUINE FIRST PRINT YEAR (NOT THE 1979, 1994, 1995. OR SOFTCOVER EDITION)THIS EDITION INCLUDES A STUNNING COLLECTION OF 15TH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS AS WELL AS 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY PAINTINGSTHIS BOOK IS NOW 52 YEARS OLD AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITIONHERE ARE "SOME" OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: THE REAL HISTORY OF DRACULA, VAMPIRES AND VAMPIRISM, WEREWOLVES, ANCIENT FOLKLORE, TRANSYLVANIA, THE CASTLE OF DRACULA, DRACULA HORROR STORIES, BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE 15TH CENTURY HORROR STORIES, THE REAL GENEALOGY OF DRACULA, THE LOCATION OF DRACULA TOMB, SPIRITS, THE UNDEAD, AND MOREPLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE FICTIONAL TALE OF DRACULA; IT IS A REAL-LIFE STORY THAT WAS COMPILED WITH YEARS OF RESEARCH"There are such things as vampires; some of us have evidence that they exist.""With the bodies of his victims left at various strategic places until beasts or the elements had reduced them to dust, Dracula terrorized the entire countryside."Most of us have heard of the fictional tale of Dracula written by Bram Stoker in… Read More

A GENUINE FIRST PRINT YEAR (NOT THE 1979, 1994, 1995. OR SOFTCOVER EDITION)THIS EDITION INCLUDES A STUNNING COLLECTION OF 15TH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS AS WELL AS 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY PAINTINGSTHIS BOOK IS NOW 52 YEARS OLD AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (INCREDIBLY RARE WITH THE GREY COVER)HERE ARE "SOME" OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: THE REAL HISTORY OF DRACULA, VAMPIRES AND VAMPIRISM, WEREWOLVES, ANCIENT FOLKLORE, TRANSYLVANIA, THE CASTLE OF DRACULA, DRACULA HORROR STORIES, BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE 15TH CENTURY HORROR STORIES, THE REAL GENEALOGY OF DRACULA, THE LOCATION OF DRACULA TOMB, SPIRITS, THE UNDEAD, AND MOREPLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE FICTIONAL TALE OF DRACULA; IT IS A REAL-LIFE STORY THAT WAS COMPILED WITH YEARS OF RESEARCH"There are such things as vampires; some of us have evidence that they exist.""With the bodies of his victims left at various strategic places until beasts or the elements had reduced them to dust, Dracula terrorized the entire countryside."Most of us have heard of the fictional tale… Read More

A GENUINE 1ST EDITION 1ST PRINTING (NOT THE 1979, 1994, 1995. OR SOFTCOVER EDITION)THIS EDITION INCLUDES A STUNNING COLLECTION OF 15TH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS AS WELL AS 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY PAINTINGSTHIS BOOK IS NOW 52 YEARS OLD AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (ONE OF THE MOST WELL-PRESERVED I'VE OWNED OR SEEN.)HERE ARE "SOME" OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: THE REAL HISTORY OF DRACULA, VAMPIRES AND VAMPIRISM, WEREWOLVES, ANCIENT FOLKLORE, TRANSYLVANIA, THE CASTLE OF DRACULA, DRACULA HORROR STORIES, BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE 15TH CENTURY HORROR STORIES, THE REAL GENEALOGY OF DRACULA, THE LOCATION OF DRACULA TOMB, SPIRITS, THE UNDEAD, AND MOREPLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE FICTIONAL TALE OF DRACULA; IT IS A REAL-LIFE STORY THAT WAS COMPILED WITH YEARS OF RESEARCH"There are such things as vampires; some of us have evidence that they exist.""With the bodies of his victims left at various strategic places until beasts or the elements had reduced them to dust, Dracula terrorized the entire countryside."Most of us have heard… Read More

5 BILLION PAGES ON THE INTERNET, AND YOU LANDED HERE; MAYBE IT'S NOT BY CHANCE.A VERY SCARCE PRINTING IN GORGEOUS CONDITION & ITS 109 YEARS OLDTHE SOUL, THE BUILDER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE, METAPHYSICS, THE INFINITE, & MUCH MOREVERY POWERFUL BOOK OF METAPHYSICS, ILLUMINATION, WISDOM, AND OCCULTISM
This is a book of unparalleled knowledge and wisdom in one beautiful manuscript. For those of you who are a scholar in the metaphysical arts or just a novice, this is an incredible and fascinating book. First published in 1734, this work examines the Infinite and its relation to the finite. It also explores the nature of the interaction of the soul and body. Written by one of the greatest occultists & philosophical writers, "Emanuel Swedenborg."
While printing The Principia, Swedenborg continued his investigations into the origins of the finite in the infinite by writing and publishing The Infinite. Divided into two parts, the first part sees Swedenborg place his arguments in the… Read More

ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND WELL-WRITTEN WORKS OF ASTROLOGY PRODUCED IN THE 19TH CENTURYVERY RARE AND THE ONLY ONE I CAN FIND FOR SALE ANYWHERE ON THE WEBINCLUDES DETAILED CHARTS, KNOWLEDGE OF THE MYSTIC WHEEL OF PYTHAGORAS, PALMISTRY, CHIROMANCY, DIVINATION, THE 12 HOUSES, THE ZODIAC, THE HOROSCOPE, ANCIENT STAR LORE, AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!A GUIDEBOOK FOR THE BEGINNER AS WELL AS THE ADVANCEDIt's one of my absolute favorite books here in my astrology section. This book is a true Victorian-era printing that is now nearly 127 years old This is a treasure trove of occult knowledge. I would snag this one before someone else does.Of all subjects that have at any time engaged the attention of the world, there is none more ancient than astrology. In the East—where it first arose at a period of very remote antiquity—it still holds sway, and in every part of the world (especially among the learned), it reigned supreme until the middle of the seventeenth century. That it not only ruled the daily actions… Read More

A VERY RARE AND GENUINE DATE-STAMPED 1870 EDITION THAT IS NOW 154 YEARS OLD AND WELL-PRESERVED (CIVIL WAR ERA)INCLUDING AN INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF ARTWORK WITH MANY BY JOHN TENNIEL, MADE MOST FAMOUS FOR HIS ARTWORK IN (ALICE IN WONDERLAND) AS WELL AS ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK (1792-1878) AND JOHN LEECH (1817-1864) PRINTED BY R CLAY, SON, AND TAYLOR IN LONDON, ENGLAND EST. 1817 AND BOUND BY EDMONDS AND REMNANTS EST. 1830THIS EDITION FEATURES AN INCREDIBLE GOLD-STAMPED AND EMBOSSED GOTHIC RELIEVO BINDING WITCHCRAFT, MAGIC, THE SUPERNATURAL, GHOSTS, LEGENDS, GOOD VS EVIL, SPIRITS, THE OCCULT, AND MUCH MORE PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE 1885, 1889, 1890, 1893, OR LATER PRINTING IT IS THE ORIGINAL 1870
This is an absolutely stunning all-original 1870 edition of these legendary tales. One look at the binding, and you don't need to be a book aficionado to realize it is exceptional. Heavily embossed and dripping in gold embossments, this is an absolutely gorgeous edition, and the covers and spine are… Read More

A 134 YEAR OLD EDITION DATE-STAMPED 1891OVER 540 PAGES WITH 47 ILLUSTRATIONS, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS WITCHCRAFT, GHOSTS, LEGENDS, GOOD VS EVIL, SPIRITS, AND MUCH MUCH MORESUPER DETAILED BOOK WITH GOLD GILT COVER WORTHY OF ANY GREAT MUSEUM IN THE WORLDVERY VALUABLE AND RARE PRINTING
This is just a stunning, rare, and sought-after printing of this book. I was lucky enough to have one many years ago once. It is a real Victorian-era masterpiece, and I must say it is a showpiece book! Just look at it! It is filled with incredible mysterious tales and magic cover to cover. They don't make books like these anymore, and they never will; I would snag this one... When it's gone, I don't think I can replace it.;
The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels is a unique collection of myths, legends, ghost stories, and poetry. Written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, a pen-name of the English clergyman Richard Harris Barham, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the folklore and literature of the Victorian… Read More

A VERY RARE AND GENUINE DATE-STAMPED 1847 EDITION THAT IS NOW 177 YEARS OLD AND WELL-PRESERVED (PRE CIVIL WAR ERA)INCLUDING AN INCREDIBLE COLLECTION ENGRAVINGS. PRINTED AND BOUND BY S. & J. BENTLEY, WILSON, AND FLEY, LONDON, ENGLANDTHIS EDITION FEATURES AN INCREDIBLE GOLD-STAMPED AND EMBOSSED GOTHIC FULL-LEATHER BIDDINGAFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, THIS IS THE ONLY 1847 I CAN TRACE WITH THIS EXCEPTIONAL BINDING PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE 1848, 1852, 1855, 1865, 1867, 1869, 1885, 1889, 1890, 1893, OR LATER PRINTING IT IS THE ORIGINAL 1847 JUST FOR AN AGE REFERENCE, THIS BOOK WAS PRINTED 14 YEARS BEFORE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BECAME PRESIDENT
This is an absolutely stunning all-original 1847 edition of these legendary tales. One look at the binding, and you don't need to be a book aficionado to realize it is exceptional. Beautifully embossed and gold stamped, this is an absolutely gorgeous edition, and the covers and spine are a work of bookbinding artwork. It is exceptionally rare and the only one I can trace… Read More

A VERY RARE AND GENUINE DATE-STAMPED 1864 EDITION THAT IS NOW 160 YEARS OLD AND IN LOVELY CONDITION, PRINTED DURING THE CIVIL WARPRINTED AND MASTERFULLY BOUND IN LONDON BY WILLIAM CLOWES & SONS, EST. 1803. CONSIDERED THE "PRINCE OF ENGLISH PRINTERS"THIS EDITION FEATURES AN INCREDIBLE GOLD-STAMPED AND EMBOSSED LEATHER DEEP GREEN GOTHIC-STYLE BINDINGWITCHCRAFT, MAGIC, MAGICIANS, CORNELIUS AGRIPPA, THE BLACK BOOK, THE SUPERNATURAL, GHOSTS, LEGENDS, GOOD VS EVIL, SPIRITS, THE OCCULT, AND MUCH MOREPLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE 1870'S, 1885, 1889, 1890, 1893, OR LATER PRINTING IT IS THE ORIGINAL 1864AN UNABRIDGED EDITION THAT COMPRISES 530 PAGESThis is an absolutely stunning all-original 1864 edition of these legendary tales. One look at the binding, and you don't need to be a book aficionado to realize it is exceptional. Beautifully embossed and gold stamped, this is an absolutely gorgeous edition, and the covers and spine are a work of bookbinding elegance. For an age reference, this book was printed and… Read More

ALMOST 55 BILLION PAGES EXIST ON THE INTERNET... MAYBE THIS BOOK FOUND YOU INSTEAD OF THE OTHER WAY AROUNDA RARE UK EDITION PRINTED AND BOUND IN LONDON 52 YEARS AGO AND VERY WELL-PRESERVEDCONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE BOOKS ON UFOS, ETS, AND THEIR SHIPS EVER WRITTENALIENS, CREATORS OF THE UNIVERSE, ABDUCTIONS, RARE UFO PHOTOS, METAPHYSICS, OTHER REALMS, THE MOTHER SHIPS, INSIDE THE SHIPS, & MORE"Inside the craft, there was not a single dark corner; I could not make out where the light was coming from. It seemed to permeate every cavity and corner with a soft pleasing glow. There is no way of describing that light exactly. It was not white, nor was it blue, nor was it exactly any color I could name. I was engrossed in trying to solve this mystery, and at the same time to see and absorb every detail of this amazing little craft that I was quite unaware that we had taken off, although I did suddenly register a slight feeling of movement."This is without question one of the most fascinating… Read More