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255 - PELADAN (Sar Mérodack Joséphin).
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Estimate €300 - €400
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PELADAN (Sar Mérodack Joséphin). Amphitheatre of the Dead Sciences. Paris, Chamuel, 1892–1911. 7 volumes in-8, ivory half-parchment with gilt corners, gilt fillets and fleurons on the spines, green title labels (Bound circa 1920). Complete collection of the *Amphithéâtre des Sciences mortes* by the Rosicrucian magus Peladan. It comprises the following titles: 1) *How to Become a Magus*. Paris, Chamuel, 1892. First edition with a portrait engraved by C. Poirel. One of five copies printed on Japanese paper. 2) How to Become a Fairy. Erotic. Paris, Chamuel, 1893. First edition with an engraved portrait of the Sar. 3) How to Become an Artist. Aesthetics. Paris, Chamuel, 1894. Second edition. Photographic portrait of the Sar. 4) The Book of the Sceptre. Politics. Paris, Chamuel, 1895. First edition. 5) The Catholic Occult. Paris, Chamuel, 1898. First edition. 6) Treatise on Antinomies. Metaphysics. Paris, Chacornac, 1901. 7) The Science of Love. Paris, Messein, 1911. Caillet III, nos. 8428–8433 (which does not describe the last volume).
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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