SALVERTE, Eusebius - Lot 114

SALVERTE, Eusebius Des Sciences Occultes or Essay on Magic, Prodigies and Miracles Paris, J.-B. Baillière, 1843, in-8, half black basane, spine ribbed, XVI, 532 pp. Oxidized paper, some foxing. Second edition. Dorbon 4383 mentions a chapter in which the author proves that the Ancients knew electricity and lightning rods. Caillet 9868. M. Salverte has devoted his book to the study of magical practices. Magic in antiquity. Les thaumaturges, Les Génies. Hieroglyphics and sacred writing. The secret mysteries of the temples. The theurgic schools. Wonders that the practice of the occult sciences enabled the thaumaturge to perform. Secrets used to work wonders in initiations and cult ceremonies, and to brave trials by fire. Secrets for acting on animal senses. Power of harmony. Action of perfumes and philtres, magical beverages. Magic cures. The science of poisons. Dragons and monstrous snakes that appear in a large number of fabulous or historical stories, etc. A.L.D. bookplate at the front of the volume.