Martin Del Rio. Investigations into Magic. Hardcover edition in dustjacket.

Investigations into Magic by Martín Del Rio. Edited and translated by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart. Published by Manchester University Press, 2000. First edition, first printing. Hardcover in dustjacket, 290 pages.

The first English translation of one of the most important, comprehensive, and enduring discussions of the occult sciences ever published. Del Rio’s work addresses magic in all its forms — from the manipulation of angelic and demonic powers to conjuring and illusion — as well as witchcraft, alchemy, astrology, divination, prophecy, and possession by evil spirits. Nothing so panoramic had appeared before, and for the next hundred and fifty years Investigations into Magic remained the indispensable reference work on the subject.

Bumped at the spine tips; slightly dust-marked top edge. A Fine copy in a Fine, clean dustjacket with minor creasing to the top edge. A very scarce first printing in hardcover format.