Fulcanelli - Les demeures philosophales - 1960-1960

FULCANELLI - THE DWELLINGS OF THE PHILOSOPHERS - 2 VOLUMES - 1960 Rare and remarkable new and augmented edition of The Dwellings of the Philosophers and the Hermetic symbolism in its relations with sacred art and the esotericism of the Great Work, by Fulcanelli, with a preface by Eugène Canseliet and illustrations after drawings by Julien Champagne. Edition published in Paris in 1960 by Éditions des Champs-Élysées / Omnium Littéraire. Complete set in two volumes, Volume I and Volume II, kept in an elegant half-binding in brown leather with raised spine, gilt lettering and marbled paper covers. The work is illustrated with 43 plates hors texte, reproducing in particular architectural and symbolic elements related to Hermetic esotericism and alchemy. The photographs presented notably include the famous coffers of the château de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne. Very fine copy, particularly well preserved. The plates are in excellent condition and the interiors are very clean. The printing justification specifies a limited edition comprising 400 copies on Lafuma pure laid vellum numbered 1 to 400, 600 copies on Navarre alfa mousse numbered 401 to 1000, and 100 hors commerce copies marked H.C. A fine bibliophile copy of a major work on Hermeticism and 20th-century French alchemical literature.

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