GARDNER: WITCHCRAFT TODAY * 1ST AMERICAN EDITION HC W/ D/J MAGICK WICCAN OCCULT

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GERALD B. GARDNER. [INTRODUCTION BY DR. MARGARET MURRAY].
WITCHCRAFT TODAY.
NY: The Citadel Press.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
1955. [First British: London: Rider & Co., 1954].
158 + [1] pages.
7 B&W PLATES.
Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inch) hardcover with d/j, gray faux leather boards, titling in black to spine.
Light bumping to corners, d/j shows some light chipping, a few repaired closed tears, some inner repairs with possibly not acid free tape, o/w
VERY GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD D/J.
A NICE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION COPY OF ONE OF THE SEMINAL BOOKS IN THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN WITCHCRAFT OR WICCA.
CONTENTS:
FOREWORD. * INTRODUCTION.
I.) LIVING WITCHCRAFT. • II.) THERE HAVE BEEN WITCHES IN ALL AGES. • III.) WITCH BELIEFS. • IV.) WITCH PRACTICES. • V.) THE LITTLE PEOPLE. • VI.) HOW THE LITTLE PEOPLE BECAME WITCHES, AND CONCERNING THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. • VII.) THE WITCHES AND THE MYSTERIES. • VIII.) OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT. • IX.) IRISH WITCHCRAFT. • X.) WHAT ARE WITCHES? • XI.) SOME OTHER MATTERS. • XII.) WHO IS THE DEVIL? • XIII.) RECAPITULATION.
[magic magick alchemy alchemical renaissance middle ages mediaeval medieval hermetic philosophy hermetica hermeticism mythology myth occult occultism esoteric esoterica psychoanalysis analytical psychology archetypal archetypes tarocchi gypsy fortune telling cartomancy wicca wiccan waite crowley paganism pagan psychology hallucinogens psychoactive shamanism protestant protestantism christianity conversion american canadians indians first nations natives native americans traditional primitive societies feminism matriarchy thealogy]
A NICE COLLECTIBLE FIRST EDITION OF THIS SEMINAL WORK.