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[26 (of 28)], 583, [12] pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait; woodcut illustrations & diagrams; tables including 1 folding; woodcut headpieces & initials.  (4to) 17.5x12.5 cm. (7x5"), old tree calf, rebacked with later leather. First Edition in English.

First edition in English of Agrippa's occult masterpiece, De occulta philosophia libri tres, written prior to 1510 but not published until 1533, two years before Agrippa's death. This copy complete with the engraved frontispiece portrait and folding table, both of which are commonly lacking. Among the features of note are the numerous woodcuts of occult figures and symbols, including a series on the "Harmony of man's body"; one of these latter figures has been extensively modified in ink by an early hand, not unattractively. This copy without the "Encomium" leaf, which should follow the title-page - it is often lacking. There are a few later pencil notations in the text. Armorial bookplate of John Onion.