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Dismissed by A.E. Waite as the probable work of mischievous priests in Rome, The Black Pullet is a ‘novella of ideas’ grounded in the Egyptomania that gripped France in the 1820s. Part magical handbook, part orientalist fantasy, in its various editions The Black Pullet was a popular, Bibliotheque Bleue-style grimoire in the spirit of Kircher’s Hermetic Egyptology at the very moment the new Egyptology was born.
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Hardcover bound in purple cloth
Measures 100×160 mm
120 gram black Endpapers
Printed on 115 g wood free, age resistant Munken Premium Cream paper
Sewn book block
Black ribbon marker and Headbands
Gilded on the front
Book is in new unread condition
Published by Black Letter Press
“The science of the Magicians, preserved in the language of the hieroglyphs, has been lost. I am its last living custodian. Together we shall read these signs upon the walls of this pyramid, whose meaning has eluded scholars for centuries.”
Dismissed by A.E. Waite as the probable work of mischievous priests in Rome, The Black Pullet is a ‘novella of ideas’ grounded in the Egyptomania that gripped France in the 1820s. Part magical handbook, part orientalist fantasy, in its various editions The Black Pullet was a popular, Bibliotheque Bleue-style grimoire in the spirit of Kircher’s Hermetic Egyptology at the very moment the new Egyptology was born.
This new edition presents the talismans of the 1820 edition made famous by Waite, along with the instructions for the ‘Black Hen who Lays the Golden Eggs’ and the ‘Black Owl’. It incorporates material from three variant editions of the book, and contextual extracts from its literary inspiration, ‘Le Comte de Gabalis’.
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THE BLACK PULLET Translated, edited and introduced by Paul Summers Young - (Hardcover Edition)
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Verified ownerOne of Black Letter Press' great abilities is to be able to take a text that one might already be familiar with, make it more accessible through translation, and possibly even be able to add more context that makes it the easiest to comprehend and understand its context and origins. That's what is done with The Black Pullet, and with Paul Summers Young's translation and the additional text added, this is now the definitive version of this text. It's the iconic grimoire we know and love, in its definitive version, pick it up, even if you have another version. This is definitely replacing my paperback!
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