ALPHONSE-LOUIS CONSTANT LÉVI known as ÉLIPHAS LÉVI (1810-1875) 7 VOLUMES. IN FRENCH. «HISTOIRE DE LA MAGIE» [History of Magic] 1 vol. ; «LA SCIENCE DES ESPRITS» [The Science of Spirits] 1 vol. ; «DOGME ET RITUEL DE LA HAUTE MAGIE» [The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic] 2 vols. «LA CLEF DES GRANDS MYSTERES» [The Key to the Great Mysteries] 1 vol. ; «LE CATECHISME DE LA PAIX» [The Catechism of Peace] 1 vol.; «LE GRAND ARCANE» [The Great Secret, or Occultism Unveiled] 1 vol.

1) «HISTOIRE DE LA MAGIE» [History of Magic] with a clear and precise exposition of its processes, rites and mysteries New edition. With 16 plates outside the text representing 90 figures. Paris, Librairie Félix Alcan, 1922. In French. 1 vol. Bound. Frontispiece «The Pentagram of the Absolute» 560 pp. 22,3 x 14,3 cm A considerable work whose analysis would require several pages. It is not only the history of the phenomena of occultism since the highest antiquity, it is also a work of high Kabbalah prodigiously documented. Eliphas Levi’s History of Magic remains a reference for any occult library. 2) «LA SCIENCE DES ESPRITS» [The Science of Spirits] Revelation of the secret dogma of the Kabbalists, occult spirit of the Gospels, appreciation of the spiritist doctrines and phenomena. New edition. Paris, Félix Alcan, 1922. Printed by Paul Brodard In French. 1 vol. Bound. 503 pp. 22,3 x 14,3 cm 3) «DOGME ET RITUEL DE LA HAUTE MAGIE» [The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic] New edition, with 24 figures. Volume one: Dogma. Second volume: Ritual. Paris, Librairie Générale des sciences occultes, Bibliothèque Chacornac, 1930. In French. 2 vols. Bound. 367pp. 23 x 14,9 cm & 448pp. 22,9 x 14,9 cm «The most important work of the greatest modern occultist and containing the substance of countless volumes. It is impossible to be clearer and more concise at the same time. Each sentence is laid down as an axiom, offering a vast field to the meditation of the thinker; the style is strong, superb; one feels, while reading it, the calm and majesty of the true initiate, conscious of the truth he exposes and perfectly master of himself. The work is divided into two independent parts, the first theoretical: Dogma, the second practical: Ritual.» Caillet (2571). 4) «LA CLEF DES GRANDS MYSTERES» [The Key to the Great Mysteries] following Enoch, Abraham, Hermes Trismegistus and Solomon. New edition with engravings in the text. Paris, Librairie Félix Alcan, no date Imp. Durand, Chartres In French. 1 vol. Bound. 496pp. 23 x 14,7 cm Religion says: Believe and you will understand. Science comes to tell you: Understand and you will believe. 5) «LE CATECHISME DE LA PAIX» [The Catechism of Peace] followed by Quatrains sur la Bible and La Bible de la liberté (extracts) Paris, Librairie Générale des sciences occultes, Bibliothèque Chacornac, 1902. Paris, Chamuel Éditeur, 1896. In French. 1 vol. Bound. 236 pp. 22,8 x 15 cm Last manuscript written in 1875. «This unpublished work is one of the most esoteric of the Master’s; it is, strictly speaking, a treatise on morality, in which the highest maxims and the most beautiful thoughts are presented in that ingenious and noble form which readers so rightly admire. It summarises the sociological opinions of the great Master» (Caillet, 2565). 6) «LE GRAND ARCANE» [The Great Secret, or Occultism Unveiled] Second revised and corrected edition. Paris, Librairie Générale des Sciences Occultes, Bibliothèque de Chacornac, 1921. In French. 1 vol. Bound. 234pp. 22.8 x 15 cm It is divided into three parts: 1) the Hieratic Mystery or the traditional documents of high magic; 2) the Royal Mystery or the art of being served by the Powers; 3) the Priestly Mystery or the art of being served by the Spirits. Eliphas Levi was a very influential writer on the subjects of magic and Hebrew mysticism. He is considered by many to be the main driving force behind the revival of magic in the West during the 19th century, and his ideas became the cornerstone of many occult movements and organisations.