Description
Le Petit Albert et les Secrets Merveilleux de la Magie Naturelle et Cabalistique
Traduits d’apres l’original en latin
(Little Albert and the Wonderful Secrets of Natural and Cabalistic Magic
Translated from the original in Latin)
This copy was published in Paris by Le Bailly. This publisher was known to have printed several runs of Le Petit Albert between 1866 and 1870. Though undated, it is likely that this copy was printed at this time.
Le Petit Albert
When the word “grimoire” is mentioned, the Petit Albert is perhaps the single most notorious book which comes to mind. Originally compiled in the 18th century, it brings together folk magick, talismanic sorcery, ritual and herbal medicine, and a bit of the diabolical, going well beyond the ritual styles of most contemporary writings. Originally in French, and drawing from the prior work of Paracelsus and Agrippa among others, this collection of operations extends far beyond its native land into the world at large; the first cosmopolitan grimoire of the pre-modern era. More diabolical than the Red Dragon and more in depth than the Black Pullet with regards to talismanic art, the Petit Albert is certainly a force to behold within the realm of occult literature.
