ARGENS, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'

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ARGENS, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'
Cabalistic letters, or philosophical, historical and critical correspondence, between two cabalists, various elemental spirits, & the lord Astaroth. New edition, increased by LXXX. new letters. The Hague, Pierre Paupie, 1741. 6 volumes in-12 (156 x 95 mm) with an engraved portrait and frontispiece, 18 ff.n.ch., 374 pp. for volume I ; 9 ff.n.ch., 392 pp. for volume II ; 6 ff.n.ch, 394 pp. for volume III ; 9 ff.n.c., 344 pp. for volume IV ; 2 ff.n.c., 350 pp. for volume V ; 2 ff.n.c., 244 pp. 45 ff.n.c. of table for volume VI. Blonde calf, triple gilt fillet, spine ribbed and decorated, marbled edges (period binding). Caillet, I, 230. A beautiful and enlarged edition compared to the first one of 1736, containing a total of 178 letters; it ends with an important index. "Interesting work, put on the index on July 8, 1742" (Caillet). A very good copy, with minor restarts to corners and headpieces, and slightly rubbed spines.
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