first edition Hardcover
1995 · Grand Rapids, MI
by Faivre, Antoine; Translated by Joscelyn Godwin
Grand Rapids, MI: Phanes Press, 1995. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good Minus. 213pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red cloth over boards, with the title in gilt on the spine, and a gilt stamped title against a blue ink-stamped background on the front board. Spine heavily rolled back. Pages clean and bright. With thirty-nine plates. A collection of six essays.
From the Preface-
"The title of this collection encompasses two figures who are both distinct and complementary: Hermes-Mercurius, the God with the caduceus, who belongs to Greek and Roman mythology, and Hermes Trismegistus, whose appearance can be traced back to the early Alexandrian (truncated)
From the Preface-
"The title of this collection encompasses two figures who are both distinct and complementary: Hermes-Mercurius, the God with the caduceus, who belongs to Greek and Roman mythology, and Hermes Trismegistus, whose appearance can be traced back to the early Alexandrian (truncated)