Anima Magica Abscondita (1888) - Page 1

⚠The page consists of a decorative book cover with a gold-stamped emblem. There is extremely faint, nearly illegible blind-stamped text in the lower left quadrant.

PRINTED FOR THE ROXBURGHE CLUB

The Roxburghe Club, founded in 1812, is the oldest society of bibliophiles in the world. They are known for printing rare or previously unpublished texts in limited, high-quality editions for their members.

PRINTED FOR THE ROXBURGHE CLUB?

Tudor rose: A traditional heraldic emblem of England, combining the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.
Heraldry: The system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.
Bookbinding: The process of physically assembling a book from an ordered stack of paper sheets.
Gold-stamping: A decorative technique where gold leaf is pressed into the leather cover using a heated metal die.
Morocco leather: A high-quality, vegetable-tanned leather made from goat skin, prized for its durability and ability to show off gold tooling.