Phaneg - Le docteur Papus - 1909

Georges Descormiers, alias Phaneg (1866-1945). Doctor Papus. Paris, Hermetic Bookshop, 1909, 115 pp.

A 12mo volume (180x120 mm), half cloth, bradel binding, black leather title piece (binding from the period). Fine condition of the binding. Interior fresh, without foxing.

Original edition; with a palmistry study by Mme Fraya

Work devoted to the figure of Papus, whose real name was Gérard Encausse, one of the principal representatives of French occultism at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.

The book traces his life, his intellectual path, and his role in the spread of esoteric doctrines, notably through Martinism, the Kabbalah, and the occult sciences. The author highlights Papus's influence in spiritualist circles and his activity as a popularizer, aiming to make initiatic teachings accessible.