Declined Request Wade Long – Lemegeton: The Complete Lesser Key of Solomon (1996)

[kvzlx]

Hello,

I'm looking for a copy of the following specific edition for historical/bibliographical research:

Lemegeton: The Complete Lesser Key of Solomon
Compiled, introduced and annotated by Wade Long
7th Ray Tools and Supplies
Hayward, California
1996

I'm specifically interested in Spirit #26, Bune (also spelled Bime/Bimé in some editions), and particularly the seal as reproduced in Wade Long's 1996 edition.

I already have access to Sloane MS 2731 and other editions of the Lemegeton, but I am trying to document the exact differences between the manuscript and Wade Long's reproduction.

If anyone owns this edition, I would be very grateful for:

• a scan or clear photograph of the page containing Bune (#26);
• ideally the complete page, including the surrounding text and bibliographical context;
• and, if possible, a clear image of the Bune seal itself.

I do NOT need the entire book if someone is able to share only the relevant Bune page for research purposes.

If you have a copy or know where this specific 1996 edition can be consulted, please let me know.

Thank you!

 

[Faria]

As far as I know, only 11 copies ever existed. I have one. I would be happy to take a picture of any particular page(s) you want, but Im not in a position to scan the whole thing. Ill post the Bune page here later today.

 

[kvzlx]

As far as I know, only 11 copies ever existed. I have one. I would be happy to take a picture of any particular page(s) you want, but Im not in a position to scan the whole thing. Ill post the Bune page here later today.

Thank you very much, Faria. A clear photograph of the Bune page would be extremely helpful.

If possible, could you please include:

1. the complete page, including the page number and surrounding text;
2. the Bune (#26) seal at the highest resolution possible, preferably photographed straight-on and without cropping any part of the seal;
3. if the seal appears on a separate page or has any accompanying notes/text, the adjacent page as well;
4. if possible, one photograph of the title/copyright page or other bibliographical information confirming the 1996 7th Ray Tools and Supplies edition.

The main purpose is to compare Long's reproduction directly with Sloane MS 2731 and document exactly what was reproduced, altered, or added. We don't need the entire book.

Thank you again for helping with this given how scarce this edition appears to be, this is extremely useful for the research.

 

[HoldAll]

Book Request Rule No. 5: "The request must reasonably be able to be fulfilled (don't ask for super rare books that are not digitized and obviously no one has access to them)". A book self-published in the 1990ies in an extremely limited edition? You're lucky that @Faria does have it and is willing to share the pages you're interested in but then it wouldn't be about an entire book, would it?

Whenever a request is declined, it doesn't mean that it's prohibited from being fulfilled (we've had such miracles before).

 

[Faria]

A book self-published in the 1990ies in an extremely limited edition?

The 1997 Weiser edition of Crowley's Goetia lists this book as a bibliographic source on page xxv of the introduction. Nowhere is the reader informed that it's a spiral-bound collection of photocopies. Other than the Nelson White edition mentioned in "Modern Magick," this Kinko's production made from hand-cleaned scans of the manuscript was the only way to read the full Lemegeton without paying $250 to the manuscript archive. When I get home and dig out my copy, I will post the images in the Bune thread.

 

[fatdragon.rlah]

Hello,

I'm looking for a copy of the following specific edition for historical/bibliographical research:

Lemegeton: The Complete Lesser Key of Solomon
Compiled, introduced and annotated by Wade Long
7th Ray Tools and Supplies
Hayward, California
1996

I'm specifically interested in Spirit #26, Bune (also spelled Bime/Bimé in some editions), and particularly the seal as reproduced in Wade Long's 1996 edition.

I already have access to Sloane MS 2731 and other editions of the Lemegeton, but I am trying to document the exact differences between the manuscript and Wade Long's reproduction.

If anyone owns this edition, I would be very grateful for:

• a scan or clear photograph of the page containing Bune (#26);
• ideally the complete page, including the surrounding text and bibliographical context;
• and, if possible, a clear image of the Bune seal itself.

I do NOT need the entire book if someone is able to share only the relevant Bune page for research purposes.

If you have a copy or know where this specific 1996 edition can be consulted, please let me know.

Thank you!

Hi, author here. I still have the original print masters from when I published the book back in the day. If you have any questions about the process, feel free to ask.

Hello,

I'm looking for a copy of the following specific edition for historical/bibliographical research:

Lemegeton: The Complete Lesser Key of Solomon
Compiled, introduced and annotated by Wade Long
7th Ray Tools and Supplies
Hayward, California
1996

I'm specifically interested in Spirit #26, Bune (also spelled Bime/Bimé in some editions), and particularly the seal as reproduced in Wade Long's 1996 edition.

I already have access to Sloane MS 2731 and other editions of the Lemegeton, but I am trying to document the exact differences between the manuscript and Wade Long's reproduction.

If anyone owns this edition, I would be very grateful for:

• a scan or clear photograph of the page containing Bune (#26);
• ideally the complete page, including the surrounding text and bibliographical context;
• and, if possible, a clear image of the Bune seal itself.

I do NOT need the entire book if someone is able to share only the relevant Bune page for research purposes.

If you have a copy or know where this specific 1996 edition can be consulted, please let me know.

Thank you!

Hi. I published that book. If you have any questions about the process, I still have the original print masters and I'm happy to answer any questions. You can also get me on Facebook messenger if you'd like an actual conversation about the book. --WAL

 

[kvzlx]

Hi, author here. I still have the original print masters from when I published the book back in the day. If you have any questions about the process, feel free to ask.

Hi. I published that book. If you have any questions about the process, I still have the original print masters and I'm happy to answer any questions. You can also get me on Facebook messenger if you'd like an actual conversation about the book. --WAL

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out! Your reply is particularly interesting because we've recently completed a research article on Bune's seal and its reproduction in modern editions of the Ars Goetia.

Our project, Grimorium.lat, focuses on tracing the history of grimoires through manuscript evidence, printed editions, and documented editorial changes. We recently compared the Bune seal in Sloane MS 2731 with the version reproduced in your 1996 edition, as part of an investigation into a modern hypothesis that the seal depicts a map of Cyprus.

Our article is here:

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One of the questions that emerged concerns the preparation of your edition. We'd be very interested to learn more about the manuscript source you used, how the illustrations were reproduced, and whether any retouching or redrawing was involved.

Since you mentioned that you still have the original print masters, I'd love to hear more about how you produced the book and whether you have any surviving notes or documentation about its sources.

More broadly, if you have any photographs, scans, notes, texts, or other historical materials related to grimoires, their manuscript sources, or the preparation of your publications that you would be willing to share for research purposes, they could be extremely valuable to our ongoing investigations. We're interested in documenting the history and transmission of these texts, and we'd be very grateful for any material or insights you're comfortable sharing.

Thank you again for offering to discuss it. It would be wonderful to add the editor's own account to the historical record.

 

[fatdragon.rlah]

The source material was British Library microfilm of the original Sloane 2731. It might be available online at this point, but I still have the microfilm if it's not.