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Front cover of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 483 of 500.

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MAG-0001 · Copy 483/500

The Protocols of the Elders of Magic

by Max Maven

Published by Hermetic Press in Seattle in 2005, The Protocols of the Elders of Magic was issued as a first edition limited to 500 numbered and signed copies. This is copy No. 483/500.

FIRST EDITIONSIGNEDLIMITEDNUMBERED
PublisherHermetic Press, Inc.
Year2005
Copy483 / 500
Limitation500 signed & numbered copies

Bibliographic Details

Author
Max Maven
Publisher
Hermetic Press, Inc.
Place
Seattle
Year
2005
Edition
First Edition
ISBN
0-945296-51-7
Language
English
Binding
Gray boards with black textured quarter binding; metallic-stamped lettering
Signature
Signed by Max Maven on the limitation page
Limitation
500 numbered and signed copies; this is No. 483

A distinctive Hermetic Press limited edition.

The edition features gray boards with a black textured quarter binding and metallic-stamped lettering. The limitation page specifies Cochin typography, dates set in Bursten, and acid-free Howard Linen paper.

Its launch was deliberately enigmatic, presenting the volume not as a collection of tricks but as containing a single secret, a feature that forms part of the title's unusual editorial history.

Copy-Specific Notes

Copy No. 483

Visible abrasion/scuffing along the upper-right fore-edge area of the front board, with minor corner wear. Spine lettering appears intact. The back board appears generally clean in the supplied photographs. No formal condition grade has been assigned.

A loose Hermetic Press card bearing Stephen Minch's signature was photographed with this copy. Its original association with this specific copy has not been independently established.

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Photographic documentation

Front cover of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 483 of 500.
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Spine of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 483 of 500.
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Back cover of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 483 of 500.
Back cover
Publisher insert of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 483 of 500.
Publisher insert
Copyright page of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 483 of 500.
Copyright page
Limitation page of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 483 of 500.
Limitation page

Collector's Note

Why this title merits attention.

A distinctive Hermetic Press limited edition and an unusual Max Maven title. Its signed 500-copy limitation, first-edition status and deliberately secretive launch make it a notable modern collectible in magic literature.

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