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. 484/500.

FIRST EDITIONSIGNEDLIMITEDNUMBERED

PublisherHermetic Press, Inc.

Year2005

Copy484 / 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. 484

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. 484

The front board appears clean and well preserved, without the abrasion seen on copy No. 483. Spine lettering is strong and legible. The back board is generally clean with a few light superficial marks visible under reflected light. Inner boards appear clean. No formal condition grade has been assigned.

This is the better-preserved of the two copies represented in the collection based on the supplied photographs.

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Photographic documentation

Spine of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 484 of 500. — Spine

Back cover of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 484 of 500. — Back cover

Inner cover of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 484 of 500. — Inner cover

Limitation page of The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, copy No. 484 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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