Dover Occult: Essential Esoteric Texts
Series reading order: Dover Occult
- 1 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Revised) Scot, Reginald · 1989 $20.99 View →
- 2 An Encyclopaedia of Occultism Spence, Lewis · 2003 $41.99 View →
- 3 The Evil Eye: The Classic Account of an Ancient Superstition Elworthy, Frederick Thomas · 2004 $29.99 View →
- 4 On Witchcraft Mather, Cotton · 2005 $14.41 View →
- 5 The Book of Enoch · 2007 $9.87 View →
- 6 The History of Witchcraft and Demonology Summers, Montague · 2007 $19.99 View →
- 7 The Key of Solomon the King Mathers, S L MacGregor · 2009 $10.48 View →
- 8 Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy (Revised) Grillot de Givry, Emile · 2009 $16.99 View →
- 9 Salem Witchcraft Upham, Charles W · 2010 $19.99 View →
- 10 The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy Hall, Manly P · 2010 $22.99 View →
- 11 Medieval Number Symbolism: Its Sources, Meaning, and Influence on Thought and Expression Hopper, Vincent Foster · 2011 $12.99 View →
- 12 The Magic Arts in Celtic Britain (Revised) Spence, Lewis · 2012 $9.87 View →
- 13 The Book of Ceremonial Magic Waite, A E · 2017 $12.99 View →
- 14 Astrology in the Middle Ages Wedel, Theodore Otto $11.10 View →
- 15 Compendium Maleficarum: The Montague Summers Edition Guazzo, Francesco Maria $11.99 View →
- 16 The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage Mathers, S L MacGregor $15.99 View →
- 17 The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger (Revised) Summers, Montague $24.99 View →
- 18 The Origin of the Zodiac Gleadow, Rupert $12.99 View →
Dover Publications has long served as the primary archive for serious students of the occult, bringing high-quality, affordable reprints of rare and foundational works into modern circulation. This series unites diverse volumes through a commitment to historical accuracy and accessibility, ensuring that obscure manuscripts and seminal treatises remain available to the public.
These texts span centuries of esoteric thought, from medieval grimoires to astrological history, offering a rigorous academic approach rather than modern reinterpretation. The collection is ideal for researchers, historians, and dedicated practitioners seeking authoritative sources without the premium pricing of specialized academic presses.
How to read the series
As a publisher line rather than a narrative sequence, reading order is flexible. However, newcomers should begin with The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage for its profound magical framework. For historical context on witchcraft trials, The Malleus Maleficarum provides essential primary source material.
