Anatomy of the Occult by Raymond Buckland

Publishing: 1977 Samuel Weiser Inc; First Edition First Printing

Raymond Buckland an English writer on the subject of occultism, and a significant figure in the history of Wiccaof which he was a high priest in both the Gardnerian and Seax-Wica traditions.

“According to his written works, primarily Witchcraft from the Inside, published in 1971, he was the first person in the United States to openly admit to being a practitioner of Wicca and he introduced the lineage of Gardenian Wiccato the United States in 1964, after having been initiated by Gerald Gardner’s then-high priestess Monique Wilson in Britainthe previous year. He later formed his own tradition dubbed Seax-Wiccawhich focuses on the symbolism of Anglo Saxon paganism.”

Condition: Original wrappers, only slight along the corner edges and a small crease near the lower spine,feels as new still with new book crispness, in Near Fine condition