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Fair to good condition with substantial rubbing, scuffing and surface wear to the covers, creasing and curling to the corners, edge wear and a pronounced crease across the lower rear cover. The spine remains intact and the pages appear clean and complete from what can be seen. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis special issue of \u003cem\u003eAries\u003c\/em\u003e examines the relationship between Western esotericism and fiction. It includes Arthur McCalla on illuminism and Romanticism, Antoine Faivre on Edgar Allan Poe’s mesmeric tales, Marco Pasi on Arthur Machen, and Wouter J. 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