The Third Booke of the Authour being The High and Deepe Searching out of The Threefold Life of Man through [ or according to ] The Three Principles.

by Behmen, Jacob; Jacob Boehme; Jacob Böhme; Jacob Behm

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First edition

London: Printed by M.S. for H. Blanden at the Castle in Corn-hill, 1650. Book. Very Good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 288 pages of text followed by [xxxix] pages containing a table/index. Contemporary vellum rebacked in half vellum with green morocco gilt-lettered spine labels. First edition in English of this work of philosophy by the Christian mystic and founder of Behmenism, first published 30 years earlier in German. Hegel described B hme as the first German philosopher. Cormac McCarthy s 1985 novel Blood Meridian includes three epigraphs, the second of which is sourced from Jacob Boehme. New endpapers. Minor soiling and minor staining to several page edges. Height = 7 11/16 inches (195mm). A beautifully preserved copy. .

• Publisher: Printed by M.S. for H. Blanden at the Castle in Corn-hill
• Year: 1650
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: Hardcover

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