Who This Author Is

Arthur Edward Waite has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 36 catalog-linked books across 1970 to 2022, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Fantasy & Sci-Fi.

Best for readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots. If you want the easiest first click, start with Alchemists Through the Ages and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Cosimo Classics and Holmes Pub Grou Llc.

Best Place To Start

Alchemists Through the Ages

Cosimo Classics • 2007 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • common used copies from Cosimo Classics and Holmes Pub Grou Llc

Genres and themes: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Who this author is best for: readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Cosimo Classics and Holmes Pub Grou Llc.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Alchemists Through the Ages

    Cosimo Classics • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 320 pages.

  2. Devil Worship in France

    Cosimo Classics • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 340 pages.

  3. The Book of Ceremonial Magic

    Cosimo Classics • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 376 pages.

  4. The Hermetic Museum; Volume II

    Pinnacle Press • 2017 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2017 • 320 pages.

  5. A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Volume I

    Cosimo Classics • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 508 pages.

  6. A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Volume II

    Cosimo Classics • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 512 pages.

  7. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer

    Book Jungle • 2007 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  8. Devil-Worship in France; or, The Question of Lucifer (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 148 pages.

  9. The Book of Black Magic

    Red Wheel/Weiser • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 328 pages.

  10. Understanding the Tarot Deck: Being Fragments of a Secret Tradition Under the Veil of Divination

    Kensington Pub Corp • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 344 pages.

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