In the field of magic and esoteric books, the French reference is Éliphas Lévi (1810-1875) and his Dogme et rituel de la haute magie, published in two volumes between 1854 and 1856 and translated into English by A. E. Waite in 1896. The "Keys of Solomon" and grimoires are the other great pole: magic manuals attributed to King Solomon, known mostly through manuscripts. We found only one priced, sourced sale: an Italian manuscript of the Keys of Solomon.
Sources : Wikipedia (Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie) · Gazette Drouot
According to the auction house Finarte, a less illustrated copy of this Italian manuscript sold for £8,750 at Christie's in December 2021. Finarte itself offered a late 18th-century copy, in excellent condition, 105 leaves with 28 pentacles, in its Rome sale of June 2023.
Sources : Gazette Drouot · Finarte · Christie's London sale, 15 December 2021 (lot 79)
Prices found in the press and on marketplaces during our research of Oct 4, 2026. These are isolated sales, or asking prices where stated: they are not a price guide. Amounts are in their original currency.