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Black Letter Press is a small, independent publisher,
devoted to the revive of old books.

28/05/2026

Clavis Artis - one of the most elusive and enigmatic works of the alchemical tradition - is finally nearing completion.

After many months of translation, restoration, design, and research, we are proud to officially open the presale for this monumental edition.

This publication presents the first complete English translation and transcript of the rare 1738 Jena edition, accompanied by imagery from the legendary Trieste manuscript. Long hidden behind fragmentary references and inaccessible sources, Clavis Artis now appears in a carefully produced large-format hardcover edition printed in Italy.

The edition was shaped through the immense dedication and scholarship of Mark Kanak, whose translation, annotations, and editorial work brought this extraordinary text into English for the first time, accompanied by a thoughtful and deeply considered preface by Hunter Dukes.

Kickstarter editions begin shipping at the end of June. Presale copies will begin shipping in August.

We cannot wait to finally place these volumes into your hands.

26/05/2026

A forgotten cornerstone of medieval esoteric philosophy returns.

Written during the Islamic Golden Age, De Radiis by Al-Kindi presents a visionary theory of the universe in which all things emit invisible rays that shape the world around them. Bridging philosophy, astrology, language, images, and ritual, the text proposes a cosmos woven together through hidden correspondences and unseen forces.

Part scientific speculation, part metaphysical treatise, De Radiis became one of the most influential foundations of the Western esoteric tradition, echoing through centuries of occult philosophy and magical thought. This Black Letter Press edition revives a rare and enigmatic work that still feels startlingly modern in its attempt to connect mind, matter, symbol, and cosmos.

For readers of hermetic philosophy, medieval cosmology, and the hidden history of ideas.

Available via Black Letter Press.

21/05/2026

Step into the world of classic Gothic horror.

Black Letter Press presents a collection of timeless tales that shaped the genre:

✦ The Vampyre — John Polidori
✦ The Castle of Otranto — Horace Walpole
✦ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow — Washington Irving
✦ The Monk — Matthew Lewis
✦ The Golem — Gustav Meyrink

Beautifully produced hardcover editions, printed on rough cream age-resistant paper.

Available as a complete Classic Horror Set or as individual books.

For readers who appreciate dark literature and finely made books.

19/05/2026

Andrea Alciato’s Emblemata established one of the most influential literary and visual forms of the Renaissance: the emblem book. Combining epigrams with intricate woodcut illustrations, Alciato created a work where image and text mirror, challenge, and illuminate one another.

Our edition follows the rare 1534 Emblematum Libellus, the first authorized version overseen by Alciato himself. Featuring all 113 emblems reproduced in careful detail alongside a complete new translation by Paul Summers Young, this volume offers a return to one of the foundational works of iconography and symbolic thought.

Available now from Black Letter Press.

14/05/2026

Before science separated itself from magic, there was Natural Magick.

First published in the Renaissance by the Neapolitan polymath Giambattista della Porta, this legendary work stands at the crossroads of alchemy, astronomy, occult philosophy, and early scientific inquiry. A vast compendium of experiments, correspondences, herbs, optics, magnets, talismans, and hidden forces, Natural Magick sought to reveal the concealed order of the natural world.

Neither pure superstition nor modern science, della Porta’s work belongs to a fascinating moment in history when wonder itself was a method of discovery.

Our edition—revised and edited by Paul Summers Young and featuring cover artwork by Andrei Bouzikov—is based on the expanded 1589 Latin text and includes the once-suppressed chapter Lamiarum Unguenta (“The Witches’ Ointment”).

A cornerstone of Renaissance esoterica and one of the most influential grimoires of natural philosophy ever printed.

Available via Black Letter Press.

11/05/2026

The Memento Mori Set — three volumes contemplating death not as an end, but as a mirror through which life becomes sharper, stranger, and more meaningful.

From the poetic meditations of Oh Death, to the haunting literary reflections gathered in Der Tod, to Hans Holbein the Younger’s iconic Totentanz, this collection moves through philosophy, literature, and image to confront one of humanity’s oldest truths: all things pass.

Rooted in the long tradition of memento mori — “remember that you must die” — these books invite reflection rather than despair. Roman stoics, medieval artists, and Renaissance thinkers all returned to this idea not out of morbidity, but to cultivate presence, humility, and clarity in the face of impermanence.

Holbein’s skeletal figures dance through every layer of society with grim elegance; Goethe and Schiller wrestle with mortality through language and longing; *Oh Death* offers a quieter contemporary voice searching for meaning beneath the shadow of time.

Together, these works form a contemplative space for readers drawn to the philosophical, the poetic, and the symbolic.

Not a celebration of darkness, but a reminder to live deliberately.

Memento mori. Live accordingly.

Available via Black Letter Press.

07/05/2026

Beneath the crumbling temples and dying gods of late antiquity, the Hieroglyphica emerged as a final, defiant attempt to preserve a sacred language of symbols before it vanished into history.

Part philosophical cipher, part sacred lexicon, it preserves a vision of reality in which image, symbol, language, and cosmos remain inseparably bound. Long misunderstood, mistranslated, and obscured beneath centuries of scholarly distortion, this extraordinary work now receives a bold new reconsideration.

In this new translation and full-length study, Sasha Chaitow returns directly to the original Greek to uncover the text anew—revealing compelling evidence of its roots in oral tradition, its immersion in Alexandrian syncretism and Neoplatonic thought, and its overlooked connections to Hermetic and alchemical hermeneutics.

More than a translation, this volume is an excavation of a worldview standing at the threshold between pagan antiquity and the coming medieval order: a struggle not only for knowledge, but for the survival of meaning itself.

A landmark contribution to the study of symbolism, late antique philosophy, esotericism, and the afterlife of Egyptian wisdom.

30/04/2026

The Anatomy of Melancholy is no ordinary book—it’s a vast, curious journey into the depths of the human mind.

First published in 1621, Robert Burton’s work goes far beyond a study of melancholy. It explores sadness, desire, madness, and everything in between—blending philosophy, science, literature, and theology into one endlessly fascinating text.

Loved by John Keats and inspiring artists like Cy Twombly and Nick Cave, this remarkable work still resonates today.

A book to get lost in—and perhaps to find something of yourself along the way. Available via Black Letter Press.

23/04/2026

The Witchcraft Set—an exquisite collection of arcane knowledge.

Three foundational texts exploring myth, magic, and belief across centuries:
— The Discoverie of Witchcraft
— Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches
— Dreams of Witches

Now available together at a special price.

Discover the collection.

09/04/2026

Spring is here—and so is the perfect time to revisit your shelves.

For one week only, enjoy up to 35% off all books at Black Letter Press!

From ancient grimoires, magical spells and witchcraft to transgressive poetry and horror fiction that reshaped literature—now is the moment to discover (or rediscover) what endures.

Offer valid until next Thursday, 16th of April.

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03/04/2026

What happens when poetry stops trying to please—and begins to confront?

These three works mark a decisive shift in literary history, where verse becomes a space for rebellion, introspection, and radical new forms of expression.

Arthur Rimbaud’s A Season in Hell (1873) stands as one of the first truly modern poetic confessions. Written during a period of personal crisis, it abandons traditional structure in favor of fragmented, visionary prose—capturing a mind in revolt against itself and the world.

Charles Baudelaire’s Flowers of Evil (1857) redefined the possibilities of poetry by turning toward the overlooked and the forbidden. Its exploration of urban life, decay, and desire challenged the moral boundaries of its time and laid the groundwork for modernist sensibilities.

William Blake’s For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise (1793) bridges image and text, offering a series of symbolic engravings that explore the passage from innocence to experience. Blake’s work resists linear interpretation, instead inviting the reader into a personal and often unsettling act of decoding.

Together, these texts do not simply reflect their eras—they reshape how poetry can think, feel, and speak.

A selection for those interested in where literature begins to break its own rules.

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