The Long Hidden Friend

John George Hohman
Edited & illustrated by Gemma Gary

Written by John George Hohman, The Long Hidden Friend first appeared in 1820 in German as Der Lange Verborgene Freund, appearing later in English as Pow-Wows; or, Long Lost Friend. It is as a result of this book that the Dutch Pennsylvania tradition of folk-magic known as “Pow-Wow” became so named.

It is a fascinating collection of traditional European folk-magical formulas for a wide range of spells, simple rituals, charms, talismans, bindings, prayers, benedictions, magical folk-healing, recipes and remedies for humans and animals as well as various non-magical ‘tips’ for matters or rural and domestic life.

In editing this edition for Troy Books, Gemma Gary has arranged the formerly scattered and unstructured content into some order, organising the practices into the categories of Curative Arts, Animal Arts, Arts against Evildoers, Protective Arts and Propitious Arts; this final chapter detailing a diverse collection of magical and non magical practices for general success, good fortune, safety and well being in a number of areas including divination, games and gambling, hunting and legal matters.

This edition is illustrated by Gemma’s line drawings, inspired by Dutch Pennsylvanian folk art, charms and traditional hex signs.

Available in the following editions:

Paperback Editions: matt laminate cover

Hardback Edition: a black case binding with copper foil blocking to the front and spine, hunter green endpapers, with green and black head and tail bands.

Special Edition; a green faux leather case binding of 80 copies with gold foil blocking to cover & spine, 90gsm cream paper stock, black end papers, with black head and tail bands.

Pagination: 80 pages, line drawings and figures

Size: 248 x 171mm

Pocket Edition: Alongside our standard edition within our ‘Classic Grimoire Series’, we are now pleased to offer The Long Hidden Friend in a handy ‘pocket edition’. This is due to popular demand arising from the fact that the books itself was originally intended to be kept and carried as a personal charm of protection; as revealed by the book’s closing words:

Whosoever carries this book with him, is safe from all his enemies, visible or invisible; and whoever has this book with him cannot die without the holy corpse of Jesus Christ, nor drowned in any water, nor burn up in any fire, nor can any unjust sentence be passed upon him. So help me.

Presented in a convenient ‘pocket book’ format (105mm x 148mm). A dark green cloth binding, Hunter Green endpapers, black head and tail bands with gold foil blocking to cover and spine.

Pagination: 176 pages, line drawings and figures

Line drawings and figures by Gemma Gary

Introduction by Gemma Gary
Preface
Testimonials
Curative Arts
Animal Arts
Arts against Evildoers
Protective Arts
Propitious Arts

Paperback Edition

£11.50 plus shipping

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Standard Hardback Edition

Please note: this edition is now sold out, but we will shortly have stock available of the new Dust Jacketed Hardback edition of this book. We are introducing these editions as a replacement for our foil blocked Standard Hardbacks. We will be continuing with our Special Limited Edition books for future releases.

Special Edition

Sold Out

Pocket Edition

Please note: this edition is now sold out, but we will shortly have stock available of the new Dust Jacketed Hardback edition of this book. We are introducing these editions as a replacement for our foil blocked Standard Hardbacks. We will be continuing with our Special Limited Edition books for future releases.

Hardback clearance Sale

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