The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: Moses' Magical Spirit-Art Known as the Wonderful Arts of the Old Wise Hebrews, Taken From the Mosaic Books of the Cabala and the Talmud for the Good of Mankind With Numerous Engravings (Moses' Magical Spirit Art)

Book is UNDATED - Date given is estimate only. Translated from German, Word for Word, according to Old Writings."Lewis de Claremont, also spelled Louis de Clermont, was the pseudonym of an American author on occultism who flourished during the 1930s.Books attributed to de Claremont include 7 Keys to Power, 7 Steps to Success, The Ancient's Book of Magic, The Ancient Book of Formulas, and Legends of Incense, Herb, and Oil Magic. Although authorship of his writings was claimed by the publisher Joseph Kay (Joseph Spitalnick) for purposes of copyright renewal, this claim has been easily disproved. It is possible that this author is the same person who also used the pseudonym Henri Gamache. If so, his name may have been Mr. Young. More information can be found on the page about Henri Gamache.De Claremont's catalogue of occult recipes entitled, "The Ancient Book of Formulas", has recently been returned to print by Antiquity Press." - WIKIPEDIA"1857: The title is provocative, but of course Moses did not write the "Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses." The book (whose actual author is unknown) was based on ancient but enduring claims that Moses wrote down more divine knowledge than was contained in the first five books of the Hebrew bible. Like "The Long Lost Friend," it had its origins in late 18th-century Germany, and its first publication in the U.S. was targeted at the Pennsylvania Dutch. English-language editions appeared in 1880. The notion of ­Moses as an all-knowing African prophet and ­magician was a powerful one for ­African-Americans. They ­embraced the "Sixth and Seventh Book"-with its pseudo-Hebraic talismans and magical psalms-as a text that had long been withheld from them by the white establishment. Its reputation suffered in the early 20th century due to claims that it lay ­behind a spate of Pennsylvanian "hex murders," such as the case of the Reading blacksmith, Peter Leas, who chopped off a friend's head in 1916." - Wall Street Journal