[22], 605, [1 blank], [4], [23 index], [1 blank], [48], [22] pp. + 2 engraved plates on either side of one sheet. Includes "The Life of Jacob Behmen" by Durand Hotham and Boehme's "Four Tables of Divine Revelation" with separate title-pages. (Folio) 28.2x17.8 cm. (11¼x7"), early pigskin over boards. First Edition in English.

First edition of Boehme's masterpiece, a mystical interpretation of Genesis. An intuitive genius, Boehme was the greatest mystical mind of the Rosicrucian period (1610-1625). Boehme completed this work in 1623, and died the following year. Highly influential on generations of mystics, especially of the English school. Rare.