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The Hermetica — emerald cloth-finish hardcover with gold star emblem
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The Hermetica

Three Books of Hermes Trismegistus

The Corpus Hermeticum, the Emerald Tablet and the Kybalion — the three texts every serious student of the Hermetic tradition eventually buys separately — in one cloth-finish hardcover you'll keep on the shelf for decades.

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Three books. One tradition. Printed in the order the idea travelled.

The Corpus Hermeticum

Greek, 2nd–3rd century · G. R. S. Mead's translation (1906)

Eighteen dialogues between Hermes, his son Tat, Asclepius and the divine Mind — including Pœmandres, the vision of creation, and The Secret Sermon on the Mountain. Rediscovered in Renaissance Florence, it shaped Ficino, Bruno and Newton. Mead's cadenced translation is printed complete, with his sermon headings preserved and his commentary set aside so the text speaks for itself.

The Emerald Tablet

Arabic, 8th century · Sir Isaac Newton's rendering (c. 1680)

A dozen sentences of alchemical instruction that gave the tradition its motto — as above, so below. This edition prints the English version Isaac Newton copied into his own notebooks while working on the Principia, spelling intact.

The Kybalion

Chicago, 1908 · by "Three Initiates"

The modern distillation of Hermetic thought into seven principles — Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Cause and Effect, Gender. The doorway through which most twentieth-century readers entered the subject, printed complete in fifteen chapters.

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The edition

BindingCase-wrap hardcover, matte cloth-finish boards
Trim size6 × 9 in (US Trade)
Pages212, cream 60# paper
TypefaceTeX Gyre Pagella (Palatino family)
PrintedTo order, in the United States
ShipsUSPS Mail, 5–10 business days after printing
PublisherSmaragdine Press, first printing 2026
SourcesPublic-domain texts; provenance stated on the edition page

Questions

Can't I read these texts online for free?

Yes — all three are public domain, and we say so plainly on the edition page. What you are buying is the object: a single, well-made hardcover that puts the three foundational texts together, typeset for reading rather than scrolling, that will still be on your shelf in thirty years.

Which translations are these?

The Corpus Hermeticum is G. R. S. Mead's 1906 translation from Thrice-Greatest Hermes, printed complete. The Emerald Tablet is Isaac Newton's own English rendering from Keynes MS. 28 at King's College, Cambridge. The Kybalion is the original 1908 Yogi Publication Society text.

When will it arrive?

Each copy is printed and bound to order in the USA, which takes 3–5 business days, then ships by USPS Mail (5–10 business days). Most US orders arrive within two to three weeks. You'll get an email when it ships.

Do you ship outside the United States?

Not yet. We're starting with US orders only so we can keep shipping at $6.95 and delivery predictable.

What if it arrives damaged or I change my mind?

If your copy arrives damaged or misprinted, email us within 30 days with a photo and we'll send a replacement at no charge. Because every copy is printed to order, we can't accept returns for change of mind, but we'll always make a defective book right.

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