Had anyone ever heard about this weird grimoire?
As an occultist and practitioner of Goetia, I have immersed myself in the world of translating and researching rare grimoires. Among them is Le Véritable Dragon Noir: Ou les Forces Infernales soumises à l'homme, which translates into English as The True Black Dragon: Or, Infernal Forces Subjected to Man. It was written in France at the end of the 19th century and is often considered the last traditional grimoire of the old grimoire era.
Its contents are quite interesting because it is essentially a hybrid of the Grand Grimoire, the Grimoire of Pope Honorius, Grimorium Verum, and Le Petit Albert. It begins with a table of fortunate and unfortunate days, then teaches how to conjure the Four Cardinal Kings. After that, it presents the same seven-day invocations found in the Grimoire of Pope Honorius. It then explains how to make the Hand of Glory, includes spells from Grimorium Verum, followed by folk magic spells from that period, and concludes with an invocation to Lucifuge for making a pact. It also contains exorcisms and a secret involving a black hen (if I mention it here, the post will probably get removed).
What makes it particularly interesting is that there are very few copies or facsimiles available. In most cases, you would have to purchase one yourself through Amazon, where several editions exist. Personally, I consider it one of the most complete black magic grimoires available, since it effectively condenses a large portion of the black magic tradition into a single small book.
What do you think?