 | Incense: Crafting and Use of Magickal Scents by Carl Neal
Buy new: $11.96 / Used from: $8.25 To understand incense, its good to know how its made. Its even better to make some! I love this book, but in all fairness, I also wrote it. LOL.
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 | Wylundt's Book of Incense by Wylundt
Buy new: $13.45 / Used from: $2.57 A classic book on incense making. It has some flaws but is required reading for all American incense makers.
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 | The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) by Scott Cunningham
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $6.42 The classic contribution from Cunningham. While denigrated by some incense sellers for introducing the idea of putting salt peter in incense, that concept comes from ancient China.
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 | The Complete Incense Book by Susanne Fischer-Rizzi
Buy used from: $9.12 A rare find these days, this book sets a high standard. Its a globe-treking journey into incense of many different cultures. Chine, Japan, Egypt, and even America (et. al.)are accurately documented.
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 | The Book of Incense: Enjoying the Traditional Art of Japanese Scents by Kiyoko Morita
Buy used from: $0.36 The best book on the Japanese incense ceremony and Japanese incense in general. Beautiful on many levels.
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 | Kodo : The Way of Incense by David Pybus
Buy used from: $3.39 The second best book on Japanese incense, you can still find this book in its kit form, which includes actual incense you can sample.
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 | Eternal Treasure Incense - Hoyei-koh - 0.6 oz.
Buy new: $2.79 An excellent, and inexpensive, introduction to actual Japanese incense. Made by Shoyeido, the greatest of all Japanese incense makers.
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 | Moss Garden Incense - 0.6 oz.
Buy new: $3.79 Another inexpensive journey into wonderful Japanese incense, this is one of the most popular scents from Shoyeido.
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 | Spicy Aloeswood - Ensei Japanese Incense by Baieido
A step up into a more expensive, but still introductory, scent of Japanese incense. Baieido is a wonderful Japanese incense company producing top-quality products.
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 | The Trail of Time: Time Measurement with Incense in East Asia by Silvio A. Bedini
Buy new: $70.00 / Used from: $54.69 The 1st of the 3 academic books on this list, this book simply rocks. Its history and story telling in one. Understand how incense served ancient man in this wonderful history book.
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 | Plant Resins: Chemistry, Evolution, Ecology, and Ethnobotany by Jean H. Langenheim
Buy new: $36.46 / Used from: $26.95 Much of the wonderful incense in the world uses resins for scent. This book explains how they are formed and classified, how they react, and what purposes they serve in nature. Fascinating book.
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 | The Chemistry of Fragrances (RSC Paperbacks) by D.H. Pybus
Buy used from: $75.73 Getting hard to find in the USA, this is a great, detailed look at the chemistry behind fragrance. Also explains how fragrance oils are made, which is an eye-opening look at synthetic fragrances.
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