Princeton; (2003): Princeton University Press. First Edition. Quarto. First English translation,199(1)pp., illustrate throughout in color and a few black & white illustrations. A fantastic bestiary lavishly illustrated compendium of the marvelous menagerie of imaginary animals that humans have conjured up over the ages. The author's takes us on a journey..... More
(UK, 1987): Crucible. First Edition. Octavo. 208 pages, index. The first great study of A.E. Waite who introduced lost occult books which began the Victorian occult revival that influenced W.B. Yeats (who created dramatic rituals for Arthur Machen and a major force in the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross). Charles..... More
Los Angeles; August 29: 1989. 8 1/2" x 11" 12 leaves printed on rectos, (with inserts of [Sermon Herminia, 2 pages] and a separate page: Rumi, with a 2 pages Biography of Roger Weir (2 pages). Roger Weig, whose History of Ideas embodied what he called "the Yoga of Civilization"..... More
![Item #032025 Man, the Grand Symbol of Mysteries (inscribed to Count Hamon [Chiro]). Manly P. Hall](https://alcuinbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/032025.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1725562590)
(Los Angeles, Many P. Hall Publications, 1932). Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to 1,000 copies. 254 pages illustrated. This is a unique copy inscribed by the author to Count Hamon [internationally known as Cheiro, 1866-1936.]. Cheiro had read the palms of Mark Twain, Mata Hari, Oscar Wilde, and many others. It..... More
Los Angeles: 1944. 8 1/2 " x 11" This is Adepts Lecture # I given Wednesday September 20, 1944. 15 pages. Mimeographed by Virginia B. Pomeroy. Manly Palmer Hall's major collection was sold to the Getty Museum. Copies of these lectures are uncommon. This was the beginning of his lectures..... More
Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1975. Quarto. 7th edition revised. Portrait frontispiece, 175 pages, illustrated. In this important volume, Manly Palmer Hall deals with the great themes: Transmigration, the great pyramid, the Compte de St. Germain, meditation, and H.P. Blavatsky, the Russian sphinx and more. A near fine copy bound..... More
Oceanside, California(1936): Rosicrucian Fellowship. Small Octavo. 34 pages. A remarkable guide to the role of astrological principles and endoctrinology. The image on the opening page 12 is the first of its kind. Manly Palmer Hall has written a seven page introduction which emphasizes the importance of this small work (Manly..... More
New York: S. Marks, 1825. Octavo. 427p. One of the most controversial theological writers of the Nineteenth century whose belief in prophetic gifts and the "gifts of the Spirit" if often seen as the first thinker in light with what today is known as the charismatic movement. Bound in original..... More
Pasadena: Radiant Life Press, 1916. First Edition. Small Octavo. 62 pages. Unlike the many fine books on the Southwest, here George Wharton James deals with those who have either unnecessary worry or become irritating as they push their ideas on others. The chapter on religion is particularly fascinating as he..... More
New Y1942: Exposition Press, 1960. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo (7¾" - 9¾" tall). 8vo., 352pp. A comparative study of Ancient Religions. Cultural ceremonies, chants, spells, and other rituals revealed here for the first time. Illustrated in a large suite of photographs, figures and drawings of prominant persons, symbols, and religious..... More
New York: Clarissa Editions, 2009. Cloth. Quarto. This book charts and affirms the Egyptian tradition of preparing for the afterlife by celebrating our earthly existence in all its fullness. 318 p. More
Boston: Arena Publishing Co., 1893. Small Octavo. 153p. The author gives an account of psychic experiences which he observed but could find no rational explanation. This volume dedicated to William James with whom he had worked together with on problems of Psychical Research, he writes "If all seekers were as..... More
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Tucson: Nazrelli Press, 1997. Limited Edition. Quarto. #336 in a limited edition of 1000 copies. Housed in portfolio cover with 24 unnumbered leaves of plates on heavy card stock. The artists was fascinated with the occult, images of death, and the ideas of that which haunts. These plates are printed..... More
Boston: Merrymount Press (D B Updike), 1938. First Edition. 353 p. Very scarce. These letters started in 1931 and ended with the death of Mrs. Minnie Meserve Soulie, the well-known and trusted medium. Libraries that own this work include, Harvard and Boston Public. Pastedown Label, and top edge gilt. Note..... More
New York; (1907): Dodge Publishing Co. First Edition. Octavo. 190 pages, (3)pp. ads. While the author is a mystic and favored by collectors of occult books, it is easily readable and of value for personal self-evaluation. A very nice copy bound in green cloth lettered in gilt color pictorial paste..... More
London: Kegan, Paul, 1911. Octavo. . 409 pages. Tuckett was notable for his research published in the Journal of Physiology, but he is best known today for his exposing the false claims of spiritualists. This work was his most important and for which he is best known. Like Houdini, he..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. First Edition. Octavo. 350p. index, appendix. One of the most important classics on reincarnation. His earlier work on karma was well received but here was his fullest development of those who go through a progression of lives. His work was promoted by Annie Besant and the..... More
Nieuwkoop: B. de Graff, 1971. Octavo. Reprint of the 1900 first ed. 254 p. xiv (WITCHCRAFT & DEMONIAC POSSESSION. bibliography bibliographies bibliographical bibliographie bibliografia wykbooks 21830 Witchcraft - Bibliography. Demoniac possession - Bibliography. Magic - Bibliography. Yve-Plessis, Robert). More
