New York; (1992): Bantam Books. First Edition. Octavo. Signed by editor Robert Silverberg, contributors Gregory Benford and Frederik Pohl. 290pp., bound in 1/4 purple cloth over black paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt. A fine bright copy in equally fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket.
Jefferson, NC; (1987): McFarland & Co. First Edition. Octavo. 209pp. This book is for those who wish to plan the evidence of their survival of death. The author has devised an experiment for interested individuals to try by following his instructions in the privacy of their own homes. Included is...
New York and London, (1956 & 1957): Odhams and Citadel. First Edition. Small Octavo. Author's first and second book, in two volumes, one is a first American edition, 7th impression, the other First British edition, 6th impression, 191pp., and 160pp., one bound in brown cloth, spine lettering gilt, in brown...
Molins De Rey, Barcelona: Editorial Labor S. A., 1969. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spanish text. 405pp. Annotated checklist of world symbols and symbolism. Illustrated with facsimiles, photographs, and drawings. Bound in black cloth boards, with illustrated dust jacket. Revised Edition.
Netherlands; (2004): Hes & De Graff Pub B V. First Edition. Thick Quarto. x, 585, lxxx 2 full-page plates with 320 black-and-white photo-illustrations of title pages situated at the rear. A large volume with extensive index including nearly 5,000 works; books, monographs, dissertations and conference reports from the 15th century...
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...
New York; (1967): Parker Publishing Co. First Edition. Octavo. 207pp., illustrated, bound in red cloth, spine lettering silver, near fine in a very nice unclipped dust jacket with a just a big of soiling. Laid in is a 21 page set of t"Ancient Egyptian Tarot Card Set" in black and...
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...
New York: R. M. McBridge & Co., 1919. Small Octavo. 78pp. Author's first book. States 2nd ed. revised and enlarged; however, neither NUC or OCLC shows any earlier issue. The same observations come from reading 1919 publisher's weekly and earlier issues. It is possible an earlier version appeared in handouts...
Wichita, KS(1951): The Wichita Publishing Co. Octavo. 101pp., bound in green cloth, no lettering or cover design. Internally clean. No dust jacket otherwise a very good copy with two lightly bumped corners.
New York: S. Marks, 1825. 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. Rarely seen in original boards.
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...
New York: Pantheon books/ Bollingen Series XIX, 1967. First Edition. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to., 257pp. The Sanctuary of Eleusis, near Athens, center of a Cult Religion for nearly 2000 years. Profusely photographed. The mysteries, secrets, and the Myth of Eleusis. References. Index. Bound in brown...
Holland. (1927): The Star Publishing Trust. First Edition. Small Octavo. . 52pp., with a foreword by Annie Besant. In 1926, 2000 members gathered round the campfire at twilight to hear Krishnaji seeck for 30 minutes. Six talks took place and are recorded here. Bound in cream paper wraps lettered ad...
London: John Macock, 1659. Small Octavo in 4s. 2nd edition corrected and amended. Frontispiece, [46], 25-832, [22] pp., frontispiece, tables. Includes index. When the smaller edition was published in 1639, it was the first great work on astrology in the English language. He expanded it in 1659 in a second...
Berlin: J. Springer, 1919. Thick Large Octavo. 742 pp. Upper corner of title page clipped, not affecting text. Dampstaining to lower third of text in second half of volume. Extensive bibliography and index. A good working copy.
Boston: Merrymount Press (D B Updike), 1933. First Edition. A good copy with light wear . Prior owners name in ink on half title page. 267p.
Los Angeles; (1948): Willing Publishing Co. First Edition. Octavo. 192p. Inscribed by Joseph Murphy. The author left his Jesuit training to become part of the Church of Divine Science where he met Emmet Fox. He then traveled to India and incorporated Hindu philosophy into a new church which became one...
New York; (1959): The Vanguard Press. First Edition. Octavo. 215pp., bound in a black pictorial cloth stamped in pink, spine lettering pink and blue, a bit of soiling to upper fore-edge, residue from small sticker to front free endpaper, otherwise a very nice copy in unclipped pictorial dust jacket lightly...
New York: Croom Helm, 1988. First American. Octavo. 216pp. Scholarly treatise and translations of poems attributed to Priapea, phallic god that protects and infers fertility. Illustrated with images of Priapea from the 6th century foreward. Notes to translations. Index. Bound in black cloth boards, with illustrated dust jacket. Anthropology department...
Bloomington, Illinois. (1974): Self-Published, First Edition. Octavo. 347pp., Author gives account of visits to spirit world, meetings with historic and religious figures. Bound in pale yellow cloth lettered in blue, pictorial color pastedown, spine lettering blue, previous owner's inscription in pencil, two corner creases. A very good copy.
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.
Holyoke, Mass: Elizabeth Towne, 1908. First Edition. Small Octavo. 155p. With an introduction by Helen Towne. The author's introduction explains how to use Psychoma or Soul-sleep. She has written four parts: Psychoma or soul-sleeping; Transmutation; Awakening; and Mastership. She was also the author of The Nautilus, a series of five...
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1932. Small Octavo. The Radix system is a particular method of determining future events from the horoscope of an individual. The purpose of this work is to describe and exemplify the full methods of working the radix system and to put the student in a position...
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...
