A READER'S GUIDE TO THE GREAT RELIGIONS: An Annotated Bibliography,
New York: The Free Press, 1965. Ex-libris; no internal marking; firm, clean binding; Very Good reference volume. [xv], 364 pages. Tall 8vo.
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ALCHEMY & CHEMISTRY, 1500 - 1900: A Collection of Rare Books.
Lichtenstein: Interlibrum Vaduz, 1975. In tall wraps as issued; A VERY GOOD COPY with splendid illustrations. From the Interlibrum's Catalogues 261 & 262. 351 annotated listings. Small 4to.
ALCHEMY & CHEMISTRY, 1500 - 1900: A Collection of Rare Books.
Lichtenstein: Interlibrum Vaduz, 1975. In tall wraps as issued; Very Good or better copy with splendid illustrations. Taken from Catalogues 261 & 262. 351 annotated listings. Small 4to.
THE SECRET BOOK OF ARTEPHIUS.
Edmonds: Holmes Publishing Group, 1984. A FINE COPY, hand bound monograph in custom papers, with a frosted overlay. The "Liber Secretus" was a twelfth century work, but the first English translation was by Eirenaeus Orandus in 1624. "Antimony is a mineral participating in Saturnine parts..." Complete and unabridged. Octavo. Please.....
THE DOOR IN THE SKY: Ananda Coomaraswamy on Myth and Meaning.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997. Quality trade paper edition; A FINE, UNREAD COPY with illustrations, A number of essays by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, the father of the compiler. 253 pages, indexed.
THE PLAY GOES ON: The Rituals of the Rainbow Bridge.
London: Starfire Publishing, 2015. Limited to 750 copies only. Sewn paper edition with special heavy weight matte text sheet with many marvelous color images integrated with the text of the Rituals. A FINE COPY. The main part of the book presents the rituals, organized in five groups, each with its.....
THE PLAY GOES ON: The Rituals of the Rainbow Bridge.
London: Starfire Publishing, 2015. Limited deLuxe edition of 40 copies only of which this is number 21. A FINE COPY, quarter bound in black calf and hand-made marbled boards in matching slipcase and dust jacket. Signed by the authors on the title page. Sadly, both have since passed away. "Although.....
A.E. WAITE: A Bibliography.
UK: Aquarian Press, 1983. FIRST EDITION. A FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. Remains the best reference to this author and Golden Dawn material. Introduction by Geoffrey Watkins. Valuable annotations by Gilbert. Frontispiece profile of Waite. 192 pages, indexed. Octavo.
PARACELSUS IN DER BIBLIOTHECA PHILOSOPHICA HERMETICA, AMSTERDAM.
Amsterdam: In de Pelikaan, 1993. Newspaper article announcement laid in; A FINE COPY in custom wraps, and illustrated throughout with early Paracelsian images and images. With e3ighty five catalogue entries. Original errata slip index, and sources laid in. Tall 4to.
DEAREST VERA: A Kaleidoscope of Facsimile Holograph Letters to his Friend, the Poet and Painter Vera Wainwright, from Austin Osman Spare. Together with: Photos, Drawings, and Paintings.
London: Fulgur Limited, 2010. FIRST EDITION. Limited to 700 copies only. A FINE CUSTOM CLOTH COPY IN DUST JACKET. Compiled by Kenneth and Steffi Grant. Compiled by Kenneth and Steffi Grant. In his later creative life, Spare was sought out by artists and writers eager to receive insights of experience.....
REVELATIONS: The Medieval World.
NY: Henry Holt, 1995. FIRST EDITION. Fine cloth copy in fine dust jacket. Color illustrated. Bibliography. Elizabeth Hallan, Consultant. 120 pages, indexed. Tall 4to.
A COMPLETE BOOK OF MAGIC SCIENCE; Containing the Method of Constraining and Exorcising Spirits to Appearance, the Consecration of Magic Circles, and the Form of the Bond of Spirits.
York Beach, ME: Teitan Press, 2008. FIRST LIMITED EDITION of 450 numbered copies. A FINE COPY in cloth with colored frontispiece, being a plate from the Hockley's original manuscript. Edited, with an introduction, by Dietrich Bergman. Small octavo.
JUDAICA, Volume I: A Compendium of Rare and Out of Print Books.
Beverly Hills, CA: Fall, 1985. In wraps; A FINE COPY. 2109 listings; author and subject index. 251 pages. Superb reference material, Illustrated.
RASA-JALA-NIDHI, or, Ocean of Indian Chemistry & Alchemy. Five volumes.
Varanasi: Chaukhamba, 1998. A FINE SET IN FINE DUST JACKETS. Sanskrit text with English translation. 1800+ pages. A grand exploration of Indian alchemy, and its medical properties. Octavo.
INDEX AND STUDY GUIDE: For Gurdjieff's Beelzebub's Tales for His Grandson.
Occidental, CA: Land House, 2010. Minor push to one front tip; else, A FINE PREMIUM CLOTH COPY without marking or defect. 858 pages. Tall octavo.
THE CONFESSIONS OF JACOB BOEHME.
New York: Gordon Press, 1975. A FINE CLOTH COPY. Introduction by Evelyn Underhill. Facsimile (slightly enlarged) of the 1954 edition. 188 pages. Tall Octavo.
THE CONFESSIONS OF JACOB BOEHME.
London: Methuen & Sons, 1954. A FINE CLOTH COPY in dust jacket with a tiny chip top of front panel. Introduction by Evelyn Underhill. [xxxv], 153 pages. 12mo.
A DICTIONARY OF RELIGIOUS QUOTATIONS.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. A Fine Cloth Copy in fine dust jacket. Topically aranged, and includes a thorough subject-index. 218 pages. Tall 8vo.
A TREASURY OF TRADITIONAL WISDOM.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. First US Printing. A FINE COPY IN DUST JACKET. Preface by Huston Smith. An essential reference compiled by the Traditionalist school of Guenon and Schuon. 1143 pages. One of the essentials. Small 4to.
ANNUS MIRABILIS. A Bibliography of Books on the Dark and Middle Ages.
New York: Gordon Press, 1979. FIRST EDITION. A FINE CLOTH COPY. Many rarities listed. 299 pages. Tall octavo.
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE: Cockney Visionary; Featuring Several Essays, and a Catalogue of Artworks by "Hisself" in the Southwark Art Collection.
London: Jerusalem Press, 2010. Limited Edition of 900 copies, numbered. Fine Cloth Copy with illustrated dust jacket. This landmark book is comprised of: An introduction by Robert Ansell; A Cartographic Study by Gavin Semple; Biographical Essay by Geraldine Beskin of the Atlantis Bookshop; Map section with annotations by Gavin Semple.....
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE: Cockney Visionary; Featuring Several Essays, and a Catalogue of Artworks by Hisself in the Southwark Art Collection. DeLuxe Edition.
London: Jerusalem Press, 2010. Limited DeLuxe Edition of 100 hand-numbered copies only. A FINE PREMIUM QUARTER MAGENTA LEATHER COPY IN A FINE DUST JACKET and ensconced in a Magenta Moiré Silk case. This landmark book is comprised of: An introduction by Robert Ansell; A Cartographic Study by Gavin Semple; Biographical.....
REFRACTIONS: Fallen Visionary. [Cuming Museum Exhibit, 2010 of the Work of Austin Osman Spare]
London: Jerusalem Press, 2012. Limited DeLuxe Edition of 100 hand-numbered copies only. A FINE COPY, uncirculated, in quarter bound Morocco, and boards of premium cloth, with embossed front panel, slipcased in double sided dust jacket, and metallic title plate. The Deluxe edition includes a special print of Spare's 1933 "Green.....
REFRACTIONS: Fallen Visionary; Featuring the Work of Austin Osman Spare.
London: Jerusalem Press, 2011. FIRST EDITION. Limited to 500 numbered copies only. In custom wraps with French fold jacket; A FINE COPY. Color plates and illustrations. A special feature of the design of this book is using the original Exhibition's sequence of marvelous AOS self-portraits, and these are exhibited across.....
THE ALEISTER CROWLEY SCRAPBOOK.
York Beach: Samuel Weiser, 1994. In original wraps as issued; A FINE COPY. Illustrated with numerous rare photos of Crowley and other Thelemites. 128 pages. Quarto,
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