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. Tall paper edition as issued; Very Good or better copy with splendid illustrations. Taken from the Vaduz 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.....
INDEX. Notes on the English Lectures from 1925 to Winter, 1934.Given at the Eidgenossiche Technische Hochschule, Zurich, October, 1938 -- June, 1939.
Zurich: June, 1939. For Private Circulation only. FIRST EDITION. Cloth and marbled boards; A VERY GOOD+ VOLUME of bound printed typescripts, prepared and issued to the participants. One of whom was Dr. John Layard, and this was his copy. 59 one sided leaves. Quarto. "This index includes a word index.....
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. Octavo.
THE PLAY GOES ON: The Rituals of the Rainbow Bridge.
London: Starfire Publishing, 2015. Limited to 750 copies only. Sewn oversize paper edition printed on a special premium matte sheet; A FINE COPY. Marvelous color images integrated with the text of the Rituals. The main part of the book presents the rituals, organized in five groups, each with its own.....
PRINTED WRITINGS BY GEORGE W. RUSSELL: A Bibliography. With Some Notes on his Pictures and Portraits.
Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Fine cloth volume without marking or defect. Excellent reference work on the Irish poet and mystic, George Russell a/k/a AE, the friend of Yeats, and many other members of the Golden Dawn. Foreword by Padraic Colum. Compiled by Alan Denson. Twelve illustrations. 255.....
BIBLIOTHECA ROSICRUCIANA: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Occult Sciences; Rosicrucian Books.
London: First Impressions (Mandrake Press & Holmes), 1992. First Impressions Series, Volume Ten. A FINE COPY. Nicely bound and printed, with the traditional portrait of Andrae on front panel. Introduction by Dr. William Wynn Westcott. This series number was only issued in quality paper edition, and the FI title page.....
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.
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 fine dust jacket. In his later life, Austin Spare was sought out by artists and writers eager to receive his insights of experience from the "Walworth Road Surrealist", but only a few who.....
DEAREST VERA: A Kaleidoscope of Facsimile Holograph Letters to his Friend, the Poet and Painter Vera Wainwright from Austin Osman Spare. DeLuxe Edition, signed and numbered by Kenneth and Steffi Grant
London: Fulgur Limited, 2010. Deluxe edition, limited to ninety-three copies only, signed by Kenneth and Steffi Grant. A FINE COPY. Quarter hand-bound in violet goatskin and matching linen cloth, illustrated end papers, and placed in a custom slipcase with dust jacket. Compiled by Kenneth and Steffi Grant. In his later.....
REVISED NOTES TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE.
Edmonds: Holmes Publishing Group, 1999. FIRST EDITION. Limited to twenty-two copies of which this is number 22. Fine hand-crafted monograph, with numbered acknowledgment card for contributors (a Who's Who of Spare aficionados and researchers), laid in and signed by the publisher, with initialed number on the verso. Octavo.
REVELATIONS: The Medieval World.
NY: Henry Holt, 1995. FIRST EDITION. Fine Premium Cloth copy in fine dust jacket. Color Plates and Illiustrations. Bibliography. 120 pages, indexed. Tall 4to.
IMAGES OF GURDJIEFF. [Proposed Publication].
Decatur, GA Thomas Head, 1995. Form his personal archive. FINE CONDITION, in the original mailing box. Lengthy letter from Dr. Head to JD Holmes, regarding the publication of an anthology on Gurdjieff for diverse sources, and to be titled on publication. "Images of Gurdjieff". This project had been discussed numerous.....
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.
THE CONFESSIONS OF JACOB BOEHME.
New York: Gordon Press, 1976. A FINE CLOTH COPY. Introduction by Evelyn Underhill. [xxxv], 188 pages. Tall octavo.
A DICTIONARY OF RELIGIOUS QUOTATIONS.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. A Fine Cloth Copy in fine dust jacket. Topically arranged, and includes a thorough subject-index. 218 pages. Tall octavo.
A TREASURY OF TRADITIONAL WISDOM.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. First US Printing. A FINE CLOTH COPY in fine 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. DeLuxe Edition.
London: Jerusalem Press, 2010. Limited DeLuxe Edition of 100 hand-numbered copies only. With Original 2014 Exhibition Illustated Announcement Card laid in, signed by Stephen Pochin. A FINE COPY, bound in quarter Magenta leather in a fine dust jacket, and ensconced in a matching magenta Moiré Silk slipcase. A landmark book.....
June Special: AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE: Cockney Visionary; Featuring Several Essays, and a Catalogue of Artworks by "Hisself" in the Southwark Art Collection. With a DVD, "The Bones Go Last", Laid in.
London: Jerusalem Press, 2010. Limited Edition of 900 copies, hand-numbered at the colophon. A Fine Cloth Copy in fine illustrated dust jacket. A landmark book which offers many Spare works, over one hundred forty color images, previously unseen in public. Contents: Introduction by Robert Ansell; "A Cartographic Study" by Gavin.....
REFRACTIONS: Fallen Visionary.
London: Jerusalem Press, 2012. Limited DeLuxe Edition of 100 hand-numbered copies only. A MINT COPY, uncirculated, in quarter bound Morocco, with embossed front panel, double sided dust jacket, metallic title plate, in a fine slipcase. The Deluxe edition includes a special print of Spare's 1933 "Green Self-Portrait", an AOS color.....
REFRACTIONS: Fallen Visionary; Featuring the Work of Austin Osman Spare.
London: Jerusalem Press, 2011. FIRST EDITION. Limited to 500 numbered copies only. In a very special custom tall paper edition with French fold jacket, and finest paper edition we have ever handled, simply superb; A FINE COPY, uncirculated. Color plates and illustrations. A special feature of the design of this.....
ELIJAH'S VIOLIN & OTHER JEWISH FAIRY TALES.
New York: Harper & Row, 1983. FIRST EDITION. Name on fly; else, A FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Linda Heller. 302 pages. Tall 8vo.
GENERAL INDEX TO THE ALCHEMICAL STUDIES SERIES, Numbers One Through Twelve.
Edmonds: Holmes Publishing Group, 2001. A FINE COPY, hand bound monograph in custom papers with a Patapar overlay. This volume is keyed to the first twelve numbers in the series. Hand bound monograph. Alchemical Studies Series 13. Octavo.
