MIND FORG'D MANACLES: Evil in the Poetry of Blake and Shelley.
University of Alabama Press, 1981. A FINE CLOTH COPY. Frontispiece by Blake. [xii], 210 pages, indexed. Octavo.
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RAYMOND LULL: The Illuminated Doctor; A Study in Medieval Missions.
London: Charles H. Kelly, 1903. First Edition. Bookplate; binding firm, no markings; VERY GOOD cloth copy. With a catalogue of Lull's works [xi], 172 pages, publisher's catalogue appended. Small 8vo. Scarce.
THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1959. Very Good+ or better cloth volume. Strong research on the Controversies with particular emphasis on the Trinitarian. Also, a section details the anti-Gnostic fathers, and the perversion of the Gospels. 293 pages with index. 8vo.
PRE-REQUISITES FOR A STUDY OF JACOB BOEHME.
Holmes Publishing Group, 1988. A FINE COPY, hand bound monograph in custom papers with a Patapar overlay. The author stresses the practical applications possible in Boehme's ideas and offers guidelines for the study of his writings.
ORIENTALIA: Catalogue 305.
New York: B&N, circa 1950. Collector purchase marks; Very Good or better. More than 1000 listings. 36 pages. 8vo.
THE GNOSTIC BIBLE: Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds -- Pagan, Jewish, Christian Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic and Cathar.
Boulder & London: Shambhala Publishers, 2003. FIRST EDITION. A Fine Cloth Volume in dust jacket. An excellent resource addressing the sacred literature form the ancient Hebrews to the Cathari of the 14th century. [ix], 860 pages. Royal octavo.
THE CHRISTIAN WORLD: A Social and Cultural History.
New York: Harry Abrams, 1981. FIRST EDITION. Very Fine copy in fine jacket. With 353 illustrations, including 85 plates in full color. 2 maps. 328 pages, indexed. Tall 4to.
THE SECRET BOOK OF ARTEPHIUS.
Holmes Publishing Group LLC. A FINE COPY, hand bound monograph in custom papers with a Patapar overlay. The "Liber Secretus" was a twelfth century work; the first English translation was by Eirenaeus Orandus in 1624. "Antimony is a mineral participating in Saturnine parts..." Though a short treatise, it is complete.....
THE LIVES OF ALCHYMYSTICAL PHILOSOPHERS; With a Critical Catalogue of Books in Occult Chemistry, and a Selection of the Most Celebrated Treatises On the Theory and Practice of the Hermetic Art.
London: John Watkins, 1955. Limited edition of 250 copies only. A FINE COPY in fine dust jacket. Barrett as author has always been a controversial issue. Robert Watt named him such first, but many others have questioned this citation, including Waite. 384 pages. plus two page contents appended. Octavo...
THE HEAVENS PROCLAIM; Being an Analysis and Explanation of the New Astrology.
East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1928. FIRST EDITION. Colored end papers; deckled edges; ribbon marker; quarter bound in suede and red decorated boards; lovely private press work; A FINE VOLUME in the original dust jacket which only has a small chip at bottom of spine. Frontispiece portrait of the author.....
HISTOIRE DES TURCS D'ASIE CENTRALE.
Paris: Librairie D'Amerique et D'Orient, 1945. Original European wraps; internals very good+; VERY GOOD COPY. Text in French. 202 pages. Adaptation Francaise par Mme. M. Donskis. Two maps plus table. Octavo.
ECLIPSES AND LUNATIONS IN ASTROLOGY.
Los Angeles: Llewellyn George, 1937. FIRST EDITION. In side stitched wraps; VERY GOOD. 77 pages. Octavo.
THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD.
New York: Greenwood Press, 1969. Reprint of the 1919 edition. Very Fine cloth volume (sewn and archival) and an outstanding survey, East & West. 414 pages with index and bibliographical appendix, Octavo.
APPROACHES TO THE ORIENTAL CLASSICS: Asian Literature and Thought in General Education.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1966. FIRST EDITION. A FINE CLOTH VOLUME. 255 pages. Octavo.
THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSICAL HINDUISM.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1989. FIRST EDITION. A Fine cloth copy in fine dust jacket. Edited by Kenneth Zysk. Plate section printed on coated enamel. 159 pages. Tall Octavo.
ON THE HOLY SPIRIT.
St. Vladimir's Press, 1980. Paper edition as issued; A FINE COPY. Illustrated front panel. Translated by David Anderson. Basil was at the forefront of the Trinitarian crisis in the 4th century, and he presents a clear argument on the tri-fold Divinity. 118 pages. Small octavo.
IN FAVOR OF DECEIT: A Study of Tricksters in an Amazonian Society.
Tempe: The University of Arizona Press, 1987. FIRST EDITION. A fine cloth copy in fine dust jacket. 376 pages with index. Tall octavo.
LITERATURE AND EVIL.
New York/London: Marion Boyars, 1985. FINE CLOTH COPY in the dust jacket. Translated by Alastair Hamilton. The Boyars' imprint is known for avant-garde fiction. Octavo.
ASTROLOGY, MAGIC, AND ALCHEMY IN ART: A Guide to Imagery.
LA: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007. In text wraps with French fold; A FINE COPY. Translated by Rosanna M Giammanco Frongia. Outstanding color images combined with an astute commentary. 384 pages. Octavo.
LITTLE POEMS IN PROSE.
Chicago: Teitan Press, 1995. A FINE COPY, bound in quarter cloth and custom boards. Translated by Aleister Crowley. Edited, with a foreword, by Martin Starr. Frontispiece of Baudelaire by Henri Matisse, plus eight additional full page drawings. Small 4to.
LITTLE POEMS IN PROSE.
London: First Impressions (Mandrake Press & Holmes), 1993. A FINE COPY of the standard black cloth edition. Publisher's copy, signed on the verso, by JD Holmes. With stamped foil front panel, and original plates reproduced from Anais Nin's copy -- she applied a colored wash to each of de Bosschere's.....
LITTLE POEMS IN PROSE. Translated by Aleister Crowley, and illustrated with erotic drawings by Jean de Bosschere.
London: Mandrake Press & Holmes, 1993. Limited to fifty hand numbered copies. A FINE COPY, bound in of crimson leather, marbled boards, and foiled in gold, being the DeLuxe Edition from First Impressions. This is a facsimile of Aleister Crowley's personal copy, which includes his hand written notes, marginalia, corrections.....
LONGING FOR THE END: A History of Millennialism in Western Civilization.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. FIRST EDITION. A FINE CLOTH COPY in dust jacket. From ancient times up to the Waco disaster, including a survey of the Burned-Over District, an essential element of American fringe religion. With glossary. 286 pages. 8vo.
SHAMANS, LAMAS AND EVANGELICALS: The English Missionaries in Siberia.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985. FIRST EDITION. A Fine Cloth Copy in fine dust jacket. 382 pages with index, bibliography, and extensive annotations. Includes maps. Tall 8vo.
SOME MYSTERIES AND TREASURES OF THE ROSICRUCIAN ORDER.
Holmes Publishing Group, 2008. Special hand-bound monograph with a custom overlay; A FINE COPY. Includes "Hidden Symbols of the Rosicrucians": an excellent treatise by the famed symbologist and emblem expert. With a number of obscure, mystical figures illustrating the text. Together with: "Three Treasures of the Rosicrucians": An analysis of.....
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