EAST John N.

Eternal Quest. With Foreword by Geraldine Cummins. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Psychic Press,, [1960]. 8vo., First Edition; pale blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

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Book number: 22920

Catalogue: Occult0

Keywords: occult, john east, parapsychology, j.d. east, occult, eternal, quest

EAST John N.

Man the Immortal. With Foreword by Evans-Wentz. Introductory Foreword by Geraldine Cummins. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Psychic Press,, [1960]. 8vo., First Edition; pale blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

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Book number: 22919

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Keywords: occult, john east, evans-wentz, parapsychology, j.d. east, occult, man, immortal

FRAZER James George

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Abridged Edition. ABRIDGED EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Macmillan,, 1954. 8vo., free endpapers mildly browned; original green cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Frazer's masterwork first appeared in two volumes in 1890, with a second edition in three volumes in 1900. The abridged edition first appeared in 1922. 'While the bulk of the book has been greatly reduced, I have endeavoured to retain its leading principles, together with an amount of evidence sufficient to illustrate them clearly' (Author's Preface). Bright, crisp copy of the abridged edition. Besterman CLXXXI (recording the first edition thus of 1922).

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Book number: 47219

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FRAZER Sir James George

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Abridged Edition. [First Edition thus.] IN FULL MOROCCO

Macmillan,, 1922. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece toned in sepia, small neat contemporary signature on half-title; handsomely bound in full dark blue crushed morocco, sides with frame border stopped with points at corners, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt edges, gilt doublures, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, 'mistletoe' emblem from front board mounted on front paste-down, marbled board slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Complete with 4pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Frazer's masterwork first appeared in two volumes in 1890, with a second edition in three volumes in 1900. This is the first appearance of the abridged edition. 'While the bulk of the book has been greatly reduced, I have endeavoured to to retain its leading principles, together with an amount of evidence sufficient to illustrate them clearly' (Author's Preface). Besterman CLXXXI.

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Book number: 18757

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JOHNSTONE J.

History of Lodge of Harmony. No. 255 1785-1937 and Chapter of Iris No. 255 1807-1937. 150 COPIES WERE PRINTED

Kenning & Son,, 1938. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 72 plates on 40; original blue pebble-grain roan, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt top, marbled endpapers, backstrip lightly rubbed at extremities else a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 150 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO. 19). This copy is also inscribed by the wife of Edward Lever in memory of her husband who attended the Lodge for fifty years. Extremely scarce.

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Book number: 19070

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Keywords: occult, freemasonry, masons, masonic lodges, masonic studies, lodge of harmony, chapter of iris, j. johnstone, occult, history, lodge, harmony

KEPLER Johannes

Concering the More Certain Fundamentals of Astrology. NEAR FINE COPY

Sure Fire Press, [Edmonds WA],, 1988. 8vo., First Edition; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. SCARCE.

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Book number: 29333

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PANDIT M.P.

Traditions in Mysticism. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Sterling, [New Delhi],, [1987]. 8vo., First Edition; pale blue cloth, backstrip lettered in darker blue, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

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Book number: 34229

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Keywords: occult, mysticism, pandit, jainism, buddhism, tantrism, tibet,

WELTON (trans.) T.

Jacob's Rod. A Translation from the French of a Rare and Curious Work, A.D. 1693, on the Art of Finding Springs, Mines and Minerals by Means of the Hazel Rod. OUTSTANDING COPY IN CONTEMPORARY CALF

Privately Printed,, n.d. [1870]. Sm. 8vo. First Edition with wood-engraved frontispiece neat personal name-stamp on blank preliminary and title; attractively bound in contemporary half calf purple cloth boards back with five raised bands ruled in gilt second compartment with red leather Privately published by the translator and almost certainly the sole edition. EXTREMELY SCARCE. BLPC gives the date.

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Book number: 27297

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Keywords: occult, devining, hazel rod, water witchery, water devining, deviners, t. welton (trans), occult, jacob's, rod