Boston, MA: The Christopher Publishing House, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Slim octavo. 42pp. Original blue cloth with gilt title & design on front board. Offsetting to some pages (some from earlier insert), gutter split at title-page (but holding), light foxing to endpapers, spine & boards somewhat discolored, several small white..... More
London: Citizen T. G. Ballard, 1795. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Pamphlet. 8pp. (inclusive of wrappers). A popular - if gruesome - political satire with added satirical ghost story. The radical work known as "Pitt's Death" was first published in the London paper "The Telegraph" on 20th, 21st, and 24th of..... More
London: Andrew Dakers, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 204pp. Blue cloth lettered in black on spine. Spine ends slightly chafed, bumps to corners of boards, previous owner's (Theosophical) bookplate on front pastedown, a few small discolored spots to spine & boards, page-edges slightly age-toned, otherwise a clean VG copy (no..... More
Calcutta, India: Datta Bose & Co., nd (circa 1920s). Softcover. 8vo. 82pp. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers a little darkened and discoloured. Spine darkened and chipped at ends. Old bookshop sticker inside front cover, paper a little browned. Still, overall a VG copy of an unusual publication... More
New York: Samuel Weiser, 1973. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo. 212pp. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Index. "For those having no previous knowledge of astrology, the author provides the methods for synthesizing the planets, houses and their mutual aspects in a way that will prove helpful in delineating nativities." Crease to spine, previous..... More
Napa, CA: Ansari Publications, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. xviii + 142pp. B/w illustrations. Bibliography. A synthesis of Sufi wisdom for the Western reader. Covers lightly rubbed otherwise a tight, clean near-Fine copy. More
London: Fulgur Ltd., 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Large quarto, 200pp (vi). Glossy illustrated card covers, printed on quality paper, illustrated throughout in color and black & white. A collection of esoteric and magickal essays, art and poetry - most previously unpublished. Contents of the second issue include: "An Ira Cohen..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo, viii + 126pp. Original boards. Bibliography. Rear board slightly discolored, faded & bumped. Small mark on front board and faint marks to fore-edge, otherwise VG in chipped, worn, price-clipped G+ dustjacket. More
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1952. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 678pp. Original red cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Fold-out frontis. map. Several other b/w maps (including another fold-out). Index. Slight lean to spine, spine ends chafed, bumps to top-corners of boards, top-edge a little dusty, else a solid, clean VG..... More
North Myrtle Beach, SC: Sheriar Press, Inc., 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. xii + 148 pp. Yellow cloth with gilt titling to spine and upper board; b&w illustrations, frontis, appendix. Corners, edges, and spine ends rubbed and bumped; small light discoloration on top spine end, front paste down and..... More
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 198pp. Black textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. B/w frontis. & plates. Top-edge a little age-toned, else a tight, clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, spine faded, slight creasing & rubbing along edges). More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1983. Hardcover. Octavo, xii + 204pp. Black paper covered boards, gilt title, etc. to spine. Endnotes, bibliography and index. A scholarly account of the origins, purposes and techniques of religious cults in America. Spine ends bruised, edges a little dusty -othewise appears unread. A...... More
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1988. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 248pp. Glossy papered boards. B/w frontis portrait. Bibliography, references, index. Minor bumps to top-corners of boards, otherwise a tight, clean VG+ copy (no dust jacket). More
London: Elliot Stock, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 230pp. Original dec. green cloth. Fore- & bottom-edges untrimmed. Frontis. B/w illustrations. Collection of historical essays. Spine ends chafed, page-edges browned, small fore-edge tear to page 215/216, faint discolouration to prelims, else a solid, internally-clean near-VG copy. More
London: Longsmans, Green & Co., Ltd., 1943. First Edition. Softcover. small 8vo. 50 pp, Original printed wrappers. With 4 illustrations and 1 map. Wrappers a little darkened and rubbed, spine very lightly chipped. Otherwise a sound and unmarked VG copy. More
London: Hutchinson & Co., ND [1925]. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 159pp + ipp advert. Purple cloth with titling on spine. B/w frontisportrait & one other b/w plate. The author, a successful businessman and for a time, Mayor of Sheffield, was a member of the London Psychical Research Society and..... More
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1978. Hardcover, 8vo, xv+395pp, maps including fold-out at rear, b/w plates, bibliography, index. Second Series, Volume 149. Bookplate tipped to front free end paper, tiny bump to top-edge of upper board, else VG in discolored G to VG dustjacket. More
Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 1964. Hardcover, no dust jacket, large 8vo, xii + 194 pp, very good condition. Green publisher's cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover. Light soiling to cover, minor wear to cover. More
New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1958. First edition. Hardcover w/ dust jacket, 8vo, 464 pp, very good - condition. Maroon publisher's cloth, silver title, etc. to spine, yellow dust jacket. Significant soiling to dust jacket, moderate wear to dust jacket, light soiling to page edges, minor browning to pages. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1996, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Large 8vo, vii+212pp, references. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement No 40. Covers lightly rubbed otherwise a tight, clean near Fine copy. More
New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 190pp. Red cloth with white titling to spine, index. From the publisher: "Beginning with the identification of Jack the Ripper by a medium who also had precognitive knowledge of his atrocities, the author presents an extraordinary variety..... More
New York, NY: William Morrow, 1967. First US Edition. Hardcover, Octavo, 238pp. Teal cloth spine with black papered boards and titling to spine. Index. The author relates the psychic experiences of many celebrities of his time including: Albert Schweitzer, Winston Churchill, Donald Baker - as well as members of the..... More
New York, NY: MacMillan Company, nd (circa 1960's). Hardcover. large 8vo, 128 pp + 40 pp of plates. Maroon cloth with silver title, etc. to spine, color frontis, illustrations, index. Slight fading to cloth at lower edge, light shelf dust, previous owner's name and date in pencil, a very few..... More
Prague: Nakladatelstvi ceskoslavenske akademie ved, 1965. Softcover, 8vo, 168pp. in printed wrappers. B/w plates. Unopened pages. Journal of the Oriental Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. Contains essays, reviews, & illustrations. Some light wear to spine & wrappers; all else VG. More
Prague: Nakladatelstvi ceskoslavenske akademie ved, 1965. Softcover, 8vo, [160pp.] in printed original wrappers. 'Ceskoslovenska Akademie ved Orientalni Ustav'. Czech journal of oriental studies. German, French and English-language articles. Some pages unopened. Some light wear to spine & wrappers, else VG. More
