Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1927. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 248pp. Original page blue textured cloth with gilt device to upper board and gilt lettering to spine, b&w frontis and illustrations, index. The author, C. J. S. Thompson (1862-1943), was in charge of acquisitions for Henry... More about The Mystery and Lure of Perfume
New York, NY: Causeway Books, 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. Large 8vo, 296pp. Blue cloth with light blue titling to spine, illustrations. One of the better researched and illustrated popular histories of astrology. Its author, C. J. S. Thompson (1862-1943), was in charge of acquisitions for Henry Wellcome, and thus had access... More about The Mystery and Romance of Astrology
London: The Scientific Press, Limited, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 336pp. Original light brown cloth, illustrated and titled in darker brown on upper board, with gilt titling and embellishments to spine, b&w illustrations. The rare first edition of this well researched and illustrated history of alchemy & pharmacology... More about The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy & Pharmacy
New York, NY: Bell Publishing Co., 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. 304pp. Red composite boards with gilt title etc to spine, b/w illustrations, index. A recent reprint of one of the better researched popular histories of folklore and superstition. The author, Charles John Samuel Thompson (1862-1943), was in charge of acquisitions... More about The Hand of Destiny. Folklore and Superstition for Everyday Life
