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An Exposition of Views Respecting the Principal Facts, Causes & Peculiarities Involved in Spirit...

[ Adin Ballou ] STONE, G. W. - Edited and republished with an Introduction by.

An Exposition of Views Respecting the Principal Facts, Causes & Peculiarities Involved in Spirit Manifestations, Together with Interesting Phenomenal Statements and Communications.

London: H. Bailliere, 1852. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 256pp. + ii advert. Original blind stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. The first UK edition of this exposition on spiritualist phenomena known as "knockings", "rappings" , "the writings" etc - first published in the US the same..... More

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The Elixir of Enlightenment [ The Diamond Approach to Inner Realization ]. Edited and, Alia Johnson

ALMAAS, A. H. ( Edited and with an introduction by Alia Johnson ).

The Elixir of Enlightenment [ The Diamond Approach to Inner Realization ].

York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser Inc., 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. x + 48pp. A discussion of the values and shortcomings of spirtitual training, in which the author describes how an understanding of one's own personality can free your inner resources so that your "essential being" can lead you toward..... More

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The Devotional Poems of Mirabai. with an Introduction, Notes, Mira Bai

ALSTON, A. J. (Translated by with an Introduction, and Notes) [ Mira Bai ] .

The Devotional Poems of Mirabai.

Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo, x + 144 pp. Original bright blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, index. Faint shelf rubbing and dust otherwise Near fine in VG+ dust jacket. (Dust jacket lightly chafed at extremities, not price clipped). More

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Braid on Hypnotism. The Beginnings of Modern Hypnosis. With a., A E. Waite, M D

BRAID, James (M.D.) ( With a Preface by J.H. Conn, M.D. and an Introduction by A.E. Waite ).

Braid on Hypnotism. The Beginnings of Modern Hypnosis.

New York, NY: Julian Press, 1960. Revised, Facsimile Reprint of 1899 edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 380 pp. Original black cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine. Bibliography and index. A nice hardcover reprint of this well known early work on the subject of hypnotism - includes the original Introduction by..... More

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The Collected Works of Chinul. Robert E. Chinul BUSWELL, Translated and

BUSWELL, Robert E. (Translated and with an Introduction by ) Chinul.

The Collected Works of Chinul.

Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawai'i Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xvi + 468 pp. Index. Glossary, bibliography, character list and index. Frontis plate, tables. The collected writings of Bojo Jinul (1158–1210), called Jinul or Chinul for short, a Korean monk of the Goryeo period considered to be the most..... More

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Tai Chen's Inquiry into Goodness. A translation of the 'Yuan Shan'. Chung-ying CHENG, Translated and

CHENG, Chung-ying ( Translated and with an Introduction by ).

Tai Chen's Inquiry into Goodness. A translation of the 'Yuan Shan'.

Honolulu, HI: East-West Centre Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xi +176pp. Orange cloth with black and white lettering to spine, appendix, notes, bibliography and index. Lower spine lightly bumped, edges lightly rubbed, very slight offsetting to endpapers, otherwise a tight, bright VG+ copy in VG dust jacket. (Dust jacket..... More

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Lunar and Sex Worship. Edited and, Vere Chappell, Aleister Crowley related

CRADDOCK, Ida ( Edited and with an Introduction by Vere Chappell ) [ Aleister Crowley related ].

Lunar and Sex Worship.

York Beach, Maine: Teitan Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xviii + 318pp. High quality blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. Colour frontispiece. References, Index. Edition limited to 650 numbered copies. Philadelphia-born Ida Craddock (1857-1902) was a forceful public exponent of women's rights and sexual freedom whose interest in..... More

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Brother Curwen, Brother Crowley. A Correspondence. Edited and, Henrik Bogdan, Tony Matthews,...

CROWLEY, Aleister and David Curwen ( Edited and with an Introduction by Henrik Bogdan; Foreword by Tony Matthews ).

Brother Curwen, Brother Crowley. A Correspondence.

York Beach, Maine USA: The Teitan Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (9 x 6 inches, approx 23.5 x 15.2cm), xlviii + 136pp. Heavy dark green cloth binding, with gilt titling etc to the spine. Sewn, printed on acid-free paper. Black and white frontispiece, and eight pages of black and..... More

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Brother Curwen, Brother Crowley. A Correspondence. Edited and, Henrik Bogdan, signed Tony...

CROWLEY, Aleister and David Curwen ( Edited and with an Introduction by Henrik Bogdan; Foreword by Tony Matthew, signed ).

Brother Curwen, Brother Crowley. A Correspondence.

York Beach, Maine USA: The Teitan Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (9 x 6 inches, approx 23.5 x 15.2cm), xlviii + 136pp. Heavy dark green cloth binding, with gilt titling etc to the spine. Sewn, printed on acid-free paper. Black and white frontispiece, and eight pages of black and..... More

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Hashish: The Lost Legend. The First English Translation of a Great Oriental Romance. Drugs,...

[ Drugs ] SIEGEL, Ronald K. - Edited and with an Introduction and Notes by. Translations by Hermann Schibli (German); Mindle Crystel Gross (Yiddish). With Historical note by Stephen J. Gertz .

Hashish: The Lost Legend. The First English Translation of a Great Oriental Romance.

Port Townsend, WA: Process / R.K.S. Library Editions, 2013. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Quarto in slipcase. xx + 118pp. Blue velvet boards with illustrated panel set into upper board, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated in colour and b&w. Edition limited to 418 numbered copies, SIGNED by Siegel. The first English..... More

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The Diamond Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching) or Prajna-Paramita. translated from the Chinese

GEMMELL, William (translated from the Chinese with an Introduction and Notes by).

The Diamond Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching) or Prajna-Paramita.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. xxxii & 122pp. Original gold cloth with red titling, borders and device, rubricated title page. Index. Cloth darkened particularly at spine, cloth lightly chafed at front edge of spine, corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed..... More

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A Carnival of Parting. The Tales of King Bharthari and King Gopi Chand as Sung and Told by Madhu...

GOLD, Ann Grodzins (Translated with an Introduction and Afterward).

A Carnival of Parting. The Tales of King Bharthari and King Gopi Chand as Sung and Told by Madhu Natisar Nath of Ghatiyali, Rajasthan.

Berkeley, CA: University of CA Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xx + 368 pp. Gold cloth with gilt titling to spine, b&w illustrations, map, bibliography, index. Fore edge has small pencil mark. Otherwise, an unused, tight and bright Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. (Dust jacket not..... More

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Invocating by Magic Crystals and Mirrors. Edited and, R. A. Gilbert

HOCKLEY, Frederick ( Edited and with an Introduction by R. A. Gilbert ).

Invocating by Magic Crystals and Mirrors.

York Beach, Maine, USA: Teitan Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 112pp. Bound in heavy black cloth with a gilt design after Hockley stamped on the front cover, and gilt title to the spine. Printed in color throughout. Edition limited to 600 numbered copies, this copy out of series..... More

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Jamaican Song and Story: Annancy Stories, Digging Sings, Ring Tunes, and Dancing Tunes, and...

JEKYLL, Walter - Collected and edited by. Contributions by C.S. Myers and Lucy E. Broadwood. With an Introduction by Alice Werner.

Jamaican Song and Story: Annancy Stories, Digging Sings, Ring Tunes, and Dancing Tunes, and Appendices on Traces of African Melody in Jamaica and on English Airs and Motifs in Jamaica.

London: David Nutt for the Folk-lore Society, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xl + 288pp. Original brown publisher's cloth with black borders and gilt device to boards, and gilt titling to spine, black endpapers, appendix, musical scores. From the introduction: "A delightful collection of tales and songs from Jamaica........ More

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Porphyry the Philosopher to his wife Marcella [ The Letter of Porphyry the Neo-Platonist ]....

[Porphyry] ZIMMERN, Alice ( Translated and with an Introduction by ) (Preface by Richard Garnett).

Porphyry the Philosopher to his wife Marcella [ The Letter of Porphyry the Neo-Platonist ].

London: George Redway, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 80pp. Brown cloth with gitl title etc to spine, b&w frontis. Spine a little darkened. A letter, which is said to be more of "a religious treatise", from Porphyry, the third century philosopher - who was one of Plotinus' most important students..... More

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Peter Ramus's Attack on Cicero. Text and Translation of Ramus's "Brutinae Quaestiones" [ The...

RAMUS, Peter. Cicero. Edited and with an Introduction by James J. Murphy. (Translation by Carole Newlands).

Peter Ramus's Attack on Cicero. Text and Translation of Ramus's "Brutinae Quaestiones" [ The Questions of Brutus ].

Davis, California: Hermagoras Press, 1992. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. lvi +[ 272pp ] eccentrically paginated - parallel text / Latin and English. Original printed wrappers, notes and bibliography. "This edition and translation of Ramus's Brutinae quaestiones (Questions of Brutus) will be valuable to scholars and teachers alike. James J...... More

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Demonolatry ... in Three Books. Nicolas REMY, Montague Summers

REMY, Nicolas, Translated by E. A. Ashwin, Edited and with an Introduction by Montague Summers.

Demonolatry ... in Three Books.

London: John Rodker, 1930. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Small quarto. xliv + 188pp. Saffron-coloured cloth spine with light beige cloth boards. Limited edition of 1275 copies, this copy being no. 760. Fore- & bottom-edges uncut. An important late sixteenth century text on witchcraft "drawn from the capital trials of 900..... More

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The Focus of Life. The Mutterings of Aaos. Austin Osman SPARE, Francis Marsden, author and

SPARE, Austin Osman (author and illustrator) Edited by Frederick Carter and with an introduction by Francis Marsden.

The Focus of Life. The Mutterings of Aaos.

London: The Morland Press, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto. xii + 44pp (plus 11 plates). Original buff colored boards with white buckram spine, with title lettered in black up the spine. The work itself is one of Spare's more enigmatic: a magical-philosophical discourse with Nietzschean undertones. Harper A4b -..... More

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From the Inferno to Zos; Volume 3: Michelangelo in a Teacup by F. W. Letchford. Edited and,...

SPARE, Austin Osman (Edited and Compiled by Anthony Naylor) Text by F. W. Letchford; with an Introduction by Dr. William Wallace.

From the Inferno to Zos; Volume 3: Michelangelo in a Teacup by F. W. Letchford.

Thame: First Impressions, 1995. First edition, Deluxe. Hardcover. Small folio. 360 pp. Black quarter leather with cloth boards with gilt title and line portrait of Spare to spine. All edges gilt, marbled end papers, ribbon markers. B/w illustrations throughout. The edition deluxe, limited to 100 numbered copies bound thus. The..... More

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Now For Reality. The Focus of Life: The Mutterings of Aãos: written and illustrated by Austin...

SPARE, Austin Osman Spare (author and illustrator); with poems by Aleister Crowley; Introduction by Frederick Carter; and an Essay by Keith Richmond.

Now For Reality. The Focus of Life: The Mutterings of Aãos: written and illustrated by Austin Osman Spare. Poems by Aleister Crowley.

Thame, England: Mandrake Press Ltd., 1990. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto. 78pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. This copy signed by Keith Richmond on the title page. The text and illustrations of Spare's 'The Focus Of Life'..... More

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The Legend of Aleister Crowley. A Study of the Facts. P. R. STEPHENSEN, Aleister Crowley, Stephen...

STEPHENSEN, P. R. and Aleister Crowley ( with an Introduction by Stephen J. King ).

The Legend of Aleister Crowley. A Study of the Facts.

Sydney, Australia: Helios Books and Ordo Templi Orientis (Australia), 2007. New Edition, Second Printing. Softcover. Large octavo. (174mm X 240 mm) 200 pages, printed on matt art paper and perfect bound. NEW book. Limited to 500 copies. Originally published by the Mandrake Press in 1930, this is the first modern..... More

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The Legend of Aleister Crowley. A Study of the Facts. P. R. STEPHENSEN, Aleister Crowley, Stephen...

STEPHENSEN, P. R. and Aleister Crowley, with an Introduction by Stephen J. King. ( Sometimes attributed to Israel Regardie ).

The Legend of Aleister Crowley. A Study of the Facts.

Sydney, Australia: Helios Books and Ordo Templi Orientis (Australia), 2007. New Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. (174mm X 240 mm) 200 pages. Color printed on matt art paper. Originally published by the Mandrake Press in 1930, this is the first modern edition authorized by the Stephensen estate and makes substantial use..... More

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Letters to an Editor. Montague Summers to C.K. Ogden. Edited, D E. Wickham

SUMMERS, Montague ( Edited & with an Introduction and notes by D.E. Wickham ).

Letters to an Editor. Montague Summers to C.K. Ogden.

Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. 4to. 34pp. Original textured paper wrappers with printed paper title label to upper cover. Edition limited to 145 hand-numbered copies (this no. 137). A collection of letters written between 1923 and 1935 by Montague Summers to Charles K. Ogden, editor of the..... More

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The Essentials of Zen Buddhism; Selected from the Writings of Daisetz T. Suzuki. Edited and,...

SUZUKI, Daisetz T. (Edited and with an Introduction by Bernard Phillips).

The Essentials of Zen Buddhism; Selected from the Writings of Daisetz T. Suzuki

New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xxxxii + 544 pp. Brown cloth with gilt titling to spine; glossary, index. Spine ends, corners and edges lightly bumped and rubbed; several small pink spots on cloth; foxing to page edges; uneven browning to front and rear..... More

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Tu Fu's Gedichte ( 2 volumes - Zwei Banden ); Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies viii. Edited...

VON ZACH, Erwin ( Edited and with an Introduction by James Robert Hightower ).

Tu Fu's Gedichte ( 2 volumes - Zwei Banden ); Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies viii

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952. First Edition. Softcovers. Royal octavos. Two volumes. x + 414pp.; [450pp.] Printed textured wrappers. German text (Introduction in Vol.I is in English). No.VIII in the Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies. The first comprehensive translation, into German, of the poems of Tu Fu (Du Fu); 712 –..... More

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