St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1993. First edition, First Printing. Softcover. Octavo. xvi + 202pp + 6pp ads. B/w illustrations. Appendices and bibliography. Author of many books on occult subjects, and perhaps best known for his popular "Animal Speak", in this volume Andrews "reveals the mystical secrets hidden in the..... More
Grand Rapids, MI: Phanes Press, 1991. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. 80pp. Endnotes, bibliography. An important translation into English of this introduction to Plato's writings by the important second century commentator, Albinus. Surveys the topics of dialectic, metaphysics, mathematics, theology, physics and ethics and provides insight into the philosophical thinking..... More
York Beach, Maine: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1998. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. (ii) 94 + 48pp. Black cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, blind rules on front cover, illustrations, color plates. Combines the complete texts of two works: "Praxis Spagyrica", and "One to Ten" in one volume. The first..... More
Seattle, WA: Ouroboros Press, 2011 [ 2012 ]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Thick Octavo, 6 x 9 inches. xl + 524pages. Very attractively bound in full vellum with gilt titling on deep red leather spine label, two ribbon ties at fore-edges with matching silk bookmark, marbled endpapers, index. The deluxe..... More
Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1922. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. xii + 172pp. Gray cloth with white lettering to upper board and spine, b&w frontisportrait of Eliphas Levi. The second edition of the first work of Levi's to be separately published in English (various letters, fragments, etc. had earlier..... More
London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 246 pp. Brown cloth strikingly illustrated & titled in red and black with black titling to spine. 3 (of 4) plates: one of which is the frontispiece. The first edition of this unusual, sympathetic, and intelligently pieced..... More
Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xi + 262pp, ipp advert. Original green cloth, with navy lettering and rules to spine, b&w charts & illustrations, appendices, bibliography & index. The first edition of this extensive scholarly historical survey of alchemy - which focuses largely on..... More
London: William Rider & Son Ltd, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 126pp + ii publisher's advert.. Original green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, b&w frontisportrait of Paracelsus with tissue guard, b&w illustrations. The first edition of this translation of the prophecies of Paracelsus which comprise thirty-two..... More
Philadelphia, PA: The David McKay Company, ND [ 1940 ]. First US Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 190pp. Original beige cloth with black title, etc. to spine, b&w illustrations. The scarce first US edition of this title. Essays comprise: Franz Anton Mesmer by R. B. Ince; Thomas Lake Harris by W...... More
London: Rider & Co, ND [ 1939 ]. First Edition, first issue. Hardcover. Small octavo. 186pp. Original canary cloth with red titling to spine, b&w illustrations. A collection of three brief biographies of alchemists, each of which was originally published separately in Rider's 'Mystics and Occultists' series in the 1920s..... More
London: William Rider & Son, Limited, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 66pp + iipp. Original maroon cloth with gilt titling and borders to upper board, b&w illustrations & fold-out diagram, list of works used at rear. The 'Sepher Yetzirah' is a significant Kabbalistic treatise, that is thought to have..... More
New York, NY: Julian Press, Inc., 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 242pp. Charcoal publisher's cloth with gilt titling, etc. to spine, gilt decorative panel on front cover. Sadhu (Mieczyslaw Demetriusz Sudowski; 1897 - 1971) was an enigmatic Polish-born mystic and author, who wrote a number of books..... More
London / New York: George Allen & Unwin / Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1965. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 264pp, photo frontis. Original maroon cloth with silver title etc, top edge maroon. A joint publication by George Allen & Unwin of London and Samuel Weiser of New York, this copy with..... More
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, xii + 324pp. Orange cloth with gilt and black title, etc. to spine, author name in gilt and other text in blind on upper board, end notes, bibliography and index. Top edge orange. From the publisher: "The first..... More
Mansfield Centre, Connecticut: Martino Publishing, 2000. Facsimile reprint edition. Hardcover. Small thick quarto. xiv + 722. Publisher's blue cloth with black lettering and rules to spine, index. A facsimile reprint of this massive bibliography of the works of Paracelsus which was first published Berlin in 1894. TEXT in GERMAN: the..... More
London: Vincent Stuart Ltd., 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 211pp + ipp advert. Original orange cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, Biographical note, Notes explaining special words at rear. A student of P.D. Ouspensky and a prolific writer, this volume - published after Collins death in 1956..... More
Toronto, Canada: Traditional Studies Press, 1987. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo. 680pp. Red cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine. "The Guide and Index" is a massive reference work developed by a Gurdjieff work group for use in the study of Gurdjieff's "All and Everything, Beelzebub's Tales to his Grandson"..... More
London: Vincent Stuart Ltd., 1962. Second edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. xxxiv + 204pp. Black cloth with copper titling to spine and gilt device to upper board, index. Edition limited to 500 copies. A nicely produced facsimile reprint of the1893 edition of this alchemical classic. This work was first published in..... More
New York: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1970. Second edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. iv + 212 pp. Black cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine, gilt design on front cover., index. A facsimile reprint of the 1896 edition which was published jointly by Stuart & Watkins in London and Samuel Weiser in the..... More
New York: Schocken Books, 1992. First Schocken paperback. Softcover. Octavo. xviii + 238pp, b&w line illustrations, endnotes, bibliography, glossary, index. From the publisher: "The Mystic Quest explains the major ideas and concepts of Jewish mystical thought in a way that the general reader can clearly understand. Drawing upon his own..... More
Englewood CO: EON [ Order of the Eagle and the Lily ], 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 40pp. Original blue stapled wrappers illustrated and titled in black on upper cover, illustrated in black on rear cover. The first issue of this scarce periodical "the exoteric publication of the Order of..... More
Philadelphia, PA: David McKay, Publisher, ND [ 1912? ]. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 278pp. Original bright red cloth with gilt titling and pentagram design on upper board. Includes fold-out frontis of "The Wheel of Wisdom" and various tables in-text. The scarce first American edition of Waite's second..... More
New York, NY: Henry Schuman, 1950. First US Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 390pp. Black cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w illustrations, index. The first US edition of this scarce study of Renaissance Hermeticist Giordano Bruno (1583-1600), which includes a translation of "De l'infinito Universo et Mondi"..... More
London: MacMillan and Co., 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 366pp +iipp publisher's adverts. Dark green blind ruled cloth with gilt titling to spine, frontis w/ tissue guard, index. An unusual early study and biography of the martyred hermetic philosopher. Cloth is lightly rubbed and has a few..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 466pp. Original green cloth with gilt titling to spine, b&w frontisplate and sixteen plates, index. The first US edition of this extraordinary study of Renaissance Hermeticist Giordano Bruno, his intellectual precursors, and his influence on both the..... More
