London / Copenhage: George Allen & Unwin / Rosenkilde & Bagger, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 174pp. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Maps. Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with b&w photographs throughout. An unusual study of nude/erotic scupture in the British isles, focussing particularly on the various forms of the "Sheela-na-gig." A serious..... More

New York: Black Cat [ MacDonalds & Co. ], 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. 88pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, illustrated in b&w and colour, bibliography, illustrated end papers. As the title suggests, Innes discusses how to use, lay out and read the cards and their significance in magic..... More

Quakertown, PA: Philosophical Publishing Co. "Beverly Hall Corp." ND [ Copyright 1946, 1947 and 1949 ]. First Editions (?). Hardcover. Large octavos. Three volumes. xxviii + 288pp & xxxii + 280pp & xxxii + 288pp. Original green cloth with gilt titles and authors to spines, gilt Rosy Cross design on..... More

Philadelphia, PA: Robert H. Ball, 1877. Third Edition, revised. Hardcover. Large octavo. 500pp. Original royal blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine, gilt Masonic device on front board. B/w frontis. Index. George Franklin Fort (1809 – 1872) was a physician, judge, and politician who served as the 16th Governor of..... More

Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. Small quarto. xiv + 250pp. Buff coloured cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. Index. Fold-out color frontispiece. B/w diagrams in . Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854-1934), was a prominent, if controversial, member of the Theosophical Society, co-founder of the Liberal..... More

London: Wildwood House, 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. 160pp, Glossy pictorial card covers. B&w illustrations, glossary and bibliography. A generously illustrated (in quality black and white photographs) study of the Mevlevis group of Sufism, their belief, music, cermonies etc. A hint of light shelf-wear, inside covers toned and small, neat..... More

New York NY: Oxford University Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x+ 332pp. Black papered boards, with silver titling to spine. A serious study of Scientology as a new religious movement, based on extensive interviews with Scientologists, etc. As new. A fine copy in find dust jacket. (Now in..... More

London: Heinemann, ND [ 1976 ]. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 282pp. Bound in fine blue cloth and illustrations, coloured top edges, headbands, index. The first edition this analysis of Scientology from a sociological /historical perspective. A few light marks to boards, light bruising and chafing to spine..... More

Los Angeles, CA: The Philosophical Research Society, 1982. Eighth Printing. Softcover Booklet, Octavo. (ii) + 52pp. Printed card wrappers. Originally subtitled "A Study in Psychotherapy" Hall looks at the causes of mental and physical illness and the way to avoid or cure it. Spine and edges a little darkened, hint..... More

Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions International, (1991). Fourth Printing. Softcover. Small quarto. (xvi) + 190pp. Glossy illustrated wrappers. B&W Illustrations. From the publisher: "To the Sufis, the healing of the sick is considered to be the most important of all services to humanity. For the first time in the West, the..... More

London: Richard Bentley, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover, Octavo. xviii + 376 pages. Contemporary pebbled leather, heavily decorated in gilt with patterned borders and devices to both boards, raised bands to spine, gilt decorations to edges of boards. All edges gilt. Lilac silk-finish endpapers. An extremely uncommon first edition by Henry..... More

New York, NY: Citadel Press, 1990. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo. 256pp. Glossy illustrated covers. B&w illustrations, index. From the cover: "Almost every social system throughout history has produced its secret societies. Here is a unique study of such societies from earliest recorded times to the present, along with an analysis of..... More

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. xviii + 268pp. Brown publisher's cloth with black titling and borders on upper cover and spine, b&w illustrations, index. The first edition of this translation of the ancient Egyptian ritual known as "The Book of the..... More