Chicago: The Hermetic Publishing Company, 1932. Softcover. Quarto. 8" x 11". 40pp (i adverts, viii blanks). Original printed wrappers, secured by staples. No statement of edition, but the appearance of the volume is consistent with the copyright date of 1932. Published by the Hermetic Publishing Company - publishers of various works by A. S. Raleigh. The work: "Esoterically and mystically explains how Kipling reached illumination and initiation in a dream state; how he reached clairvoyance and clairaudience as shown by the dates recorded 'saw', 'heard here', on the Map in the Story. The inner meaning and what it secretes fully explained." Dr. A. S. Raleigh, was apparently the 'Official Scribe' of a group called 'the Hermetic Brotherhood.' and author of a quite a number of alchemical texts, "Science of Alchemy", "Speculative Alchemy", "Hermetic Fundamentals Revealed" "Hermetic Science of Motion and Number", "Philosophia Hermetica", amongst others. Wrappers a bit rubbed with a few light marks, a little darkened at spine and margins, otherwise appears unused. Tight and unmarked VG+ copy. Unusual. Item #40717

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