The Temple of Solomon: From Ancient Israel to Secret Societies.
Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 384pp. Black cloth with gilt titling. Well illustrated in b&w and colour. Endnotes, bibliography and index. This copy SIGNED by the author by way of a Weiser Antiquarian Books bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. The author, James ("Jim") Wasserman (1948 - 2020) was a well regarded and now greatly missed figure in US esoteric and Thelemic circles. An author and publisher, he was particularly well known for his studies of Templarism, Secret Societies, and the occult. In this work he "examines the Temple of Solomon in the Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament, and Apocryphal writings, explores its role in the founding of Freemasonry, the legends of the Knights Templar, the doctrines of the Kabbalah, and the teachings of Islam and explains the sacred nature of the Temple Mount--the site of the Temple of Solomon--and the secrets that may still be hidden there." An as new copy of the First Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. OVERSIZE and heavy - increased shipping charge will apply to all destinations. Item #40774
ISBN: 9781594774836
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