Portentous Prophets and Prophetesses. Occultistic, (Mme. Blavatsky and others); Germano-Judaeo-Sciolistic, (Max Nordau); Scoto-Diabolistic - (Robert Buchanan).
London: Digby Long and Co., 1897. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 126pp + 16pp publisher's catalogue. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, decorated in blind, beveled edges, printed endpapers. A collection of rather scathing vignettes of Blavatsky, Eliphas, Levi, etc. According to an editorial note the essays originally appeared in somewhat different form in a London weekly newpaper between 1894 - 1897. "Occultistic" selections are: Madame Blavatsky: A Priestess Unveiled; Bewitched by Blavatsky. Mrs. Besant: An English Born Hindu and Nirvanitas Nirvanitatum. A.P. Sinnett: Mr Sinnett on the Soul. Swami Vivekandanda: How to Be A Yogi. Eliphas Levi: Magic Made Easy and C. G. Harrison: Vortices!. Germano-Judaeo-Sciolistic selections are: Max Nordau: A German Jeremiah, Max De Mendaciis and Max More than Ever Marvelous. Scoto-Diabolistic selection is Robert Buchanan: Dazzled by the Devil. Light bruising to spine ends and corners, extremities lightly chafed, endpapers discoloured, page edges darkened. Still a tight, and unmarked VG+ copy. Item #60018
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