Item #66409 The Oracle of Fortuna. OPHIEL, Edward Peach.

The Oracle of Fortuna.

St. Paul, MN: Peach Publishing / The Gnostic Institute, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x +126pp. Black glazed cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board. B/w illustrations, printed endpapers. Colour frontis reproduces "The Wheel of Fortune" tarot card. The scarce hardcover first edition of this guide to his own system of divination by "Ophiel" (Edward C. Peach :1904 -1988), whose 9 books on various esoteric subjects that have become mainstays of modern occultism. Ophiel's divination system requires the production of one's own cards, which here are bound in at rear - ready to cut out and glue. All are intact in this copy. Spine ends and corners slightly bruised, page edges and endpapers a unevenly browned, very light ripple to colour frontis, small ink stamped "Hong Kong" at lower edge of title page - else a tight clean VG+ copy in near VG dust jacket (Dust jacket a bit chafed and lightly chipped at edges, upper spine chipped, some scattered browning, but complete, clean and not price clipped. Now in protective mylar cover. ). Item #66409

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