The Bowl of Heaven.
New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (viii) + 276pp. Original royal blue cloth with gilt titling to spine and front cover. Frontispiece portrait photographer. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the author - "For Mr Nester, a loyal friend and devoted client with best wishes of the author [signed] Evangeline Adams". The first edition of this collection of biographical reflections by astrologer Evangeline Adams. Curiously it has recently been confirmed that two of her best known works - "Astrology, Your Place In The Sun" and "Astrology: Your Place Among The Stars" - were actually "ghost-written" by Aleister Crowley, although, perhaps unsurprisingly, the Beast does not seem to rate a mention in her autobiography (at least not one that we can spot at a quick glance). Spine darkened and rubbed at ends, gilt of moon design on front board flaking, corners a little brusied and rubbed at points. Faint (barely visible) trace of long erased child's pencil scribble on front-pastedown, a little flecking to endpapers and first few leaves, pages toned, tear to tissue frontispiece guard. Else a solid, clean, better than VG copy (lacks dust jacket). Item #71122
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