London: G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 338pp. Original green cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine and black title to front cover, index. George Robert Stowe [ G.R.S. ] Mead (1863 - 1933) was an English historian and writer who was a member..... More
Cambridge, England: Heffer & Sons, ND (c. 1929). Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 220pp. Original red cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board. B/w frontis. & plates. Index. Spine rubbed, spine lettering much-dulled, front free endpaper missing, light foxing to prelims & endpapers, page-edges a little browned, else a solid near-VG..... More
Dorset-Rockport MA: Element, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 415pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, b&w photos/illustrations, navy endpapers, index. Chronology, Notes, references, bibliography and index. One of the better biographies of George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (1870s? -1949), [ AKA Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff and G. I...... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. sm.4to, xvi + 308 pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine and device to upper board. Index. Corners and spine ends rubbed with some very light fraying at corners, spine very slightly cocked, endpapers unevenly browned and lightly..... More
New York: Image/Doubleday, 1998. Softcover. Octavo. Not paginated. [226pp]. From the publisher: De Mello offers "365 meditations, blending the mystical traditions of both East and West, he creates the lessons of a profound “master” to his “pupil,” illustrating our common need for harmony and enlightenment. The daily parables, sometimes cryptic..... More
Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 170pp. Brown cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Slight bumps to top of spine & corners of boards, bottom of spine rubbed, spine lettering much-dulled, old bookseller stamp on front free endpaper, top-edge dusty, otherwise a clean VG copy..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto. vi + 272pp. Original navy cloth with gilt lettering to spine, blue endpapers, black-and-white illustrations. A well illustrated collection of essays exploring the diversity of Newton's work, from alchemy to optics, mathematics, theology, etc.., as well as examining his..... More
London: Printed for the Trustees of the E.J.W. Gibb Memorial. Luzac & Co., 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. xiv + 530 pp. Black cloth with gilt titling to spine. Titling faded, edges slightly rubbed and bumped, cloth a bit faded, page edges darkened. Volume Six only. Overall, an internally clean VG..... More
Zurich, Switzerland: Buchclub Ex Libris, 1977. German Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 500pp. Blue cloth lettered in black on spine. GERMAN text. Pages lightly age-toned, else a clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 232pp. Gray textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. Index. Psychical research concerning survival after death. Study of paranormal phenomena, speaking in unknown tongues, out of body experiences, etc. Bottom of spine slightly chafed, top-edge foxed, otherwise a clean VG..... More
London: Frank Cass, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. Small octavo. xiv + 84pp. Green cloth with gilt titling to spine. Glossary. Overall, a tight and bright near-Fine copy in VG dust jacket. (Dust jacket rubbed, spine darkened, price clipped.). More
Harvard: The Harvard Theological Review, 1918. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Slim large octavo. [32pp]. Printed wrappers. Offprint from 'The Harvard Theological Review' Volume XI, April 1918. Wrappers rubbed & creased, corner creases to booklet, otherwise a solid, internally-clean VG copy. Scarce. More
Edmonds, WA: The Alexandrian Press / Holmes, 1985. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. 48pp. Stapled printed wrappers. Endnotes. A facsmile reprint of Thomas Taylor's translation of Plotinus' "Concerning the Beautiful" with an introduction by Taylor. Covers lightly rubbed, otherwise a clean VG+ copy. More
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..... More
Chicago, IL: Hermetic Publishing Co., ND (circa 1940s). First Edition. Softcover, Quarto. 8" x 11", 80 pp, Original printed wrappers. Undated but presumably a first or early edition. Much of the treatise seems to be devoted to drawing connections between various power centers on the human body and mystical and..... More
Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1972. First Paper edition. Softcover, 8vo, xx + 206 pp, b/w illustrations. Very slight rubbing to covers, otherwise as new. Near fine condition. More
Prescott, AZ: White Mountain Educational Association, 1998. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Large octavo. x + 254pp + adverts. B&W portrait of Helena Roerich, b&w illustrations, end-notes, index, Agni Yogi bibliography. From the publisher: "This book is a rare look into the life, visions, and fiery experiences of a great spiritual..... More
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India: Kitabistan, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 150pp. Red cloth with black lettering to spine and upper board. The extremely scarce Indian-published true first edition of this work by Nicholas Roerich (1874 - 1947). Roerich was a Russian-born painter, philosopher, writer, and traveler, renowned for his studies..... More
New York, NY: New Era Library / Roerich Museum Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 380pp. Gilt-lettered white cloth spine, green cloth boards gilt-lettered on front board. B/w frontis. The first American Edition of this volume from the works of Nicholas Roerich (1874 - 1947) the Russian painter..... More
North Hollywood, CA: Wilshire Book Company, 1977. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo. viii + 242pp + viiipp adverts. Reprint edition. Sadhu (Mieczyslaw Demetriusz Sudowski; 1897 - 1971) was an enigmatic Polish-born mystic and author, who wrote a number of books on various aspects of the Western Hermetic tradition before embracing the teachings..... More
Paris: Triades-Editions, 1962. Second Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 266pp. Original printed & illustrated wrappers with folded flaps. Index. Text in FRENCH. An unusual and important edition of this allegorical reflection on good and evil by Louis Claude de Saint-Martin (1743 - 1803), the French mystical philosopher known as "le philosophe inconnu,"..... More
Nwe York: William Edwin Rudge, ND. Hardcover. Large slim octavo. 24pp. Papered boards with title-label lettered in gold on upper board. B/w frontis. Boards lightly rubbed and darkened, chipping to edges of spine with a one inch chip at upper spine, page a bit browned, still a solid clean Good..... More
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 240 pp. Original black cloth with gilt titling to spine, index of Biblical quotations, general index. The first edition of this new annotated transation of three significant books of "The Zohar": Book of the Mystery; The..... More
Hierosolymis: E Prelis Universitatis Hebraicae, 1930. First Edition. Softcover, sm.4to, xii+258 pp, Original printed wrappers, HEBREW text. Many upopened papges (likely never read). Upper cover lightly faded at top edge, a bit rubbed and worn at all edges, spine ends chipped with a few short tears, otherwise a sound and..... More
New York: Schocken Books, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xxxviii + 276pp. Blue cloth spine lettered in silver, tan papered boards lettered in silver on front board. Index. A tight & clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
