The catalogue comprises a general selection of mostly modern editions of works on Alchemy and Hermetica, including some unusual works on Sacred Geometry and Gnosticism, and a selection of works published by Adam McLean
Marina del Rey, CA: Devorss & Co., 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 210pp. Original white textured boards lettered in gilt to spine and front cover, index. The first edition of this work "channeled" through mystic Frater Achad (George Graham Price 1889-1959) from the "Ancient Mystical White Brotherhood." Note it has..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Paracelsus Research Society, 1970. Third Printing. Softcover. Booklet: octavo, (iv) + 44pp. stapled in original cream printed wrappers, printed in black, with b&w illustrations. A booklet by Frater Albertus Spagyricus (Dr. Richard Albert Riedel, 1911-1984) which was designed to accompany a set of loose 17 inch..... More
New York, NY: Samuel Weiser Inc., 1974. Revised Edition. First thus. Hardcover. Large octavo. 124pp. Blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w illustrations, appendix. The 1974 Samuel Weiser Revised Edition of Albertus' "The Alchemist's Handbook," with foreword by Israel Regardie. The book is a practical guide to the..... More
Scotland: Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, 1984. Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 138pp. Hand bound in brown faux-leather, b&w illustrations. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies. Signed by Adam McLean. This copy has ALL 67 PLATES COLORED BY HAND. Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks series No. 3. "One of the most enigmatic of..... More
Bristol, England: Hermetic Research Trust, 1998. First edition - Limited. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 256pp. Black cloth with gilt title etc. to spine and gilt Golden Dawn emblem on front cover. First edition, limited to 100 hardbound copies, hand-numbered and SIGNED by both editors on the limitation page (there were..... More
Bristol, England: Privately Printed, 1998. Limited edition. Softcover. Octavo. x + 256pp. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, SIGNED by both editors, 100 of which were hardbound, and 150 of which were bound thus in printed gold coloured wrappers. It includes Chic Cicero's reminisences of Israel Regardie, two papers by..... More
Europe: Vondel Park / Lulu, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 188pp. This copy signed by Ashe on the title page. From the cover: "From the hermetic teachings of the Fraternity of the Sanctum Regnum, an esoteric study group pursuing the Golden Dawn tradition since 1981. Containing teachings on the fundamentals..... More
San Jose, CA: AMORC [ A.M.O.R.C. ], ND [ Copyright 1993 ]. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Quarto. xii + 80pp. Spiral bound with beige wrappers printed in black. From the publisher: "Johann Becker (1635-1682) is not only famous in the history of chemistry for his theory of combustion, but also..... More
New York, NY: Continuum, 1984. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo. 128pp. A reprint edition of this study of Kabbalah - with particular emphasis on its applicability to critical theory. A well used copy - covers rubbed and creased, some light pencil underling and notes - but still a serviceable Good + copy..... More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 234pp. Original olive cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, indices. Transcription, translation, commentaries etc of the Nag Hammadi Codex III, 2 and IV, 2, The Gospel of Egyptians. Volume IV of the Nag Hammadi Studies..... More
London: Research Into Lost Knowledge, 1977. Second Impression. Softcover. Octavo.110pp. Formulas, diagrams, appendices. From the publisher: Bond and Lea "set out to explore in the Greek version of the New Testament one of the esoteric channels of wisdom known as the Gematria." Contents include: Brief Outline of Gematria; Existence of..... More
Copenhagen, Denmark: Rhodos, International Science Publishers, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Small Quartos. Two volumes. 331pp + 252 pp, 381 illustrations. Original green cloth w/ gilt title etc, beautifully and profusely illustrated, fold-outs, patterned endpapers. This copy inscribed and dated by the author opposite the title page. The first edition of..... More
Los Angeles CA: Builders of the Adytum [ BOTA ], 2007. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo. vi + 60pp. B&W illustrations, bibliography. From the publisher: "Students who want to gain more familiarity with the Hebrew alphabet will enjoy this useful workbook, which includes detailed instructions for drawing each of the Hebrew letters..... More
NP: Published by the author, 1928. Second Edition. Limited. Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover, Quarto, (ii) + 101pp (paginated and with text on rectos only). Original black cloth with red title, etc. to spine and front cover. Text mechanically reproduced from a typewritten manuscript. Frontispiece of Kabbalistic Tree of Life. Limited..... More
New York: Benjamin Blom, 1971. Second Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. viii + 328 pp. Turquoise cloth with device to upper board and gilt lettering to spine, b&w frontis and 302 b&w illustrations by the author, appendixes. Samuel Colman (1832 – 1920) was an American painter, interior designer, and writer, who was..... More
Newburyport, MA: Weiser Books, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 128pp. Illustrated wrappers. Illustrated in black & white. Appendixes, bibliography and endnotes. From the publisher: "Cotnoir offers a detailed, step-by-step introduction to Alchemy that explores its mysteries while illustrating its use as a modern spiritual system of attainment. He provides an..... More
Edmonds, WA: The Alchemical Press, 1997. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. 36pp. Stapled illustrated wrappers, b&w illustrations. From the publisher: " An original translation by Patrick J. Smith of "La Lumiére sortant par soi-même des Ténèbres ou Veritable Theorie de la Pierre des Philosophes". French/English text with corresponding verses presented..... More
Suffolk, UK / Wolfeboro, NH: The Boydell Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 302pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering to spine, b&w illustrations. List of illustrations, bibliography. A collection of essays that evolved out of a conference held at the Warburg Institute, London, in March 1984, on..... More
New Hyde Park, NY: University Books Inc., 1963. Reprint. Hardcover. Small quarto. 396pp. Quarter black cloth w/ red cloth boards, gilt title, etc. to spine and upper boards, top edge red, frontis, pictorial endpapers reproducing the plates from Barrett's "The Magus", 367 b&w illustrations throughout text, index. Described by the..... More
New York: George Braziller, 1988. First US Edition. Hardcover. Thick folio. 320pp. Original gray cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Index. A huge volume, including 533 illustrations reproducing the most famous alchemical engravings of the seventeenth century, such as those by Heinrich Khunrath, Michael Maier, "Mylius", and Jacob Boehme. Explanatory..... More
Great Britain: Jeremy Mills Publishing Co., 2004. First edition. Softcover. Large thick Octavo, xvi + 544pp. An important collection of essays - mostly on the history and philosophy of alchemy and hermetic practice, that were originally published in Ambix, the journal of The Society for the History of Alchemy and..... More
London: John M. Watkins, 1947. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 76pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. B&w frontisportrait, 3 plates, diagrams. Cited as one of Dee's most important studies of "magical mathematics," he supposedly wrote the work in 13 days in January 1564. It was published that..... More
London: Privately Printed, 2007. First Edition - First Issue. Softcover. Large quarto (12ins x 8.5ins), xviii + 79pp. (text printed and paginated on one side only). Printed paper wrappers. Tables, diagrams, etc. The first edition limited to 200 individually numbered copies, the first 40 copies of which were printed on..... More
York Beach, ME: Weiser/Red Wheel, 2003. Revised Edition - Reprint. Softcover. Small thick quarto. xvi + 480pp. Index. B/w illustrations. A substantially revised edition of this highly important work that was originally published in the Magum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks series. Adam McLean observed "'The Mysteriorum Libri Quinti' manuscript has been..... More
London: Golden Hoard Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 296 pp. Black cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover, appendixes, bibliography, index. Illus. & tables. Text in red and black. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies. From the publishers: "The authors have discovered what happened to..... More
