As the title suggest the catalogue includes a small but interesting selection of publications “by” the notorious occult publisher Lauron William de Laurence.
Northamptonshire: Aquarian Press, 1979. Second Edition, Revised etc. Softcover. Small octavo. 96 pp. Pocket sized, index. A volume in the "Paths to Inner Power" series published jointly by Aquarian Press and Samuel Weiser Publishing in the 1970s. Slight bump to top corner, covers lightly rubbed, otherwise a clean VG+ copy..... More
London: Walter Scott, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 410pp + xpp publisher's adverts. Original maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board. Index. A volume in the Walter Scott publishing company's "Contemporary Science Series", this is the first edition of this popular title offering the reader..... More
Chicago, IL: Aries Press, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. 84pp. Spiral bound, orange card covers lettered and illustrated in black, index. Based on the premise that each astrological sign rules various herbs and spices, flavors and foods - the author instructs on how to properly feed each sign of..... More
Wiltshire: Mullins, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. viii + 64pp. Original red cloth lettered in gilt on front board, blind borders. B/w frontis-portraits of John Mullen and his son Joseph Mullen on endpapers and several b/w illustrations. Published under the patronage of the "War Office Authorities" and the "Crown..... More
London: Rider, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 240pp. Original fine blue cloth with gilt titling and to spine and front board. A generally sympathetic survey of various of the occult arts in the light of the discoveries of (then) modern science. Chapters on: Alchemy, Astrology, Psychometry, Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Spiritualism, Hypnotism..... More
Jamaica NY: The Occult Press, 1927. Second Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xviii + 350pp. Original red cloth with black borders and lettering to upper board and spine, index. The second edition of this scarce work. A "Who's Who" of individuals, groups and publications in the Occult and related fields in..... More
New York: Jno W. Leonard / American Masonic Agency, 1855. "New Edition" Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 320pp. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine and decorated in blind on upper board. A study by George Oliver (1782–1867), an English cleric, schoolmaster, topographer who wrote extensively on Theology and Freemasonry. "The..... More
San Francisco, CA: Peach Publishing Co., 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 120pp. Very dark navy cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover, color frontis, b/w illustrations, pictorial endpapers. This copy INSCRIBED to the original owners on the half-title page and SIGNED "Ophiel". Lessons in astral projection by..... More
San Francisco CA: Peach Publishing, 1968. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii + 116pp, colour plates. Black cloth with gold lettered on spine and upper board, colour illustrations & 2 colour frontispieces, b&w printed endpapers. Colour frontis reproduces "The Chariot" tarot card . This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED "To [previous owner's..... More
New York, NY: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xxviii + 356pp. Original beige cloth with black title and decoration to spine, frontis, b/w illustrations, index. Papus builds on the work of Eliphas Levi: one of the first major studies of the tarot as a key to esoteric initiation..... More
Bath UK: Privately published, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. vi + 106pp. White parchment covered boards with red illustration and lettering, b&w frontis with tissue guard, beveled edges. One of an unstated small limitation. A volume from the "Nature Worship and Mystical Series" on phallic worship privately & anonymously..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. viii + 99pp + vpp adverts. White parchment covered boards with red illustration and lettering, beveled edges, b&w frontis with tissue guard. One of an unstated small limitation. A volume from the "Nature Worship and Mystical Series" on phallic worship privately..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. viii + 98pp + ipp advert. White parchment covered boards with red double fish design and red lettering to upper board, beveled edges. One of an unstated small limitation. A volume from the "Nature Worship and Mystical Series" on phallic worship..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. viii + 104pp. White parchment covered boards with red caduceus and red lettering, beveled edges. One of an unstated small limitation. A volume from the "Nature Worship and Mystical Series" on phallic worship privately & anonymously published, but believed to have..... More
Chicago, IL: The Hermetic Publishing Company, 1895. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo. viii + 272 pp. Original green cloth with gilt title etc. to spine, black device to front baoard. The second edition, published six years after the first, of an unusual occult treatise in fictional form, written by Dr..... More
London: James S. Hodson, 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. [iv] + 206pp. +iipp. adverts. Modern green cloth boards with gilt lettered red leather spine label, fresh endpapers. Errata. From the anonymous author's preface the book is his "humble attempt to penetrate beneath the mere nomenclature of Phrenology to ascertain..... More
Denver, CO: Starr Publishing, 2011. First US Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 244pp. B/w illustrations. "Cliff Porter is a homicide detective and recognized national lecturer and instructor in the field of subconscious communications. He is also a devoted Freemason, Heretic, and spiritual seeker. In this volume Porter explains the Traditional Observance model..... More
New York: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1973. Second US Paperback Edition. Softcover. Small Octavo. 64pp. Original wrappers, b&w illustrations. The first paperback edition of Regardie's guide to the principles and practice of divination. Covers a bit rubbed and a little discoloured, page edges and inner margins slightly darkened, pages lightly toned..... More
London: Helios Books, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 52pp. Original green cloth, with silver title, etc. to spine and front cover. A short work originally written by Regardie in 1938, although not published in this form until 1965. It is essentially a discussion of the relaxation techniques that he..... More
Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press, 2015. First Edition, limited. Hardcover. Octavo. 179pp. 8pp color plates, b&w illustrations. Gilt embellished black papered boards, gilt lettering to spine. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies. Dust jacket designed by Daniel A. Schulke. From the publisher "With its geographic diversity of rocky edifices..... More
New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 212pp. Blue-lettered cream cloth spine over orange boards. B/w illustrations, b&w frontis. The first edition of this work by French-born Dane Rudhyar (1895 – 1985), a modernist composer and humanistic astrologer who pioneered modern transpersonal astrology who wrote over 40 books..... More
Panorama City, CA: AEon Books, Coreki Corporation, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, 310pp + viiipp index. Original tan cloth w/ white title, etc, to spine, b&w illustrations, two large fold-out colour diagrams, index. Ribbon marker. From the publisher: "The Gnostic Circle introduces a unique and profound understanding of astrology..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1970. Reprint (of Second revised and enarged edition). Hardcover. Octavo. 216pp. Pale blue cloth with silver title, etc. to spine, b&w frontis. An autobiographical exploration of Sadmadhi, meditation, and the Guru-Chela relationship, by Sadhu (Mieczyslaw Demetriusz Sudowski; 1897 - 1971), an enigmatic Polish-born mystic..... More
Albany, NY: SUNY, 1986. Softcover. Octavo, viii + 160pp. Original printed wrappers, b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. A volume in the Suny series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology. From the cover: "The first part of the book studies self-realization in Zen Buddhism. The author pinpoints its essence in Buddha’s..... More
Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. 74pp. Original printed flexible composite boards, with black back-strip. Printed in two columns. Diagram. A study of the Washani and related religious / shamanic beliefs of the native Americans of the Columbia river area of the Pacific North West..... More
