As with all our Miscellany catalogues this list comprises a selection of books from across our areas of specialty, ranging from rare and out-of-print works, limited editions, and signed copies to used modern paperbacks.
London / Copenhage: George Allen & Unwin / Rosenkilde & Bagger, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 174pp. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Maps. Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with b&w photographs throughout. An unusual study of nude/erotic scupture in the British isles, focussing particularly on the various forms of the "Sheela-na-gig." A serious..... More
London: Souvenir Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. Black cloth with silver titling to spine, maps, well illustrated in b&w and colour, bibliography, index. The first edition of this work in which the author who is a physicist and meteorologist with a lifelong interest in archeology, seeks to link..... More
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New York, NY: Fowler & Wells, ND (ca. 1885 ). First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Thick octavo. 260pp. + 176pp. ( + ivpp. ads). Modern black binder's cloth, gilt-lettering on spine, (misspelling Fishbough's name). Frontispiece to Newman's work, which also has some B&W Ills. These two works were originally issued as..... More
Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1986. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. vi + 378 pp. Glossy pictorial wrappers. Index. From the publisher's blurb: " a spine-tingling guide to the most fascinating documented haunts in America. Read the eerie tales of spirits, bizarre occurrences, and unexplained phenomena. You will be spellbound by the..... More
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. iv + 174pp. Maroon cloth with gilt titling to spine, b&w frontis, b&w illustrations, end-notes, bibliography, glossary and indexes. Dr. Anne Ross (b. 1925) is a Gaelic speaking scholar, writer and archeologist - was a Research Fellow in..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1959. Third Impression. Hardcover, Octavo, x + 262 pp includes glossary and index. Original green cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, and gilt design on front cover, b/w illustrations. An insightful, respectful study of the mythologies of that framed Christianity, and the way they shaped..... More
St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn, 1990. First Edition - First Printing. Softcover. Octavo. xviii + 336 pp. Pictorial card covers. Bibliography, b&w illustrations. Stated first printing. A sourcebook on Nordic Odinism designed for Neopagans interested in Norse and Saxon ritual and mythology. From the publisher: "The Magic and Mystery of a...... More
Oxford: Agni Yoga Society, Inc., 2014. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. Large, thick octavo. xx + 665pp, b&w illustrations, maps, notes, bibliogaphy. A massive work on the subject. Described by the publisher as: "The most ambitious work on mythology since that of the renowned Mircea Eliade, who all but single-handedly invented..... More
Wellingborough, England: Aquarian Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 294pp. Black cloth with gilt titling to spine; notes & references, bibliography, index, and b/w illustrations. An importantly scholarly study of the background to occult belief amongst the Nazis in Germany. One of the few intelligent studies of a subject..... More
Philadelphia, PA: The New Home Library / The Blakiston Company, (1942). Early Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 350pp. Original brown cloth with black titling etc. B&w line drawings. A home guide to different forms of fortune-telling: Section headings: What Your Palm Predicts, What Your Birthday Signifies, What Your Numbers Tell..... More
Richmond, VA: Macoy Publishing Company, 1975. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. (iv) + 216pp. Original beige cloth with red title, etc. to spine, frontispiece, b&w illustrations. From the library of artist Larry K. Barnes, the publisher of "The Necronomicon" with an AN ORIGINAL CARTOON-LIKE DRAWING AND INSCRIPTION BY BARNES on the front..... More
New York: Avon Books, 2006. Reprint. Softcover. Thick "Pocket-paperback." xiv + 316pp. Glossy illustrated wrappers. A detailed history and defence of the author's version of "The Necronomicon" - the best known of several works that bear that title. Although often dismissed as a hoax, Simon's "Necromicon" has achieved massive sales..... More
Burton, MO: Subterranean Press, 2006. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 260pp. Original black cloth with red titling to spine, red titling and rules to upper board. Copy number 45 of the SIGNED edition, limited to 350 numbered copies, SIGNED by Simon on a specially bound-in parchment coloured limitation page. A...... More
New York, NY: Avon Books, ND (2000s). Twelfth Printing. Softcover. Pocket paperback. (iv) + 124pp. Glossy pictorial card covers. This copy SIGNED AND WITH AN ORIGINAL CARTOON-LIKE DRAWING AND INSCRIPTION BY LARRY K. BARNES on the first page (half-title). Larry K. Barnes (1952-2001) known as "Kozmo" to his friends, was..... More
Lake Worth, FL: Ibis Press, 2017. Reprint of Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10.5 x 7.5 inches). lxiv + 222pp. Quality black cloth, ornately decorated with silver title on spine and title and decorations on front cover. Black endpapers. Black and white diagrams. Printed on acid-free paper, with a ribbon marker..... More
New York, NY: Avon Books, ND (circa 1990s). Reprint. Softcover. Small pocket paperback. (x) 224pp, b&w illustrations. This copy SIGNED AND WITH TWO ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWINGS AND INSCRIPTIONS BY LARRY K. BARNES who (with Peter Lavenda and James Wasserman) was one of the trio who achieved the publication of the "Necronomicon"..... More
New York: Schlangekraft Inc. / Barnes Graphics, 1977. First Edition, Limited. Hardcover. Quarto. lvi + 222pp. Original full black leather, ornately lettered in silver on spine, with silver title and decorations on front cover. All edges silver. Black and white diagrams. Black ribbon page marker. Edition limited to 666 numbered..... More
Wellingborough, England: Aquarian Press, 1985. Second Impression. Softcover. Quarto. 224pp, Glossy pictorial card covers. B&w illustrations, appendix and index. From the cover: "Through numerological analysis we can not only discover what we are best qualified to do, and how to fulfill our destiny, but we can also recognize our limitations..... More
New Hyde Park, NY: University Books, 1958. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. xxx + 318pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to black spine panels, etc. to spine. Huysman's classic autobiographical novel of decadence and occultism in fin de siècle Paris. We believe this to be the first printing of..... More
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London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, ND (1905). First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 240pp. Silver and black illustrated maroon cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover, black endpapers, well illustrated in b&w. Palm reading duo: Charles Stephenson [Keiro] and his wife Martha Stephenson [Madame Keiro], faced prosecution several..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1891. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small octavo. viii + 100p + iip advert, b&w frontispiece. White parchment covered boards with red illustration and lettering, beveled edges. One of an unstated but apparently small limited printing. A volume from the "Nature Worship and Mystical Series" on phallic worship..... More
London: Privately Printed. 1891. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small octavo. (iv) + 106pp.(+iipp blanks). White parchment covered boards with red illustration and lettering, beveled edges. Frontispiece. One of an unstated but apparently small limited printing. The book is identical to those of the privately & anonymously published "Nature Worship and..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1890. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small octavo. viii + 111pp.+ ipp advert. White parchment covered boards with red illustration and lettering, beveled edges. One of an unstated but apparently small limited printing. A volume from the "Nature Worship and Mystical Series" on phallic worship privately & anonymously..... More
London: Privately Printed. 1889. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small octavo. (viii) + 76pp.+ (+ivpp adverts & blanks). White parchment covered boards with red illustration and lettering, beveled edges. Frontispiece. One of an unstated but apparently small limited printing. A volume from the "Nature Worship and Mystical Series" on phallic worship..... More
London: Privately Printed. 1889. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small octavo. (viii) + 107pp.+ (+ip advert). White parchment covered boards with red illustration and lettering, beveled edges. Frontispiece. A volume in the privately & anonymously published "Nature Worship and Mystical Series" on phallic worship. No indication of limitation is given, but..... More
