Catalogue 269 - A Miscellany

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Catalogue 269 - A Miscellany

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.

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Item #69643 Cultus Arborum: A Descriptive Account of Phallic Tree Worship with, Illustrative...

[ Phallic Worship ] ANONYMOUS [ Hargrave Jennings ?].

Cultus Arborum: A Descriptive Account of Phallic Tree Worship with, Illustrative Legends, Superstitions, Usages, &C., Exhibiting Its Origin and Development Amongst the Eastern & Western Nations of the World from the Earliest to Modern Times with a Bibliography of Works Upon and Referring to the Phallic Cultus; Nature Worship and Mystical Series

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

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Item #69644 Phallic Objects, Monuments and Remains: Illustrations of the Rise and Development of...

[ Phallic Worship ] ANONYMOUS [ Hargrave Jennings ?].

Phallic Objects, Monuments and Remains: Illustrations of the Rise and Development of the Phallic Idea (Sex Worship) and its Embodiment in Works of Nature and Art.

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

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Item #69646 Phallism: A Description of the Worship of Lingam-Yoni, in Various Parts of the World,...

[ Phallic Worship ] ANONYMOUS [ Hargrave Jennings ?].

Phallism: A Description of the Worship of Lingam-Yoni, in Various Parts of the World, and in Different Ages, with an Account of Ancient and Modern Crosses, Particulary of the Crux Ansata (or Handled Cross) and other Symbols Connected with the Mysteries of Sex Worship [ Phallicism ].

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

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Item #47250 Possession, Demonical and Other among Primitive Races, in Antiquity, the Middle Ages,...

[ Possession ] OESTERREICH, T. K. ( Translated by D. Ibberson ).

Possession, Demonical and Other among Primitive Races, in Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and Modern Times.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 400pp. Green cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Index. An extraordinary collection of lore regarding demonic and spiritual possession, from all countries and eras, suggesting that the phenomena of possession and exorcism have always been present in..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #54320 Psychic Facts: A Selection from the Writings of Various Authors on Psychical...

[ Psychical Phenomena ] HARRISON, W. H. (Edited by) Various authors, including: Robert Hare, William Crookes, Edward W. Cox, Professor Zollner, Caption R. F. Burton, Alfred Russel Wallace, Epes Sargent, Eugene Cromwell, Judge Edmonds, and others.

Psychic Facts: A Selection from the Writings of Various Authors on Psychical Phenomena; by Literary and Scientific Authors.

London: W. H. Harrison, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. viii + 152pp. + xviii pp. ads. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board, blind borders, beveled edges, red page edges. Some b/w illustrations. An unusual collection of essays on spiritualism and psychic phenomena by literary and..... More

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Item #52941 How Not to Test a Psychic: Ten Years of Remarkable Experiments with renowned...

[ Psychical Research ] GARDNER, Martin [ Pavel Stepanek ].

How Not to Test a Psychic: Ten Years of Remarkable Experiments with renowned Clairvoyant, Pavel Stepanek.

New York: Prometheus Books, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 264pp. Black boards gilt-lettered on spine. Index. B/w plates. A highly intelligent, albeit skeptical study by Gardner of the methodology, practice and results of the decade of experiments that psychical researchers undertook with the Czech celebrity psychic and clairvoyant, Pavel..... More

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Item #49074 Voices from Another World: The Waking Dreams and Metaphysical Phantasies of a...

[ Psychical Research ] GURTIS, F. (pseudonym of Willibald Franke), Editor ( Translated by Lilian A. Clare ).

Voices from Another World: The Waking Dreams and Metaphysical Phantasies of a Non-Spiritualist.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 224pp. Gray cloth lettered in black on spine & front board, black rules. One b/w illustration. A discussion and text of spirit communications by F. Gurtis (Willibald Franke), originally published in German as "Stimmen aus Einer Andern Welt" (1921)..... More

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Item #4967 Psychism and the Unconscious Mind: Collected Articles from the Science Group Journal...

[ Psychism ] EDMUNDS, H. Tudor (Editor).

Psychism and the Unconscious Mind: Collected Articles from the Science Group Journal of the English Theosophical Research Centre.

London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. xvi + 254pp. Light blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. A collection of articles by various authors from the Theosophical Research Center on the subjects of: Psychical research; Psychic perceptivity; Etheric vision and radiation; Psychometry; Telepathy; Radiesthesia; Human consciousness..... More

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Item #63115 The Art of Rosicrucian Healing (Rosicrucian Wisdom Teachings). Roscicrucian, Dr....

[ Roscicrucian ] PLUMMER, Dr. George.

The Art of Rosicrucian Healing (Rosicrucian Wisdom Teachings).

New York, NY: Society of Rosicrucians, Inc., 1976. Reprint. Softcover. Small format. 28pp. Original printed, stapled wrappers. First published in this format in 1947 - this is the 1976 reprint of this short work on Rosicrucian healing by George Winslow Plummer aka Frater KHEI, X (1876-1944), co-founder and Supreme Magus..... More

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Item #63118 The Science of Death. Rosicrucian, Dr. George Winslow PLUMMER

[ Rosicrucian ] PLUMMER, Dr. George Winslow.

The Science of Death.

New York, NY: Society of Rosicrucians, Inc., August, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. 122pp. Original printed wrappers, b&w frontisportrait, list of publications at rear. The first publication of a series of lectures on the subject of death given by George Winslow Plummer aka Frater KHEI, X (1876-1944), co-founder and..... More

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Item #69636 The Mathnawí of Jalálu'ddin Rúmí. Edited from the Oldest Manuscripts Available:...

[ RUMI - Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi ] Translated etc. by Reynold A. Nicholson.

The Mathnawí of Jalálu'ddin Rúmí. Edited from the Oldest Manuscripts Available: With Critical Notes, Translation, & Commentary by Reynold A. Nicholson. A complete set of the Nicholson TRANSLATION ONLY in 3 Volumes): Volume II: Containing the Translation of the First & Second Books; Volume IV: Containing the Translation of the Third & Fourth Books; and Volume VI: Containing the Translation of the Fifth and Sixth Books [Volume I, III, and V, which are not present, contained the texts in the original language).

Warminster, England: E. J. W. Gibb Memorial Trust, 1990. Reprints. Hardcovers. 6 volumes in 3. Octavos. Original black publisher's cloth, gilt title, etc to spine. Vol. 2: xxiv + 420 pp; Vol. 4 xvi + 496 pp, Vol. 6 xiv + 530pp. A complete set of THE TRANSLATION ONLY of..... More

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Item #69641 Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard. Russell Miller, L Ron Hubbard

Russell Miller [ L Ron Hubbard ].

Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard.

Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1987. First US Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 390pp, xvi page b&w photo insert at page182. Black papered spine titled in red, over black papered boards. Notes, bibiography and index. Stated first edition. A critical biography of Scientology founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Just a hint..... More

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Item #69638 The Road to Total Freedom, A Sociological Analysis of Scientology. Scientology,...

[ Scientology ] WALLIS. Roy.

The Road to Total Freedom, A Sociological Analysis of Scientology.

London: Heinemann, ND [ 1976 ]. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 282pp. Bound in fine blue cloth and illustrations, coloured top edges, headbands, index. The first edition this analysis of Scientology from a sociological /historical perspective. A few light marks to boards, light bruising and chafing to spine..... More

Price: $35.00

Item #69640 Among the Scientologists. History, Theology, and Praxis. Scientology, Donald A....

[ Scientology ] WESTBROOK, Donald A.

Among the Scientologists. History, Theology, and Praxis.

New York NY: Oxford University Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x+ 332pp. Black papered boards, with silver titling to spine. A serious study of Scientology as a new religious movement, based on extensive interviews with Scientologists, etc. As new. A fine copy in find dust jacket. (Now in..... More

Price: $30.00

Item #69655 The Illuminoids. Secret Societies and Political Paranoia. Secret Societies, Neal...

[ Secret Societies ] WILGUS, Neal. Introduction by Robert Anton Wilson .

The Illuminoids. Secret Societies and Political Paranoia.

Albuquerque, NM: Sun Books, 1981. Second Printing. Softcover, Octavo. 262 pp (+ 8pp. adverts). Original red paper wrappers illustrated etc. in black. Something of a classic in its field. From the publisher: "From the days of Cabala and ancient India to the JFK assassination and Jimmy Carter, the underground society..... More

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Item #69620 The Tarot. A Guide to Reading Your Own Cards. Nancy SHAVICK

SHAVICK, Nancy.

The Tarot. A Guide to Reading Your Own Cards.

New York: Berkley Books, 1988. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Pocket Paperback. 140pp. (+ ivpp. adverts) Glossy pictorial covers. The first book by Nancy Shavick (b. 1957), a well-known New Jersey-born author on the tarot and tarot counselor. Light rubbing and creasing to cover edges and spine, pages a bit toned..... More

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Item #69681 Demoniality. Ludovico Maria SINISTRARI, Introduction and, Translation, Rev. Montague...

SINISTRARI, Ludovico Maria, Translation, Introduction and Notes by Rev. Montague Summers.

Demoniality.

London: The Fortune Press, 1927. First edition thus. Hardcover. Large Octavo. xliv + 128pp. Original black cloth with gilt titling to spine, top edge gilt. Edition limited to 1290 numbered copies, the first 90 of which were on Arnold unbleached handmade paper, and bound in full vellum. The remaining copies..... More

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Item #56976 Magickal Childe 1990-1991 Retail Mail Order Catalogue. Herman: Magickal Childe...

[ SLATER, Herman: Magickal Childe Publishing ] .

Magickal Childe 1990-1991 Retail Mail Order Catalogue.

New York: Magickal Childe, ND. (ca 1990). First Edition Thus. Softcover. 8" x 11". 144pp. Stapled. A mail order catalogue from Herman Slater's famous Magical Childe occult store in New York City. The catalogue advertises predominantly occult books, comprising the titles published by Magickal Childe Publishing (including on the front..... More

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Item #56982 Magickal Childe catalog (c. 1990). Herman: Magickal Childe Publishing SLATER

[ SLATER, Herman: Magickal Childe Publishing ] .

Magickal Childe catalog (c. 1990).

New York: Magickal Childe, ND. (ca 1990). First Edition Thus. Softcover. 8" x 11". 168pp. A mail order catalogue from Herman Slater's famous Magical Childe occult store in New York City. Undated, but internal evidence suggests that it was produced in 1990. The catalog advertises predominantly occult books - including..... More

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Item #37657 The Society of the Horseman's Grip and Word ( The Society of the Horseman's Word )....

[ Society of the Horseman's Word ] Various ( Billy Rennie, James S. Munro, William Singer, et al ).

The Society of the Horseman's Grip and Word ( The Society of the Horseman's Word ).

[England]: Society for Esoteric Endeavour, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Square octavo. 184pp. Blue cloth with silver titling to spine, frontis, b&w illustrations, appendixes. Limited to 1,000 copies. A collection of essays, interviews, etc relating to "The Society of the Horseman's Word", the secretive group of professional horse and ploughman who..... More

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Item #69579 Study for a Portrait of Frank Letchford (July 2nd, 1916 - December 30th, 1998): a...

[ SPARE, Austin Osman: related works ] Gavin W. Semple .

Study for a Portrait of Frank Letchford (July 2nd, 1916 - December 30th, 1998): a brief memoir.

London: Fulgur Ltd., 2002. First Edition, Limited. Hardcover. Octavo. 42pp. Blue cloth with stiff paper dustwrapper, in black slipcase. Edition limited to 45 copies thus, hand numbered and SIGNED by the author - this is numbered 34. (there were also 400 copies in wrappers, and five bound in quarter leather..... More

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Item #58313 The Mystic Grimoire of Mighty Spells and Rituals. Spells, Frater MALAK

[ Spells ] MALAK, Frater.

The Mystic Grimoire of Mighty Spells and Rituals.

West Nyack, NY: Parker Publishing Company, Inc., 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo. 202pp. Maroon cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, illustrations. Included with this copy is the original 15 page stapled pamphlet: "The Mystic Grimoire Talisman and Amulet Kit" which is often missing. According to on-line sources Frater..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #65178 The Universal Treasure Casket, or Book of Wisdom and Knowledge, Containing How She...

[ Spiritualism ] GREYER, Bertha A.

The Universal Treasure Casket, or Book of Wisdom and Knowledge, Containing How She Became a Medium, or Experience in the Study of Occult Science and Many Formulas From Which to Choose a Profession; With Poems.

Boston, MA: S. J. Parkhill & Co., 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 96pp. Gilt and black decorated brown cloth, gilt titling to spine. Contains quite a potpourri of "wisdom" from recipes to psychological advice and occult instruction. The book is divided into three parts, in the first the author..... More

Price: $95.00

Item #69588 The Sufi Path of Knowledge [ Ibn al-'Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination ]; Suny...

[ Sufism ] CHITTICK, William C.

The Sufi Path of Knowledge [ Ibn al-'Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination ]; Suny Series in Islamic Spirituality

Albany NY: SUNY, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. xxii + 478pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards, extensive end-notes and indexes. The first edition of this volume from the SUNY Series in Islamic Spirituality. From the publisher: "Ibn al-'Arabi is still known as "the Great Sheik" among the surviving Sufi orders. Born..... More

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Item #69650 The Whirling Dervishes. Being an account of the Sufi order known as the Mevlevis and...

[ Sufism ] FRIEDLANDER, Ira. Music section by Nezih Uzel.

The Whirling Dervishes. Being an account of the Sufi order known as the Mevlevis and its founder the poet and mystic Mevlana Jalalu'ddin Rumi.

London: Wildwood House, 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. 160pp, Glossy pictorial card covers. B&w illustrations, glossary and bibliography. A generously illustrated (in quality black and white photographs) study of the Mevlevis group of Sufism, their belief, music, cermonies etc. A hint of light shelf-wear, inside covers toned and small, neat..... More

Price: $18.00

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