Omens of the Millennium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, and Resurrection.
New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 1997. Softcover. Large octavo. 258pp. A tight, clean near-Fine copy. More
Gnosticism
The Dead Sea Scrolls.
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1955. Hardcover, no dust jacket, large 8vo, 24 pp of prelims + 436 pp, very good - condition, red cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine, illustrations, moderate wear and soiling to cover, slight rubbing to corners and edges, light soiling to page edges, minor..... More
Order of the Skeleton Key, Being Comprised of the Gnostic Texts: Kosmology. [ Luciferian Philosophy ] and Lanterns, or Lanterns of Wisdom from the Firmament.
NP [ Finland ]: Lux Ferous, 2011. Proselyte Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. Two books in one volume. 200pp. Black wrappers with white title on front cover. Edition limited to 100 hand numbered copies - this copy INSCRIBED "Ave Sophia" and signed by the author [as "Xner"] on inside front cover..... More
The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Biblical Studies.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1958. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 196pp. Black cloth lettered in gilt on spine. "A Comprehensive and up-to-date Survery of Ten Years' Work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Community which owned them. The Haskell Lectures 1956--1957." Index. B/w plates. Map endpapers. Top-edge..... More
The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospels Annotated & Explained; SkyLight Illuminations (Book 11)
Woodstock VT: Skylight Paths Publishing, 2015. Third Printing. Softcover. Octavo. xvi + 166pp. + publisher's catalog. B&w illustrations, suggested reading list. From the publisher: "The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel Annotated & Explained decodes the principal themes, historical foundation, and spiritual contexts of this challenging yet fundamental Gnostic..... More
The Thirteenth Apostle. What the Gospel of Judas Really Says.
London / New York: Continuum, 2009. Revised Edition. Softcover. Octavo. xxxii + 260pp. Illustrated in b&w, maps, appendices, notes, indexes. Revised edition with a new preface. From the publisher: "The first book to challenge The National Geographic version of the Gospel of Judas. "The Thirteenth Apostle" is sure to inspire..... More
The Riddle of the Scrolls.
Burke, London, 1958. Hardcover. Octavo. 432pp. Textured papered boards. Index. B/w plates. Exploration of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Page-edges lightly browned, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise a solid, clean VG copy in Good+ dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, scattered insect-holing along edges & on spine & rear panels)..... More
The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Preliminary Survey.
Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1954. Hardcover. 12mo. 100pp + 10 b/w plates. Blue cloth lettered in black on spine. B/w frontis. & plates. Spine ends rubbed, spine slightly darkened, top-edge browned, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, old tape-stains on verso of one..... More
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2005. First UK Softcover Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. xviii + 294pp. Bibliography & index. B/w illustrations. A fascinating study of "the lost Christianities" - those early form of Christianity that were suppressed, reformed, or forgotten, and thus have largely vanished from the historical record..... More
Orpheus - The Fisher. Comparative Studies in Orphic and Early Christian Cult Symbolism.
London: J. M. Watkins, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xvii + 302 pp.+ 76 pp plates. Original bright blue cloth with gilt tile, author and rules to spine, 76 b/w plates. The scarce first edition of this important comparative study of the symbolism of pre-Christian religions (the "Orphic") of the..... More
The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran: The Essene Record of the Treasure of Akhenaten.
Rochester, VT: Bear & Co., 2003. Softcover. Large octavo. xx + 394pp. Glossary & index. Color plates, b/w text illustrations. Signed by the author on title-page. A sharp, clean near-Fine copy. More
The Laughing Jesus. Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom.
New York: Three Rivers Press, 2005. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. x + 263pp + advert. Endnotes, suggested reading, index. From the publisher: "Discover for yourself why the Gnostic Jesus laughs." By the authors of "The Jesus Mysteries" and "Jesus and the Lost Goddess". Covers lightly rubbed, corners very..... More
The Dead Sea Scriptures in English Translation.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. xii + 350pp. Brown cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Dust jacket art & design by Edward Gorey. Minor rubbing at spine ends, top-edge lightly browned, else a clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped). More
The Scriptures of the Dead Sea Sect in English Translation.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1957. First UK edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 360pp. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine. "A Complete and Reliable Translation which allows the documents to raise their own Voice amid the Controversy about Them." Bumps to top-corners of boards, otherwise a clean VG copy in VG dust..... More
Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? The Search for the Secret of Qumran.
New York, NY: Scribner, 1995. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 446pp. Gilt-lettered black cloth spine, cream papered boards. B/w illustrations. Notes, bibliographay & index. A well-known scholarly examination of the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Minor marks to top-edge, slight rubbing to corners of boards, short pen line to..... More
Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? The Search for the Secret of Qumran.
New York, NY: Scribner, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 446pp. Gilt-lettered black cloth spine, cream papered boards. B/w illustrations. Notes, bibliographay & index. A well-known scholarly examination of the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. A solid, clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
Studies in Manichaean Literature and Art; ( Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies XLVI )
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, xii + 332 pp + 16 pp of plates. Original publisher's green cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w plates, bibliography. From Brill: "This volume consists of two sections, written by the two authors. The first section contains a...... More
The Woman Jesus Loved. Mary Magdalene in the Nag Hammadi Library and Related Documents ( Nag Hammadi and Manichæan Studies XL ).
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 261pp + adverts. Original olive cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, bibliography and indexes. From the publisher: "This is the first comprehensive study on Mary Magdalene in those second and third century Gnostic texts in..... More
The Quest: A Quarterly Review. The Quest Reprint Series. No. 1 "The Quest - Old & New: A Retrospect and Prospect"
London: John M. Watkins, 1926. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Large octavo. Eccentrically paginated; (ii), 289 - 307pp. [20pp]. Original green stapled wrappers printed in black, frontis photo of G.R.S. Mead with tissue guard. Includes original 4 page prospectus/subscription form loosely inserted. A brief history of his own spiritual development -..... More
Ancient Christian Magic. Coptic Texts of Ritual Power.
San Francisco: Harper SanFrancisco, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 405pp. Brick cloth spine with dark green papered boards, gilt titling etc to spine, b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography. Stated first edition. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the title page by editor Marvin Meyer. From the publisher: "An..... More
Treasure of the Caves: The Story of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
New York, NY: MacMillan, 1971. Hardcover. Octavo. 214pp. Black cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board. Index. B/w illustrations. Spine ends rubbed, top-edge dusty, otherwise a solid VG copy in near-Vg dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, lightly worn, a few short edge-tears). More
Voidlight. The Mystery of Gnosis in Distance.
NP: Lux Ferous, ND [ 2010 copyright ]. First Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. 102pp. Illustrated wrappers. Endnotes. Publisher Lux Ferous says of itself "A Gnostic collection of artists united by the luminous glow of wisdom eternal." Of the book, the publisher says: "Voidlight is a work of Gnostic philosophy which..... More
Pagan Christs.
New Hyde Park, NY: University Books, 1967. Hardcover. Slim octavo. 172pp. + 4pp. ads. Red cloth lettered in black on spine. Page-edges lightly browned, otherwise a clean VG copy (no dust jacket). More
The Zadokite Fragments and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1952. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 134pp. Black cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Bibliography & index. Hint of rubbing to spine ends, top-edge a little dusty, otherwise a clean VG copy inVG dust jacket (dust jacket spine slightly rubbed & discolored, several short edge..... More
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Modern Translations of the Old Testament.
Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1993. Hardcover. Large octavo. 196pp. Orange cloth gilt-lettered on spine. "How the Dead Sea Scroll Discoveries have Influenced Modern English Translations." Bibliography. B/w plates. A tight, clean VG+ copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket has small top-edge tear & creases to front panel). More