Chicago: The Aries Press, 1937. First Edition. Softcover. 12mo. 98pp. Brown card covers with yellow title panel on upper cover. B/w illustrations. The first edition of this early work on numerology. Clear tape & tissue repair to spine, spots of white paint on back cover, page-edges age-toned, gutter pulled at... More
Los Angeles, CA: Kosmon Press, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xviii + 236pp. Red cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board. B/w illustrations. Bibliography. Spine ends chafed, bottom corners of boards bumped, top-edge dusty, otherwise a VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket slightly rubbed, a few tiny chips... More
Los Angeles, CA: Kosmon Press, 1946. Hardcover. Octavo. xviii + 240pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board. Bibliography. B/w illustrations. Spine rubbed & slightly faded, spine ends chafed, corners of boards bumped, page edges lightly browned, otherwise a solid VG copy (no dust jacket). More
Los Angeles, CA: Kosmon Press, July 1944. Second Printing. Softcover. Slim octavo. 64pp. Spine & wrappers a little rubbed & discolored, else a solid VG copy. More
Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co, ND ( circa 1950s? ). First American edition. Softcover. Octavo. 190pp. Colour printed wrappers, b&w illustrations. Apparently the first American edition of British publisher Foulsham's popular book on divination and predicting the future: "Foulsham's Fortune Teller; Every Known Method of Fortune Telling for Serious Study... More
Stow, MA: Anthony Publishing Company, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo, x + 148 pp. Index. Covers darkened at edges and spine, corners bumped and lightly creased. Otherwise a sound and unmarked VG copy. More
New York, NY: The MacMillan Company, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 152pp. Green cloth lettered on spine. Index. B/w frontispiece. Slightest age-toning to edges, else a clean VG+ copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, rubbed & slightly discolored, lightly edge-worn, a few small edge-chips). More
Atlantic City, NJ: Published by the author. Printed by L.N. Fowler & Co., 1922. Second Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo.184pp. Original rust coloured cloth with black titling to upper board and spine & black borders, patterned endpapers. An unusual and curious book, whose author claims Pythagorean influence when she connects certain..... More
Atlantic City, NJ: The Author, 1929. Third Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo.184pp. Original rust coloured cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. An unusual and curious book, whose author claims Pythagorean influence when she connects certain numbers, linked with individuals and objects, to certain colors, and suggests that the... More
London: W. H. Allen, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 222 pp. Dark blue cloth w/ gilt titling etc to spine. The true, first British edition of this book by journalist Denis Bardens. Bardens was a friend of Austin Osman Spare's, and the chapter ""The World of Witches" contains a few... More
New York: John W. Lovell Company, ND [ copyright 1891 ]. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 158pp. Original maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine. B/w frontis-portrait. A scarce reminiscence about the life of Charles H. Foster (1838-1888), the Salem, Massachusetts born medium. Foster was both well-known and controversial; his repertoire... More
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. l + 58 b/w plates + 336pp. Original red cloth. Index. Focuses on the "mounts" of the hand in Palmistry and their meanings. Spine ends chafed, bumps to corners of boards, boards a little rubbed, spine lettering dulled, slight... More
York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser Inc., 1985. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. xxiv + 158 pp. B&w illlustrations. Overall, a tight and bright Near Fine copy. More
New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1943. Hardcover. Octavo. 382pp. Grey cloth lettered in black on spine, heraldic design on front board. "A New Translation An Up-to-Date Interpretation." B/w frontis. portrait. Bibliography & index. Page-edges lightly browned, spine ends rubbed, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, otherwise a solid... More
York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, 1991. First American edition. Softcover. Small quarto. 240pp. Bibliography & index. A tight, clean near-Fine copy. More
London: Rider, ND (circa 1935). First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 222pp. Light orange cloth lettered in black on spine. The author uses the English alphabet to build a "working Kabala". Light chafing to extremities, page edges browned, a few pen numbers on front blank endpaper, otherwise a tight bright VG +... More
London: Rider, ND (circa 1935). Hardcover. Octavo. 222pp. Light orange cloth lettered in black on spine. The author uses the English alphabet to build a "working Kabala". Page-edges foxed, top of spine slightly rubbed & faded, occasional browning, else a clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket discolored... More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 216pp. Tan glazed cloth boards lettered in black on spine. B/w illustrations. Organized to easily and quickly teach the reader the art of Palmistry. Page-edges lightly browned & foxed, else a clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped... More
London: L. N. Fowler, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 142pp. Pictorial papered boards. Bibliography. B/w illustrations. Top-edge foxed, spine ends slightly rubbed, else a clean VG copy (no dust jacket). More
Indianapolis: Alan McConnel & Son, Inc., 1970. First Edition, Inscribed. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii] + 360pp. Original metallic gold boards lettered in black on spine. B/w illustrations. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf: "10/27/71 To Sue Parrar, With every good wish for-- Happiness, Success, Good Health, in the years ahead --... More
Virginia Beach, VA: The Cayce Publishing Company, Inc., 1959. First Edition. Softcover. Slim octavo booklet. Volume 2 only. 62pp. Stapled printed wrappers. Topical index. Wrappers slightly rubbed & discolored, else a solid, clean VG copy. More
New York, NY: William Morrow, 1974. Book Club edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 288pp. Blue papered boards lettered in black on spine. B/w plates. Bump to top of spine, slight foxing to top-edge, minor mark to rear free endpaper, otbherwise a clean VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket slightly rubbed... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 280pp. Crimson cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Pictorial endpapers. Slight chafed bump to top-corner of front board, 1" edge split at top of spine, top-edge lightly foxed, otherwise a clean, colid VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket slightly rubbed &... More
London: Herbert Jenkins, ND. Revised 26th edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 242pp. + 61 b/w plates + 4pp. [appendix & ads). Gray cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. B/w frontis. portrait. B/w line illustrations. Front board slightly bowed, bump to top-edge of rear board, page-edges foxed, cloth slightly... More
London: Herbert Jenkins, ND (circa 1920's). Hardcover. Octavo. 188pp + 4pp ads. White cloth pictorial on spine & front board. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Boards slightly rubbed & discolored, page-edges browned, pages faintly browned, chafing & short tear at bottom of spine, otherwise a solid near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More
