New York: Samuel Weiser Onc, 1971. Sixth Impression [Fourth Edition]. Reprint, although some of these 1970's Wesier imprints are technically the First American Editions. The sheets were printed in the UK, but this edition has the Weiser imprint on title leaf, spine and dust jacket. Octavo, original brown boards lettered..... More
London & Tonbridge: Ernest Benn Limited, [1974]. Reprint. Reprint [Eleventh Edition]. Octavo, original dark blue boards lettered in gilt on spine. 327 pp., Analytical Index at rear. Some red pencil underlining and marks to about 20 leaves (all near the front of the book); otherwise a fine copy in a...... More
London: The Aquarian Press, [1970]. Fourth Edition, Third Impression. Octavo, original maroon boards lettered in gilt on spine. 132 pp. Small rubberstamp of a lotus flower [Banyan Books] on front endpaper. A fine copy in dust jacket, rear panel of the jacket with an old dampstain, not very visible on..... More
London: The Aquarian Press, 1957. Fourth Edition (Stated). Octavo, original grey boards lettered in black on spine. 132 pp. With the "Wehman Brothers" stamp on the title page (they were the American distributors). A small card is inserted, on it is typed what appears to be beginning of the AMORC..... More
New York: Samuel Weiser, [1971]. Second Edition [First American Edition]. Second Edition (Stated), and the First American Edition. Octavo, original brown boards lettered in gilt on spine. 109 pp. Originally issued in the UK by Frederick Muller in 1934, this is the 1971 "Second Edition". The sheets were printed in..... More
London: The Aquarian Press, 1962. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original grey boards lettered in gilt on spine. 87 pp. Small rubberstamp from 'The Aquarian Book Service' on front free endpaper. Pencil marks to margins and underlinings to the text (also in pencil) to about 30 pages of the..... More
London: The Aquarian Press, 1974. Reprint. Reprint [Fifteenth Edition]. Octavo, original black boards lettered in gilt on spine. 212 pp., Bibliography. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ Dion Fortune (1891-1946) one of the twentieth century's most famous occultists: a former member of the Golden Dawn who founded..... More
London & Coimbra: Alkahest Press. 2019-2020. First Editions (& 1st printings). Trade Paperback. 3 vols, paper wrappers, stapled at spine and bound into hand-made paper covers. Issued in a tiny print run of just 48 copies each. Fine Copies. The publisher's website is non-existant at this point in time but..... More
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, Dated 17 VII 1956, on the author's printed letterhead, return address "21 Adelaide Crescent, Hove, Sussex". 80 words, signed in initials ""E.H.V.". "My Dear John, You may have wondered at my silence about my Milton proofs. The explanation is thatthe publication has been postponed until february, and..... More
Scarborough, On: Signet / The New American Library of Canada Limited, 1979. First Canadian Edition. Paperback. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 212 pp. Canadian Edition, identical to the American Edition issued by Signet / NAL but with the Canadian Imprint on title and copyright page. Issued as Signet..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1979. First Paperback Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 275 pp. US Edition. Issued as Bntam Book 12626-1 ($2.50). Double front cover (not a cutaway, but with a second cover underneath that carries a blurb advertising the book). Minute wear..... More
New York: Popular Library, [1979]. First Paperback Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 192 pp. US Edition. Issued as Popular Library 0-445-04363-6 ($1.75). Faint corner crease to upper front cover, trifling rubbing / wear at spine tips; still, a fine, bright, unread copy with..... More
New York: Avon, 1982. First Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 406 pp. US Edition. Issued as Avon 80275 ($3.50).. Embossed cover art. A fine, bright, unread copy with no creasing, writing, names or stamps. Basically an 'as-new' copy. ¶ Paperback original, the true..... More
New York: A Signet Book / New American Library, 1976. First Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 202 pp + [8] pp black & white photos bound in near the centre of the text. Canadian Edition, with PRINTED IN CANADA on copyright page, correct..... More
London: Associated Newspapers Ltd, No Date [1936]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Large crown octavo, original black cloth titled and decorated in green on spine & front panel, decorated endpapers. 320 pp. With 12 b/w illustrations by Norman Keene. Anonymously edited by Terence Ian Fytton Armstrong (a.k.a. John Gawsworth), this..... More
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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954-55. First Editions (& 1st printings). First Edition, First Impressions of All Three Volumes, comprising 'The Fellowship of the Ring', 'The Two Towers' and 'The Return of the King'. Octavo, bound in full red morocco leather, the spines with five raised bands lettered, ruled..... More
Neuilly-le-Vendin, France: Sarob Press, 2021. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original white boards titled in black on spine panel. 161 pp. 465 hand-numbered copies printed. Dust Jacket and Interior Art by Nick Maloret. Printed bookmarker laid in, as issued. Includes an Introduction by the author's widow, Fran Weighell, an..... More
New York: Samuel Weiser Inc., [1973]. Second Edition [First American Edition]. Second Edition (Stated), and the First American Edition. Octavo, original dark blue boards lettered in silver on spine. 110 pp. Some pen notes and red underlinings / highlighting to about 16 leaves; otherwise a fine copy in a fine..... More
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: The Aquarian Press, [1972]. Second Edition. Second Edition, originally issued by Rider in 1930. Octavo, original red boards lettered in gilt on spine. [126] pp. Small rubberstamp of a lotus flower [Banyan Books] on front endpaper; otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. The jacket is..... More
New York and London: Harper & Brothers. 1900. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original pictorial beige cloth, spine and front cover lettered in orange, design on front cover in orange, black and green. 352 pp. Frontispiece & one additional illustration. Minor rubbing to cloth, spine slightly darkened; a...... More
London: Printed by A.T. Stevens of 55 St. Martins Lane, in the City of Westminster, for Flying FAME, 45 Roland Gardens. No Date [1913]. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside, a single leaf, 295 x 153 mm, folded once. Illustrated with two woodcuts by Claude Lovat Fraser. Very good copy. ¶ Illustrated..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., No Date [circa 1975]. Large crown octavo, original brick red cloth over black cloth sides, spine panel with black stamped title labels lettered in silver. 1122 pp (paginated consecutively). A fine set in fine original pictorial dust jackets of this oversized set..... More
London: The Aquarian Press. 1968. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original white boards titled in gilt on spine panel. Bookplate on front endpaper, small bookseller's ticket on front flyleaf. One slight bump to upper front corner otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, price-clipped. ¶ "No serious..... More
Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geunther. 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Original Wrappers. First Edition. Quarto, original printed wrappers. pp185-198. Extrait de la Revue Syria, XXV, 1946-48, fasc. 3-4). From the Library of Dr. Charles A. Muses, with his small name stamp on the inner front cover. A near fine copy..... More
Amsterdam: Oriental Press. 1972. Reprint. Original Wraps. Reprint of the 1863 Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers. 92 pp. Text in German. From the Library of Dr. Charles Muses. Very good copy. ¶ Dissertation on religious practice among the Arabs before the advent of Islam. Arabic source texts at end. More