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Page 1 M2B. Allen, B, Last of the Medicine Men, 1 st edition, BBC Worldwide 2000, large 8vo, black cloth, 240pp including index + 32pp colour plates. A firsthand account of shamans, priests, and healers in Indonesia, Siberia, Haiti, and Mexico. Biro ‘S’ to top of front end paper, otherwise fine in v.good (some creasing to top edge, light wear at top of spine portion, light crease to front inner flap) d/w £5 M2C. Anand, M, The Art of Everyday Ecstasy, 1st U.K edition, Judy Piatkus 8vo pbk. 1998, 10 + 308pp including index. Popular Tantric techniques from a western perspective. Near fine £1.50 M03. Anonymous, Strange Talents, Parallel 4to pbk. 1995, 122pp, with photographs in the text (many in colour). Popular accounts of a variety of “strange talents”, from miracle surgeons to electric people, thought photography to telepathy, and much more. Part of the publisher’s Marvels and Mysteries series. A few minor marks to covers, contents clean and tight. Very good + £1.50 M3B. (Apollonius of Tyana), Philostratus, In Honour of Apollonius of Tyana, 1st edition, Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1912, translated by J.S Phillimore, 2 volumes, Cr8vo, original green slub weave cloth with gilt titles to spines, 128 + 141pp & 296pp including index. Top and fore edges uncut. The first complete English translation of the primary source for our knowledge of Apollonius. Despite the speculation that Philostratus heavily embellished his account of Apollonius' life and work, it remains an essential text for any student of this follower of both Plato and Pythagoras. It is the accounts of his miracle working or magic, dependent on your standpoint, that continue to intrigue theologians and occultists respectively. Ex public and Masonic library, trace of book plate removal to front paste downs, ink stamps to front end papers and rear paste downs and margins of final leaves in each volume. Slightly obtrusive ink stamps and file numbers to title pages. Very light wear to spine ends. Text tight and clean. Overall, a good + and very presentable set of the now very scarce original issue. £45 M10. Baigent, M; Leigh, R & Lincoln, H, The Messianic Legacy, 1st ed Jonathan Cape 1986, lge. 8vo, black cloth, 16 +364pp incl. index + 38 plates. First sequel to The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, further delving into the mystery. V.good in like (top edge creased) d/w £8.50 M11B. Baigent, M & Leigh, R, The Temple and the Lodge, Guild 1989, Lge. 8vo, black cloth, 14 + 306pp incl. index + 36 plates. V.good + v.good (complete but with some slight creasing) d/w £6.50 M11C. Baigent, M & Leigh, R, The Elixir and the Stone, 1st ed. Viking 1997, Large 8vo, blue cloth, 26 + 454pp including index + 24pp plates. A history of magic and alchemy. Fine in v.good + (some minor edge wear, one closed tear to top of rear panel) d/w £6 M12A. Baigent, M & Leigh, R, The Elixir and the Stone, 1997, Penguin pbk. 1998, reprinted, 26 + 483pp incl. index + 16 pp plates. A history of alchemy and Hermetica. Near fine £4 M12B. Bailey, A, Esoteric Astrology, vol. 3- A Treatise on the Seven Rays, 1951, Lucis Press 1958, 8vo, blue cloth, 10 + 742pp incl. index, Influenced, as always by Blavatsky. Occasional pen underlining, two thirds of f.f.e.p cut out. Notes to rear endpapers, otherwise a good + sound copy £6.50 M12C. Bailey, A, Initiation: Human and Solar, 1922, Lucis Press 1967, 8vo, blue cloth, 16 + 240pp incl. index. Spine ends a little worn, minor spotting to a couple of margins. Text clean and tight. V.good - £8 M13. Bakhtiar, L, Sufi: Expressions of the Mystic Quest, 1976, Thames & Hudson large square 8vo pbk. 1997, 120pp, with diagrams, photographs and other illustrations in the text (some in colour). A useful insight into Sufi doctrine and symbolism. Tiny nick to top of rear cover, corners bumped. Gift inscription and label to margin of title page, contents otherwise clean and tight. Good + £2.50 M15AB. Bantham, C.N (editor), Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, volume 88, 1st edition, Alden Press 1976, large 8vo, blue cloth, 14 + 241pp including index, with a few illustrations in the text. A collection of reviews, Masonic papers, and reprints of rare tracts and charges. Includes a brief mention of Dr John Dee. Some minor silverfish damage to surface of cloth around edges. Paperclip mark to top margin of first few leaves, contents otherwise clean and tight. Good + £7
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