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Page 5 M59. “Ex Oriente Lux” (E.A Gordon), The Temples of the Orient and Their Message, 1 st edition, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1902, 8vo, red cloth, 10 + 442pp + 2pp publisher’s advertisements, with one text illustration and a coloured, folding map, errata slip. The temples and religions of the Orient and ancient East in the light of Holy scripture, Dante’s Vision, and Bunyan’s allegory. An interesting and surprisingly objective comparative study of Christian and pre Christian religions. Light wear to corners and spine ends, a few minor marks to cloth. Some very occasional marginal foxing, text clean and tight. A couple of page corners previously turned, tiny tear to margin of map, not affecting image. The uncommon original issue. V.good - £24 M61. (Farr, Florence & Olivia Shakespear) The Shrine of the Golden Hawk, 2007, plain stapled wraps with Eye of Horus design in gilt on upper wrapper, 19pp, illustrated. One of only 60 copies printed. A commemorative program for the reading of the play of the title at Treadwells bookshop in 2007. Introduction by Caroline Wise, and essays including Florence Farr Restoring the Mysteries by Mary Greer, Olivia Shakespear by John Harwood, and Horus in the Northern Sky by Andrew Collins. Signed by Caroline Wise. Fine. Scarce, £15 M63. Faulk, G, Everything is Alive, printed for the author, 8vo pbk. 2004, 234pp, illustrated. The author's personal journey of spiritual awakening. Includes material on Cygnus. Signed by the author with long dedication to previous owner on title page. Fine £8 M65. Fitzgerald, M, Storm-Troopers of Satan: An Occult history of the Second World War, 1 st edition, Robert Hale 1990, 8vo, black cloth, 208pp including index. A study of the Nazi interests in the occult during world war two. Includes material on the Thule society, Hitler’s astrology, black masses, hollow earth theories, Tibetan mysticism, etc. Very scarce. Fine in like d/w £70 M65A. Flamel, N, Les Oeuvres de Nicolas Flamel, Editions Pierre Belfond 1972, small 4to, mock black morocco, 207pp, 21 full page illustrations. French text. Label removal mark to front pastedown, foot of textblock stained throughout, but not affecting text of image, still a good reading copy, £7.50 M66. Ford, M, The Bible of the Adversary, 1 st edition, Succubus Publishing 2007, 8vo, blue cloth, 335pp, with diagrams and other illustrations in the text. A complete account of the doctrines and practice of the modern Luciferian tradition, based around Samael and Lilith. The increasingly scarce original hard cover issue. Near mint in fine d/w £38 M66A. Fortune, D & G.Knight, The Curcuit of Force, 1st edition, Thoth 8vo pbk. 1998, 250pp including index, a few illustrations in text. A collection of articles by Dion Fortune on the occult dynamics of the etheric vehicle that originally appeared in the Inner Light magazine, with additional commentaries by Knight. Near mint £8 M66C. Fortune, D, & G. Knight, An Introduction to Ritual Magic, 1st ed. Thoth 8vo pbk. 1997, 206pp incl. index. A series of articles first published in Inner Light magazine covering the use of ritual in the Western magical tradition. V.good + £8 M66D. Fortune, D, & G.Knight, Spiritualism and Occultism, 1st thus Thoth 8vo pbk. 1999, 196pp incl. index. Dion Fortune's Spiritualism in the Light of Occult Science with an additional commentry by Gareth Knight. Near mint £8 M66G. Fortune, D, Mystical Meditations on the Christian Collects, 1930, Ishtar 8vo pbk. 2006, 4 + 172pp, a few illustrations in text. A collection of esoteric explanations of the prayers within the Anglican Church book of prayers. Near mint £6 M67A. Fox, R L, The Unauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible, 1st ed. Viking 1991, lge. 8vo, black cloth, 478pp incl. index. Respected and balanced study of the history of the Bible. Some ink scoring and annotation in a couple of chapters, otherwise v.good + in like d/w £7. M70A. Frazer, Sir J.G, The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, 1890, Abridged edition in one volume, Macmillan & Co. 1947, 8vo, red cloth, 14 + 756pp including index, frontispiece with tissue guard. A monument to Victorian ideas of the origins and development of magic and religion. Although now largely superseded , the work remains a classic of its kind. Slight bumping to lower corners, slight browning to end papers, contents otherwise clean and tight. V.good in like (some minimal soiling, spine panel very slightly darkened) d/w £6 M71. Frazer, Sir J.G & R.A Downie, Native Races of Africa and Madagascar, 1st ed. Percy Lund Humphries & Co. 1938, Lge. 4to, original blue cloth, 14 + 578pp incl. index, frontispiece portrait + 8 maps. A incredible ammount of information on culture, religion, magic, folklore, etc. The book is set out by tribe, with the text drawn from Frazer's note books which feature various sources. Ex lib, stamps/ file numbers to title, front end papers, and verso of maps and frontispiece; book plates to front end papers and paste down. lacks rear end paper, webbing slightly exposed on lower hinge, but all text clean and tight. Margin to one page of index a little worn, not affecting text. Slight trace of label removal to spine, some minor wear and soiling. Still a good, sound copy of a scarce work £35 M72A. Freud, S, Totem and Taboo, 1950, Ark 8vo pbk 1983 (rebound in hard cover), 12 + 172pp including index. Classic study of psychology and religion. Ex lib, rebound, covers lightly rubbed, labels to end papers and half title, file numbers to final leaf and spine, stamp to top edge of text block. Good + £1 M74. Gardner, A, Meditation: A Practical Study, 1st ed. TPH 1952, Cr8vo, blue cloth, 6 + 109pp. A practical instructional guide. V.good in like d/w £6.50 M75. Gardner, L, Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark, 1 st edition, Element 2003, large 8vo, red cloth, 20 + 395pp including index, illustrations in text + 25 colour plates. A study of the Ark of the Covenant, which the author examines by way of Hermeticism, alchemy, the Rosicrucians, and much else. Fine in like d/w £6 M78A. Genaro, G, The Phenomena of Avalon, 1st, limited edition, Cronos 8vo pbk. 1979, 144pp, illustrated. Billed as "The first Heliocentric book after more than 2000 years", it is the author's account of the story of earth recounted by the fairie realms and based around Glastonbury in Somerset, following the author's visitation of Glastonbury tor. Signed by author to title page, and again on a Gothic Image card loosley inserted. Previous owner's stamp to inside front cover, with very slight transference of green ink to top margin of title page, otherwise a fine copy of a now scarce book. £18
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