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Page 5 M57. Evans-Pritchard, E.E & Others (edited by), Essays Presented to C.G Seligman, 1st ed. Kegan Paul 1934, Lge. 8vo, maroon cloth, 10 + 385pp, illus. in text + 19 plates and coloured portrait frontispiece. 29 essays in honour of this celebrated anthropologist. Contributors include E.E Evans Pritchard, Raymond Firth, Edward Westermark, Geza Roheim, and Melville Herskovits. The essays cover magic, anthropology, folk lore, and religion. These include essays on Oral Sorcery in Bechuanaland, Mother Rites among the Bantu, Ibo Law, the origins of sacrifice, the Journey of the dead, etc. Edge of text block spotted, some minor foxing to first and last few leaves. Overall, a very good sound copy in v.good - (soiled, a little scuffed in places, minor edge wear) d/w £15 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 M64A. Fincher, S F, Creating Mandalas, 1st ed. Shambhala 8vo 1991, 16 + 192pp incl. index, illus. in text + 16 colour plates. The creation of Mandalas for healing, insight and self-expression. V.good - £5 M65. Firth, R, Tikopia Ritual and Belief, 1st ed. G Allen and Unwin 1967, lge. 8vo, red cloth, 376pp incl. index + 8 plates. A study of the magic and traditional beliefs of this Polynesian people that have survived after the introduction of Christianity. Ex lib, slight tape adhesion traces to cloth and spine label removal on d/w, small stamp to verso of title page, otherwise a v.good, clean copy in v.good d/w £15 M065. Fitzgerald, M, Storm -Troopers of Satan: An Occult History of the Second World War, 1st ed, Robert Hale, London, 1990. 8vo, black cloth, 208 pp including index. A fascinating account of occult and Satanic practices and beliefs within Hitler's Nazi Germany. Signed to Andrew Collins by the author on the title page.Fine in near fine (lightly rubbed with minor staining to inside of wrapper, not showing through) d/w. scarce, £35 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 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 M66E. Fortune, D, Dion Fortune's Book of the Dead, 1st thus, Weiser 8vo pbk. 2005, reprinted, 2 + 89pp. The text of Fortune's Through the Gates of Death, with a new introduction. Near mint £3.50 M66F. (Fortune, D), Chapman, J, The Quest for Dion Fortune, 1st ed. Weiser 8vo pbk. 1993, reprinted, 22 + 190pp incl. index, a few illustrations in text, foreword by Kenneth Grant. Biopic based around correspondence with those who knew Fortune. Fine £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 £7.50 M69. Frazer, Sir J G, The Golden Bough- A Study in Magic and Religion, abridged ed. 4th imp. 1925, 8vo, gilt decorated blue cloth, 14 + 756pp incl. index, frontis plate. A v.good bright copy of the nicest of the abridged editions, £12 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 M71A. Frazer, Sir J.G & R.A Downie, Native Races of Asia and Europe, 1st ed. Percy Lund Humphries & Co. 1939, Lge. 4to, original blue cloth, 8 + 399pp incl. index + map. An incredible ammount of information on culture, religion, etc, with the text drawn from Frazer's note books which feature various sources.. Ex lib, stamps/ file numbers to title, front end papers, verso of map; book plates to front paste down, faded file number on spine, spine a little faded, some minor wear/ soiling. Lacks rear end paper. Text clean and tight. Still a good, tight copy. Scarce £25 M71B. Frazer, Sir J.G & R.A Downie, Native Races of America, 1st ed. Percy Lund Humphries & Co. 1939, Lge. 4to, original blue cloth, 12 + 351pp incl. index + map.An anthropological study by tribe, with the text drawn from Frazer's note books which feature various sources. Ex lib, stamps/ file numbers to title, front paste down, verso of map; book plates to front paste down, faded file number on spine, spine a little faded, some minor wear/ soiling. Bar code label to recto of title. Lacks rear end paper, front end paper and half title. Text clean and tight. Good £18 M72. Freidmann, H, The Symbolic Goldfinch, Its History and Significance in European Devotional Art, 1st ed Bollingen series V11, 1946, 4to, red cloth, 33 +254pp incl. index + 141 plates. Ex lib, but no interior stamps, just a mark on spine due to label removal. V.good £30 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 M78. Gelfand, M, Shona Ritual, 1st ed. Juta & Co. 1959, 8vo, maroon cloth, 6 + 217pp incl. index + fontispiece and 12pp plates. A detailed study of the spititual practice and magic of the Shona people of Mashonaland in southern Rhodesia, with special reference to the Chaminuka cult. Some minor marks to cloth, some slight knocks to rear cover. Contents clean and tight. V.good - £12
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