An Encyclopedia Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy. by HALL, MANELY PALMER - 1928

1863 GHOSTS 1ed Discovery Ghouls Occult Spirits George Cruikshank Caricature Art
George Cruikshank was one of the most prolific book illustrators of 19th-century England. His caricature illustrations most famously appeared in some of the works of Charles Dickens. He regularly depicted English life and satirized politics and social customs, especially slavery and abolitionist reforms. Being disturbed by the American spiritualist and séance fad going around he applied his satire to the idea of ghosts claiming that clearly it was all a hoax as ghosts always appear clothed and for that to be true clothes would have to be a part of the soul, which can only be absurd.

This 1863 first edition includes 9 black and white woodcuts of varying sizes throughout!

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Price: $750
CRUIKSHANK, George (illust.)
A Discovery concerning Ghosts; with a rap at the "Spirit-Rappers".
London: Frederick Arnold, [1863]. First edition

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1842 Ingoldsby Legends Ghost Stories Occult Myths Leech Tenniel Cruikshank ART
Under the penname Thomas Ingoldsby, R.H. Barham wrote the, now famous, 'Ingoldsby Legends.' This work is collection of myths, ghost stories, fables, and poetry. Immediately popular, these "legends" would go onto be read and reprinted well over a century. Illustrated by the beloved John Leech, John Tenniel, and George Cruikshank, this collection includes famous tales such as The Spectre of Tappington, The Witches' Frolic, The Jackdaw of Rheims, Aunt Fanny, The Smuggler's Leap, and much more!
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INGOLDSBY, Thomas (BARHAM, Richard Harris)
The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels
London: Richard Bentley, 1842-47.

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Vol. I – xii, 338, [2]
8 illustrations
1846, 3rd edition
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Vol. II – vii, [3], 288
7 illustrations
1842, 2nd edition
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Vol. III – vi, [2], 364
6 illustrations
1847, 1st edition
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1694 Macrobius Saturnalia Dream Scipio Occult Pagan Philosophy Astronomy Vellum

"Good laws are produced by bad actions."
– Macrobius, Saturnalia

Macrobius was a 5th-century Roman scholar known for his works of Platonism during the Middle Ages. His most well-known and remembered works are 'Somnium Sciponis', or 'Commentary on Cicero's Dream of Scipio' and 'Saturnalia' which is a collection of Roman religious anecdotes and historical sketches.

'Commentary on Dream of Scipio' was the most widely cited and referenced book in the Middle Ages. It is important for giving astronomical distances – one of the earliest estimations of the diameter of the sun. His anti-Christian approach to philosophy was evident in 'Dream' as he sought to describe Creation in a stoic pseudo-scientific manner. According to Shirley,
"His Neo-platonic commentary on Cicero includes, among many references to the pseudo-sciences, a geographic concept which is different from that of Ptolemy. The inhabited world north of the… Read More

1846 1ed Das Kloster Scheible Murner Theuerdank Occult Fairy Tales Superstitions

'Das Kloster' is a 19th-century collection of tales and stories compiled by Johann Scheible. These books are some of the most popular books of occult texts, folklore, fairy tales, superstitions, and famous legends, including the tale of Faust!

This volume, published in 1846, includes Thomas Murner's 'Der Theuerdank'. This work, originally written by Maximilian I, is a German tale Theuerdank's marriage pursuit of Mary of Burgundy and the adventures he encountered along the way. This 'Kloster' edition features impressive illustrations of Theuerdank's journey, including is encounters with demons!

Item number: #21633
Price: $499

SCHEIBLE, Johann

Das Kloster... Der Theuerdank nach der Ausgabe von 1519 ; Thomas Murner's Schriften und sein Leben

Stuttgart : Verlag des Herausgebers, 1846. 1st edition

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• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [6], 982
o Numerous woodcuts in the style of 16th-century masters
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1881 Edgar Allen POE 1st ed The Bells Esoteric Occult Horror Literature Plates

"Hear the sledges with the bells, Silver bells, what a world of merriment their melody foretells!"
– Poe, 'The Bells'

Not published until after Poe's death, 'The Bells' is perhaps one of the best-known poems, particularly with attention to the onomatopoeic text with use of the world 'bells.' This fine 19th-century printing is fully illustrated with 22 black and white figures emphasizing the text.

Item number: #24924
Price: $499

POE, Edgar Allan

The Bells.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, [1881]. First Edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 24 unpaginated leaves
o 22 illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Brown decorative cloth
· Size: ~7.75in X 6.5in (19.5cm x 16.5cm)

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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co First Edition, first printing. Hard cover. Published, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, no date. Volume 2 only. The Origin of the Mental Capacities and Dispositions of Man and their Normal, Abnormal and Supernormal Manifestations. Thick 8vo., 6 1/2"x10," dark blue cloth with gilt lettering. vii+361 pages. Very good plus, clean tight copy. Volume 2 only.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo..

Japan: Ken Knutson and James Wanless , 1984. First Edition, First Printing. 1984 Voyager Tarot Cards, Printed in Japan, Published by Ken Knutson and James Wanless 1984. A TRUE FIRST EDITION! Stated as such in the book and on the back of the box. <P><BR> The Voyager is one the most original tarot decks ever created and the first edition is superior in quality both in color and design compared to later editions. The cards illustrations have dazzling color and sharp clear images, and the cards themselves are of a much heavier card stock with a print quality far superior to the later editions. The first printing Voyager decks are extremely rare and will become even more rare as time goes on making this a wise investment for the collector. </P><P><BR> Tarot Card Deck Has all 78 cards with Small Booklet Titled: Voyager Guidebook, Tarot Instruction Book and Manual For Voyager Tarot. Condition is Near Fine For the Cards and Booklet, Booklet has some very mild wear at… Read More

Amsterdam: Daniel van den Dalen, 1691-1693. Four books and one pamphlet in two volumes. Quarto. [4],[4],[16],138,[2];[8],262,[2];11; [8],32,188,[2];[6],277,[3] pp., including portrait frontipiece and facing description leaf in first volume and in-text illustration of the Oldenburg Horn on p. 141 of fourth book. Contemporary parchment, manuscript spine titles. Autograph signature of the author on half-title verso of first book, title-page verso of second book, and following the introductions of third and fourth books. Matching contemporary ownership inscriptions of C. V. D. Hell on title pages of first and third books; early ownership inscription of "[?]. [?]. v. d. Bosch" on front free endpaper of both volumes; 1961 gift inscription on front free title page of first volume; occasional contemporary underlining and marginalia throughout; booksellers' pencil notations in front and rear endpapers of both volumes. Boards bowed, parchment moderately soiled and, in first volume, turn-ins separating from… Read More

NY: Pageant Press, Inc., 1959. Second Edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published NY: Pageant Press, Inc., 1959. Thick 8vo., ix+799pp., illustrated with drawings, tables, fold-out plate. Black cloth with gilt titles. Minor rub points to the tips, few small spots on edge of page block, otherwise near fine, clean, crisp, tight, unmarked in very good dust jacket with some chips and longish tears along the folds. From the Preface: "CAN "THE RIDDLE OF THE UNIVERSE" BE SOLVED? SINCE THE DAWN OF recorded history men have tried, but "the riddle" still remains. They failed, and all because they lacked the one essential--the key to Causation. This is the master key that unlocks all mysteries, but that key was lost in the spiritual night of the past 6,000 years. In that mythopoeic age that preceded this, men knew vastly more about Causation and Creation than he does today, but knowing also that an age of darkness was coming upon the world, the wise Initiates hid… Read More

Poona, India: Rajneesh Foundation, 1978. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Poona, India: Rajneesh Foundation, 1978, first printing. 8vo., color frontis+303pp., illustrated. Green cloth with gilt titles, pictorial endpapers. Some foxing to edges of page block, wear at lower tips of covers and spine, mild fade to edge of cloth, otherwise very good, clean, tight in very good minus dust jacket with loss along the top edge. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.