Handbook for Guarians of Camp Fire Girls by Camp Fire Girls Inc - 1950

London: The Aquarian Press, 1962. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Small 8vo. pp. xi, [1], 7-112. Bound in publisher’s pale gray-green cloth. The binding is clean and tight with only the most miniscule signs of bumping to the upper corner tip of the front board. The dust jacket is price clipped on the inner flap and shows spots of wear and rubbing to the extremities. The head cap of the jacket spine is chipped (15 x 13 mm). The rear jacket displays some mild soiling and a couple of small tears (sealed). An ink stamp from the U.S. distributer Wehman Bros. ("Wehman Bros. Publishers 159 Main Street Hackensack, N.J") is present in the lower margin of the title page. Interior pages are generally clean. Pages 92-93 contain a small, light manufacturing smudge. Doreen Valiente (1922-1999), often called "the mother of modern witchcraft" was a founding figure in the contemporary Wicca movement. During the 1950’s, while she served as high priestess in Gerald… Read More

A la Haye: Pierre Paupie 1769-1770, 1769. Hardcover. See Description. 12mo. 7 volumes. Title pages printed inside a decorative border. Bound in full period calf with gilt spines. All text block edges are dyed red. Rubbing and wear is present to the bindings; the outer joints on several volumes are neatly and professionally restored. Volume II is slightly leaning in the binding. The head cap and the bottom panels of the spine to volume III are carefully repaired with some loss of gilding; the spine label to volume III is lacking and the board edges also contain spots of restoration. The interior pages of this set are generally crisp with minimal age-toning, foxing, spotting etc. An occasional minor marginal chip or tiny tear is present. Volume II reveals faint damp staining on the lower inner margins. Volume V contains a short worm track in the upper margins of the first 30 pages; two tiny worm holes (or on some leaves a small worm track) are present in the bottom margins, near the outer corners… Read More

London: Privately Printed, 1894. Hardcover. See Description. Tall 4to. (32.5 cm), pp. [4], xvi, 254 with 40 plates and a facsimile of the 1786 title page. Large paper copy #19 of 50 from a limited edition of 500.The preface states: "the present edition, an exact reproduction of that of 1865, but correcting some manifest misprints, is published in the interest of science and scholarship." Bound in later plain black cloth showing rubbing and wear to extremities and to the spine caps. The first few leaves including the title contain a small dark stain near the upper edge. Pages show periodic smudging/soiling; several plates have a damp stain on the outer edge of the margin; occasional edge tears are professionally sealed; 3-4 leaves are carefully tipped back in to place. Richard Payne Knight (1750-1824) was a classical scholar, mythologist and a collector of antiquities. His "Discourse on the worship of Priapus" was first published in London, 1786. Knight argues that a universal… Read More

London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1840. First. Near Fine. A near fine copy in 1/2 calf on black morrocco boards with gilt titles and ruling on spine Corners and spine ends slightly scuffed, but no other marks or damage at all Text is clean and bright, particularly so for a book of this age The armorial bookplate of Sir Robert Johnson Eden, apparently Sir Robert Johnson-Eden, 5th Baronet, of West Auckland (1774â€"1844), affixed to the front pastedown A very nice copy of an uncommon work 575 + errata pp.

West Nyack, NY: Parker Publishing Company, 1970. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published West Nyack, NY, Parker Publishing Company, 1970. 8vo., 216pp. Provides instructions for developing parapsychological powers to improve material and spiritual well-being. As new, in as new dust jacket. . Hard. As New/As New. 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

Bombay: Theosophy Co., 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Very good, with prev. owner names, some rubbing to extremities, and missing ffep. The first 12 issues , with contents pages. 816 pages. Overweight volume will require extra postage..

Theosophical Society, 1895. Single sheet folded, lightly creased horizontally.. No author stated, OCLC attributes the title to Fullerton and Judge; No place, publisher or date referenced; Rear cover notes states inquiries regarding the Theosophical Society may be addressed to Wm. Q. Judge, General Secretary; Judge was Secretary of the society from 1884 to his death in 1896; 4 pages.

Cincinnati: Robert Clarke, 1897. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition; Slight wear to spine ends; Front seam repaire; Modest toning to end papers; First page of text and facing page have short tearsat the inner seam.. 101 pages; 16mo, 6 1/2" x 4 1/2

London: Uma Press, 1946. First edition. Covers dulled and quite worn along the edges, though not through the cloth at any point; Longish contemporary gift inscription to end-paper; Contents very good.. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and cover though the gilt is worn off save for a bit of the name and star emblem on the cover; 8.75" x 6"; [viii], 323, [2] ads pp.Top of the title page reads "A Book fo Initiates" and the book is sometimes presented with that title but the cover and spine show the title as The Golden Star. Spiritual journey of Ma-u and Ma-uti who are lead by the Divine Messanger Neteru-Hem through the spiritual hierarchy from the Domains of Night to God. In the introductory Note, the author says the some of the messages are based on the "Secret Doctrine" of Madame Blavatsky.