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Adyar; The Home of the Theosophical Society, Views Taken Expressly By Alcyone (J. Krishnamurti) with Descriptive Letterpress By C. W. L.
by KRISHNAMURTI & LEADBEATER
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
Adyar: The Theosophist Office, 1911 blue cloth lightly rubbed to edges, ADYAR in gilt to cover, patch of soiling to right edge of upper board, Theosophical stamp to fep, 9pp+ 45 plates with accompanying pages of texts +v appendices, floorplans, folding map etc, views of the Theosophical headquarters at the height of the Adyar compunds success. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Landscape 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Fortuna Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007901
- Title
- Adyar; The Home of the Theosophical Society, Views Taken Expressly By Alcyone (J. Krishnamurti) with Descriptive Letterpress By C. W. L.
- Author
- KRISHNAMURTI & LEADBEATER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Theosophist Office
- Place of Publication
- Adyar
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- new age metaphysics spirituality hindu Aryan Theosophy Adyar Photographs Adyar Compound Theosophical Headquarters in India Madras
- Bookseller catalogs
- OCCULT NEW AGE METAPHYSICS;
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