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Rays of Truth: A series of essays and articles chiefly relating to the religious aspect of astrology. (Reprinted from Modern Astrology)
by LEO, Bessie; [The Women's Printing Society]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: L.N. Fowler & Co. or Modern Astrology Office/ Women's Printing Society, Limited., 1909. Good. Second Edition. 8vo, pp. viii, [306], [4 adverts]. Green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Pushing to spine ends, spine a little sunned. Bump to top edge of bottom board. Edges and front foxed. POIs to ffep, half-title toned. Closed tear to margin of final page. Else, clean and tidy. A tight copy. Good+ In 1915, along with husband, Alan � "the first modern astrologer" � Bessie Leo (1858�1931) founded the Astrological Lodge of London. Like her husband, who was also a prominent Theosophist, she published widely on astrology and was key to its promotion in the West. Bessio Leo was President of the Astrological Institute, as well as the resurrected Astrological Society (see Kim Farnell). Based in Brick Street, Piccadily, The Women's Printing Society was founded by Emma Paterson and Emily Faithful; it was incorporated as a co-operative in 1878. The WPS was significant for the British suffrage movement, both publishing feminist tracts and facilitating women's entry and on-going work in the trade of printing.
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- Bookseller
- Quair Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1828
- Title
- Rays of Truth: A series of essays and articles chiefly relating to the religious aspect of astrology. (Reprinted from Modern Astrology)
- Author
- LEO, Bessie; [The Women's Printing Society]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L.N. Fowler & Co. or Modern Astrology Office/ Women's Printing Society, Limited.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult and Spiritualism;
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Quair Books
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
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- Good+
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Gilt
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- FFEP
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
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