Readings XXXII: Scottish Rite -

Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.

It was 1972, time of the cult-occult-commune explosion. By day, the Source Family dressed in colorful robes and served organic cuisine to John Lennon, Julie Chistie, Frank Zappa, and many other celebrities at the famed Source restaurant. By night, in their mansion in the Hollywood Hills, they explored the cosmos with their spiritual leader, Father Yod. Yod was an outlandish figure who had 14 wives, drove a Rolls-Royce, and fronted his own psychedelic rock band, Ya Ho Wa 13, now considered one of the most singular psychedelic bands of all time. He surprised many by suddenly morphing from health food restaurateur into mystical leader of what many considered a cult: a group of young people who lived strictly devoted to his esoteric teachings, unusual sexual practices, and philosophies of natural living and dying. Still, as controversial as he was to outsiders, Father Yod was, by inside accounts, a deeply loving and spiritually powerful magus who taught his Family to recognize their divinity within and… Read More

Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2002-06-01. First Edition Paperback. Paperback. Good. 8x6x0. Name of previous owner, inside cover. Clean, unmarked interior text, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Softcover is clean and bright, shows a bit of edge, corner, shelf wear. Small "H" outer edge. No rips, chips, stains or tears. 2002. First edition paperback, First Printing, Full Print Line Displayed. Ships in box, quickly and with care.

Aquarian Press, 1970, in soft wraps. Terrific lurid. A veritable time capsule which can serve as a bona fide research tool for those with an interest of the heady days of late 1960s London. No website to hide behind; here were REAL names of both adepts & quacks and where to find them! An interesting artifact- though don't expect to trace many of these street addresses now. Uncommon vintage paperback. Exceptional condition save for spotting on all edges. Very tight binding, extremely clean. Almost "As New". Inv. # 62542 bds 2023

Stein & Day, New York, 1974 (Third Impression-first published in the US in 1964); Medium 8vo., 300 p. quarter red cloth over black paper boards.
Binding is clean, straight, fresh & attractive. Internals are flawless. Unclipped wrapper has some age toning along edges, else Fine. A very tidy copy indeed.
Inv. # 63614 TMOTM* bds 7/2023

Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.

It was 1972, time of the cult-occult-commune explosion. By day, the Source Family dressed in colorful robes and served organic cuisine to John Lennon, Julie Chistie, Frank Zappa, and many other celebrities at the famed Source restaurant. By night, in their mansion in the Hollywood Hills, they explored the cosmos with their spiritual leader, Father Yod. Yod was an outlandish figure who had 14 wives, drove a Rolls-Royce, and fronted his own psychedelic rock band, Ya Ho Wa 13, now considered one of the most singular psychedelic bands of all time. He surprised many by suddenly morphing from health food restaurateur into mystical leader of what many considered a cult: a group of young people who lived strictly devoted to his esoteric teachings, unusual sexual practices, and philosophies of natural living and dying. Still, as controversial as he was to outsiders, Father Yod was, by inside accounts, a deeply loving and spiritually powerful magus who taught his Family to recognize their divinity within and… Read More

Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2002-06-01. First Edition Paperback. Paperback. Good. 8x6x0. Name of previous owner, inside cover. Clean, unmarked interior text, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Softcover is clean and bright, shows a bit of edge, corner, shelf wear. Small "H" outer edge. No rips, chips, stains or tears. 2002. First edition paperback, First Printing, Full Print Line Displayed. Ships in box, quickly and with care.

Aquarian Press, 1970, in soft wraps. Terrific lurid. A veritable time capsule which can serve as a bona fide research tool for those with an interest of the heady days of late 1960s London. No website to hide behind; here were REAL names of both adepts & quacks and where to find them! An interesting artifact- though don't expect to trace many of these street addresses now. Uncommon vintage paperback. Exceptional condition save for spotting on all edges. Very tight binding, extremely clean. Almost "As New". Inv. # 62542 bds 2023

Stein & Day, New York, 1974 (Third Impression-first published in the US in 1964); Medium 8vo., 300 p. quarter red cloth over black paper boards.
Binding is clean, straight, fresh & attractive. Internals are flawless. Unclipped wrapper has some age toning along edges, else Fine. A very tidy copy indeed.
Inv. # 63614 TMOTM* bds 7/2023