History & Culture
Windows into worlds gone by, a vast store of history. Both the iconic and the less well-known is here. Together with forgotten byways and things not found anywhere else. Here is also Americana, Crime, Feminism, Occultism,Archaeology, and Ethnography.
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1938 Sane OccultismLondon: 1938The very scarce 'first cheap edition' of Dion Fortune's discussion of various aspects of occultism.
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1957 Through the Gates of DeathLondon: 1957A very scarce contemporary copy of Dion Fortune's study of death, in the original paper wraps.
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1951 The Mystical QabalahLondon: 1951The fourth impression of Dion Fortune's fascinating guide to the 'Mystical Qabalah'.
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1911-1913 2vol A Vision of India & The Tale of The Great MutinyLondon: 1911-1913Two smart copies of these scarce historical works on India, each with a frontispiece.
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1876 Note of an English Republican on the Muscovite CrusadeLondon: 1876The first edition of this lesser known political work by Algernon Charles Swinburne.
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1913 The Sheriff of Dyke HoleLondon: 1913A very scarce fiction work by Ridgwell Cullum about a mining camp.
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1876 Note of an English Republican on the Muscovite CrusadeLondon: 1876The first edition of this political essay by Algernon Charles Swinburne, in which he attacks the politics of Thomas Carlyle.
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1879 Ancient Streets and Homesteads of EnglandLondon: 1879A charmingly illustrated historical work on English streets and homesteads.
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1957 The Esoteric Philosophy of Love and MarriageLondon: 1957The fourth edition of Dion Fortune's scarce guide to esoteric teachings regarding sex, in the very scarce original dust wrapper.
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1930 The Training and Work of an InitiateLondon: 1930The first edition of Dion Fortune's guide to esoteric initiation, an 'essential book for all true students of Occultism'.
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1955 The Training and Work of an InitiateLondon: 1955The second edition of Dion Fortune's guide to esoteric initiation, an 'essential book for all true students of Occultism'.
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1936 The Life of King George the FifthLondon: 1936A smart first edition of this scarce biography of King George V with illustrations throughout.
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1962 Applied MagicLondon: 1962The scarce first edition of this posthumously published work by Dion Fortune, about the 'practical application of magical and occult techniques'.
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1962 Aspects of OccultismLondon: 1962The posthumously published first edition of this collection of writings on the occult by Dion Fortune's.
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1966 The Cosmic DoctrineToddington, Cheltenham: 1966A bright 1960s printing of Dion Fortune's very scarce posthumously published occult work, consisting of 'teachings which were received from the Inner Planes'.
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1957 The Cosmic DoctrineLondon: 1957The second edition of Dion Fortune's very scarce posthumously published occult work, consisting of 'teachings which were received from the Inner Planes'.
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1926 Arabian Society at the Time of Muhammad. Parts I and II.Calcutta and Simla: 1926The very scarce first edition of Pringle Kennedy's history of Arabian society.
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1912 The Arabs in TripoliLondon: 1912A publisher's presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of Alan Ostler's account of the Arab camps at the beginning of the Tripoli campaign.
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1930 Loyalties Mesopotamia 1914-1917Oxford; London: 1930The first edition of Arnold Wilson's insightful first-hand account of action in Mesopotamia during the First World War.
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1929 The Romance of the Portuguese in AbyssiniaLondon: 1929The first edition of this account of the Portuguese in Abyssinia in the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
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1846 A History of Inventions, Discoveries and OriginsLondon: 1846The fourth edition of John Beckmann's work on the history of inventions, bound in half calf.
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1929 Hebrew Astrology, the Key to the Study of ProphecyLondon: [1929]A captivity study on Hebrew astrology by Sepharial, the first edition of this very scarce work.
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1909 The Key of Solomon the King (Clavicula Salomonis)London: 1909The very scarce second edition of Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers's translation of the grimoire 'The Key of Solomon'.
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1930 Your Latent PowersLondon: [1930]The first edition of this very scarce work on spiritualism, a detail guidebook to finding your own latent powers by Margaret V. Underhill.
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1909 The Key of Solomon the King (Clavicula Salomonis)London: 1909The very scarce second edition of Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers's translation of the grimoire 'The Key of Solomon'.
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1896 Horary Astrology: The Key to Scientific PredictionLondon: 1896The sixth edition of Dr. William J. Simmonite's guide to 'Horary Astrology'.
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1954-61 Three Works by H. Spencer LewisCalifornia: 1954-61A set of three works on Rosicrucian by the U.S. founder of AMORC, Harvey Spencer Lee.
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1914 The Astrological Ready Reckoner and Students' AssistantLondon: 1914The uncommon first edition of this early twentieth century astrological guide by important Theosopher and astrologer 'Sepharial'.
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1950 All and EverythingLondon: 1950The first U.K. edition of the important philosophical work of George Gurdjieff, in the original dust wrapper.
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1906 The Horoscope in DetailLondon: 1906The very scarce second edition of Alan Leo and H. S. Green's astrological guidebook.
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1966 The Pictorial Key to the TarotNew York: 1966An illustrated guide to tarot, written by the important scholarly mystic, Arthur Edward Waite.
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1931 Raphael's Horary Astrology, by Which Every Question Relating to the Future May be AnsweredLondon: 1931The thirteenth edition of this fascinating astrological work by Robert Cross Smith, better known as famed astrologer Raphael.
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1792 Buffon's Natural History AbridgedLondon: [1792]The two volume, new abridged edition of Georges Buffon's influential work on natural history, illustrated with copper plates including the two rare folding plates of snakes and bound in full tree calf.
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1948 Introductory Studies in TheosophyLondon: 1948The uncommon first edition of this introduction to the tenets of Theosophy, by writer and lecturer Adelaide Gardner.
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1917-18 Alan Leo's Astrological Manuals: Notable Nativities; Medical Astrology; Directions and DirectingLondon: 1917-1818Three charming early twentieth century astrological works from the Alan Leo's Astrological Manuals series.
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1894 Punch, or the London Charivari. Volumes CVI and CVIILondon: 1894The two 1894 volumes of popular and influential humorous periodical, 'Punch, or The London Charivari', illustrated throughout.