Spirit Communion: A Record of Communications from the Spirit-Spheres; With Incontestible Evidence of Personal Identity Presented to the Public, With Explanatory Observations by Fergurson, J. B - 1854

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1924 first American edition in this English translation, near fine, light rubbing to cloth, pencil to endpaper, top edge dusted red, dust jacket is unclipped but rubbed to joints and corners with some splitting along the folds and minor edge chipping to spine ends, 317pp, translated by Keene Wallis, dust jacket design by Gropper. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Gropper . 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

Lipsiae (leipzig): Frederici Lankisch. Very Good+. 1686. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean marbled boards over leather spine in a 19th century binding. Page edges dyed red. 16 pp un-numbered preliminaries (title page dedication, preface, etc) , 424pp text. Interior is tight, clean and intact. Several vignetettes & a half-page engraving on verso of title page with "C. P. C. Schonemann" below. Occult, Religion, Divinity, Prophets and Oracles ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 424 pages .

Hurst & Co. (NY), 1860-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. (no date/ Circa 186? per world catalog) "A complete fortune teller and dream book. The secrets of witchcraft, magic, alchemy, necromancy, astrology, the occult arts, and modern spiritualism laid bare, dreams and their interpretations, oracular counsels, lucky numbers, and all species of devination as applied to successful fortune-telling." Previous owner's name to several places in books, page 5 with half erased note from previous owner in pencil about the theft of $1000s in book per month by second hand book dealer's dated 1899. Black or very dark blue cloth boards with blind stamping. h No Dust Jacket (as issued). Boards with wear, bumped at corners and spine ends with fraying. Dented at fore edge back and front. Dust soil/ toning to page edges. Pages with heavy toning but unmarked. Several pages have pieces missing at sides but does not interfere with text. Pages very brittle with age. Binding cracked with no… Read More

M. Oldfield Howey - The Cat in the Mysteries of Religion and Magic - London, Rider & Co, 1930 - First Edition - Hardcover - 254pp - 23x16 cmCondition Good: Publishers stamp and erased name on title page. Book shows some signs of use, binding has a small split but the book feels solid. No other issues, a great book for it's age.An overview of the various beliefs and customs relating to cats through the ages from ancient Egypt to current superstition. All aspects are dealt with, there being chapters of 'Freya and her Cat', 'Witches in Cat Form', 'The Cat in Paradise', 'The Cat's Nine Lives', 'The Corn Cat', and so on. If you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.

London: C.W. Daniel, 1974. Second edition. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket.. Edited and Introduced by Francis King; 232 pages.

Amsterdam: Apud Henricum & Viduam Theodori Boom, 1688. Hardcover. Fair. Folding copperplate portrait of Gallé signed R. de Hooge [Romeyn de Hooghe] 1686 + engraved titlepage + 10 of 14 copperplates + a few text illustrations.. Quarto contemporary calf tooled lacking most of spine (covers detached/corners very worn). Folding portrait, engraved title, title page +[12] +[24] +658pp +[26]pp indexes. Appears to lack 4 of the plates of Sibyls. Some gatherings coming loose from spine. Text in Latin with brief passages in Greek, some Greek text with parallel Latin translation. *Imperfect copy, in need of binding repair, priced accordingly.

London: Lucis Press Limited, 1948. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for slightest traces of wear to extremities, in jacket with insignificant signs of use at crown of spine. A remarkably well preserved copy. Scarce thus..

Gouveneur, NY: Brothers of the Book, 1898. First edition. Hardbound in nearly fine condition; Modest gift inscription on front end paper, "K. to J 12/25/'98." (the author's mother was Katherine and her brother was Jay).. Hand-numbered limited edition of 350 copies; Claude Bragdon's first book, a collection of his poems; Printed on handmade paper with edges untrimmed; Paper cover label apparently designed by Bragdon; Original prospectus, subscription form and return envelope laid in; 6" x 4.25"; 42 pages.

Albany, NY: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press), 1997. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, xxx+610pp, pictorial boards (no jacket, as issued). Massive and groundbreaking study of this important African-American spiritual practitioner. Includes index, notes and bibliography. An unmarked copy of the legitimate original 1997 hardcover first printing (not the later print-on-demand version) from the collection of poet and esotericist David Meltzer. Minor outer wear and erased resale markings to front free endpaper.

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. An abbreviated translation of "La Magic Devoilee" which was first published in France in 1852. Original black cloth wid red-coloured inlay and titles at upper cover and backstrip. pp. 154 with short publisher catalogue at the rear. Illustrated with occasional line drawings. Covers worn at the corners and spine tips, titles a bit faded, off-setting to the endpapers. Free from owner names, library markings etc, in pretty Good condition overall.