1..Dictionaire Hermetique (Hermetic Dictionary) contenant l explication des termes, fables, enigmes, emblemes & manieres de parler des vrais philosophes. Accompagné de deux Traitez singuliers et utiles aux Curieux de l Art. Par un Amateur de la Science attributed to Salmon William published in 1695. First Edition. Text in French. This is an early alchemical and hermetic dictionary believed to have been attributed to Salmon William (1644–1713), "an English empiric doctor and a writer of medical texts. He advertised himself as a "Professor of Physick". Salmon held an equivocal place in the medical community. He led apothecaries in opposing attempts by physicians to control the dispensing of medicines, and as a result was derided by physicians as "the King of the Quacks”. This particular copy was gifted in 1793 to the Rev. Burgiss Alisson by a friend and pupil named Edwin Coolin. Allisson was an illustrious man of letters and inventor known for his correspondence with Thomas Jefferson and secretary of the American Philosophical Society. Allison would further become the chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives. Hardcover with heavy shelfwear and foxing to endsheets. Front and rear boards nearly detached but holding, would recommend careful handling due to the age and fragility of the work. $1500.00

2..Manual of Classical Literature from the German of J.J. Eschenburg with Additions by N.W. Fiske, published in 1844. Sections Include: Classical Chronology, Greek and Roman Mythology, Greek Antiquities, History of Greek and Roman Literature, etc. etc. Illustrated with engravings of pagan gods etc. A large work bound in polished calf with shelfwear to corners and ends with a small one inch crack on the top right corner but holding well. $175.00

3..Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire by William Robertson, published in 1889. Sections Include: The Feud of Glencairn and Eglinton, King Haco’s Battle with the Scots at Largs, The Pre-Historic Sires of Ayrshire, The Tethering of the Sow on the Lands of Kerse, etc. etc. Hardcover in emerald green with gilt lettering. Light shelfwear to corner and ends, previous owners information on endsheet. $50.00

4..Behind the Veil by H. Robert Moore, published in 1930. A small booklet on communicating with the dead. The authors' séances were unique in that he retained control of his faculties whereas those manifestations cannot occur with most mediums except in a trance state. Softcover with only the lightest shelfwear. $35.00

5..Religious Cults Associated with the Amazons by Florence Mary Bennett, published in 1912. Sections Include: The Amazons in Greek Legend, The Great Mother, Ephesian Artemis, Artemis Astrateia and Apollo Amazonius, Ares, etc. etc. Hardcover with only very light shelfwear. $150.00

6..The Homeric Hymns Translated Into English Prose by John Edgar, published in 1891. Sections Include: To the Pythian Apollo, To Hermes, To Aphrodite, To Demeter, To Dionysus, To Ares, To Demeter, etc. etc. Hardcover in dark blue with gilt lettering. Light shelfwear to corners and ends. $125.00

7...The Werewolf by Montague Summers, published in 1966. Sections Include: Lycanthropy, Werewolf in England and Wales, Werewolf in Italy, Werewolf in France, Spain and Portugal, Witch Ointments by H. J. Norman, etc. Hardcover with original jacket with only the very lightest shelfwear. $55.00

8..The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil by Heinrich Zimmer, published in 1948. Sections Include: The Dilettante Among Symbols, A Pagan Hero and a Christian Saint, Four Romances from the Cycle of King Arthur, Gawain and the Green Knight, Merlin, Four Episodes from the Romance of the Goddess, The Involuntary Creation, The Voluntary Death, Shiva Mad, etc. etc. Hardcover with original dust jacket with light shelfwear to corners and ends of jacket. A few lines of notes from the original owner on rear endsheet. $75.00

8...The Fables of La Fontaine: Wisdom Brought Down to Earth by Andrew Calder, published in 2001. A scholarly study of the ancient fables. Sections Include: Fables and Proverbs, The Beginnings of Self Knowledge, Words as Solid as Things, A Cosmic Perspective, Living Narrative, The Self and Its Reflections, A True and False Voice Compared, Desires and Fears, etc. etc. Hardcover with gilt lettering and only the very lightest if any shelfwear. $50.00

10..Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious by D. H. Lawrence, published in 1921. "Written in Lawrence's most productive period, Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious was undertaken initially in response to psychoanalytic criticism of his novel Sons and Lovers. They soon developed more generally to propose an alternative to what Lawrence perceived as the Freudian psychoanalytic theory of the unconscious.." Sections Include: Psychoanalysis V. Morality, The Birth of Consciousness, The Child and His Mother, The Lover and the Beloved, Human Relations and the Unconscious, etc etc. Hardcover with original jacket, shelfwear and chipping to jacket. $125.00

11..The Psychology of the Future by Emile Boirac translated and edited with an introduction by W. de Kerlor, published in 1918. Sections Include: How the Psychical Sciences Stand To-Day, The Right and the Wrong Methods, Observation the First Step, How to Experiment, Our Latent Psychic Faculties, An Unknown Force: Animal Magnetism, The Communcation of Thought, Clairvoyance or Metagnomy, Spiritism and Cryptopsychism, etc. etc. Hardcover with light shelfwear to corners and ends. $35.00 

12..Principles and Practice of Radiesthesia: A Textbook for Practitioners and Students by Abbe Mermet, published in 1987. Sections Include: The Elements of Radiesthesia, The Role of the Pendulum, The Unconscious Role of the Organism, The Role of Bodies in General, Some Experiments, Water and Cavities, Gold, Practical Prospection for Water and Inanimate Bodies, Teleradiesthesia or Distant Prospection, Experiments for Beginners, etc. etc. Hardcover with original jacket with only the very lightest if any shelfwear. $150.00

13..Letters on Masonry and Anti-Masonry Addressed to the Hon. John Quincy Adams by William L. Stone, published in 1832. Sections Include: Speculative Free-Masonry, Author's Initiation into the Degree of Entered Apprentice, Feelings of Disappointment, Sublime Degree of Master Mason, Awkward Predicament, Dangerous Tendency of its Obligations, French Templars Anti Christian, The Nature of Masonic Secrets, etc. etc. Hardcover in contemporary binding with only very light shelfwear. $275.00

14..To Master Masons of All Degrees, who Love their Orders and Intend to Preserve Them, the Facts Stated within are given, that they may Investigate, Ascertain if True and Apply the Remedy by Francis T. Watson, published in 1907. Referred to as a controversial masonic booklet at the time, this work outlines controversies regarding the origins of various supreme councils within Freemasonry that originated in the Cerneau Council of 1807. Softcover with paper covers, front cover has a two inch slightly detached section, but holding well. Uncommon early Scottish Rite History. $100.00

15..Occult Principles of Health and Healing by Max Heindel, published in 1938. Sections Include: Man and His Vehicles, The Dense Body, Evolution, The Brain and Nervous Systems, The Blood, The Ductless Glands, The Lymphatic System, The Vital Body, The Ethers and Their Functions, The Desire Body and the Mind, General Causes of Disease, Mediumship, There is No Death, Advice to Healers. How To Help Those Who Have Passed On, etc. etc. Hardcover with decorative embossed boards with light shelfwear. $150.00

16..The Message of the Stars by Max Heindel and Augusta Foss Heindel, published in 1927. An Esoteric Exposition of Natal and Medical Astrology Explaining the Arts of Reading the Horoscope and Diagnosing Disease. Hardcover with embossed decorative boards with light shelfwear to corners and ends. Original owner's name on front endsheet. $150.00

17..Man and Time: Papers from the Eranos Yearbooks, published in 1957. Sections Include: The Time of Eranos by Henry Corbin, Art and Time by Erich Neumann, Gnosis and Time by Heri-Charles Puech, Time and History in Patristic Christianity by Gilles Quispel, Time in Islamic Thought by Louis Massignon, Cyclical Time in Mazdaism and Ismailism by Henry Corbin, Time and Eternity in Indian Thought by Mircea Eliade, On Synchronicity by C.G. Jung, The Concept of Time in the Book of Changes by Hellmut Wilhelm, On the Relation of Time to Death by Helmuth Plessner, etc. etc. Hardcover with original jacket, a near fine copy. $100.00

18..The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight and of the Blue Colour of the Sky. In Developing Animal and Vegetable Life; In Arresting Disease, and in Restoring Health in Acute and Chronic Disorders to Human and Domestic Animals. As Illustrated by the Experiments of A. J. Pleasonton, and Others, published in 1877. Originally published in 1876, this book is remarkable not only for being the first major work in contemporary chromotherapy, but also for its unique appearance. True to the ideas held within, that blue light is bearer of unique and special properties — the book is entirely printed with blue ink on blue paper. Its author, a retired US Civil War general named Augustus James Pleasonton, proposed that isolating blue wavelengths from the sun could benefit the growth of both flora and fauna, and also help to eradicate disease in humans. Hardcover with gilt lettering and light shelfwear to corners and ends. $500.00

19..Will Therapy: An Analysis of the Therapeutic Process in Terms of Relationship by Otto Rank, published in 1936. From the private collection of famous psychologist and author Donald W. MacKinnon with his signature on front endsheet. Sections Include: The Patient's Reaction to the Therapeutic Situation, The Therapeutic Experience, The Basis of Will Therapy, Understanding and Denial, Past and Present, Likeness and Difference, Love and Force, Separation and Guilt, Fate and Determination, The Therapist and the Neurotic as Complimentary Types, Life Fear and Death Fear, Illness and Healing, etc. etc. Hardcover with light shelfwear to corners and ends. $175.00

20..The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius by George Long, published in 1920. A classic work on Stoic philosophy by the Roman Emperor. Hardcover in a fine binding in quarter crimson morocco leather with raised spine hubs and light shelfwear to corners and ends. $150.00

21..Freemasonry in the Holy Land by R. Morris, published in 1877. The author travelled to the middle east during the mid 1800's visiting places like Syria, Egypt etc. to do detailed Masonic research. Illustrated with engravings. Hardcover with gilt decorated boards with shelfwear to corners and ends. Front blank endsheet has had the corner removed, else very good. $150.00

22..Quaestiones Mosaicae, or the First Part in Genesis Compared with the Remains of Ancient Religions by Osman De Beauvoir Priaulx, published in 1854. A detailed comparison of the Book of Genesis or various ancient pagan religions. Hardcover with heavy wear to corners and ends with chipping to spine ends. $50.00 

23..The Open Door to Heaven by A.K. Mozumdar, published in 1947. The author was an Indian American spiritual writer and teacher associated with the New Thought Movement, and the work is a collection of teachings and insights that aim to guide readers towards a deeper understanding of spirituality and the path to enlightenment. Sections Include: Human Beliefs and Experiences, Why and Wherefore, The Open Door to God, The Visible and Invisible, The Natural and Supernatural, Conceiver and Conceptions, Dynamic Meditation, The Invinciple Divine, We Are Not Alone, etc. etc. Hardcover with only the very lightest shelfwear. $150.00

24..The Penetralia: Being Harmonial Answers to Important Questions by Andrew Jackson Davis, published in 1909. The author was a spiritualist medium and practitioner of what he called magnetic healing. Sections Include: Questions of Life Local and Universal, Questions on Theo-Physiology, Questions on the Martyrdom of Jesus, Evidences of Immortality, Origin and Perpetuity of the Character, etc. etc. Hardcover with only the lightest shelfwear. Previous owners name on front endsheet. $85.00

25..Tour of the Sepulchres of Etruria in 1839 by Mrs. Hamilton Gray, published in 1841. Bookplate of architectural historian and author James Stevens Curl. This book delves into the enigmatic world of the Etruscans, a people renowned for their art, culture, and mysterious language. Hand-colored frontis and numerous fold-out illustrations of ancient pagan tombs and decorative designs are also available. Hardcover in beautiful tooled leather binding with light shelfwear only. $225.00

26..Gods and Heroes: Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece by Gustav Schwab, published in 1946. "From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. Here are Icarus flying too close to the sun, mighty Hercules, Achilles and that darn heel, the Trojans and their wooden horse, brave Perseus and beautiful Andromeda, wandering Odysseus and steadfast Penelope. Their stories and the stories of the powerful gods and goddesses who punish and reward, who fall in love with and are enraged by the humans they have created, are set forth simply but movingly, in language that retains the power and drama of the original works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Homer. In Gustav Schwab’s masterful retelling, they are made accessible to readers of all ages.” Hardcover with original dust jacket with shelfwear and chipping to corners and ends of jacket. Contemporary bookplate. $65.00

27..Spiritism and the Cult of the Dead in Antiquity by Paton, published in 1921. Covers ancient death cults and attempts at communication with the dead among the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, etc. A very unusual work. Bound hardback in black with shelf wear to corner and ends. Gilt Embossed lettering on spine. $100.00

28..Greece and Babylon: A Comparative Sketch of Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Hellenic Religions by Lewis R. Farnell, published in 1911. Sections Include; Morphology of the Compared Religions, Anthropomorphism and Theriomorphism in Anatolia and The Mediterranean, Predominance of the Goddess, The Deities as Nature Powers, The Deities as Social Powers, Religion and Morality, Purity a Divine Attribute, Concept of Divine Power and Ancient Cosmogonies, Comparison of the Ritual, etc. etc. Hardcover with gilt lettering and very light shelfwear. $50.00

29..A Handbook of Egyptian Religion by Adolf Erman, published in 1907. Sections Include: Religious Beliefs of the Early Period, Beliefs Regarding the Dead, of the Early Period and of the New Kingdom, Magic, The Egyptian Religion in Adjacent Countries, The Hellenic Period in Egypt, The Egyptian Religion in Europe, etc. etc. Hardcover with light shelfwear and gilt winged Isis on cover. $100.00

30...The Cult of the Dead in Helladic Times by G.E. Mylonas, circa 1952. Inscribed by the author on cover. A lecture work that had a significant impact on the field, and has influenced the way the funerary cult in Mycenaean Greece is still discussed in modern bibliography. The work outlines the beliefs, mortuary cult and burial rites of the ancients. Bound softcover in lecture booklet format, light shelfwear to paper covers with minor margin tears. $100.00, circa 1952. Inscribed by the author on cover. A lecture work that had a significant impact on the field, and has influenced the way the funerary cult in Mycenaean Greece is still discussed in modern bibliography. The work outlines the beliefs, mortuary cult and burial rites of the ancients. Bound softcover in lecture booklet format, light shelfwear to paper covers with minor margin tears. $100.00