Cabala or The Rites and Ceremonies of the Cabalist; National Series 9 W.C.B.; Revised and Arranged Strictly In Accordance With The Standard Formula by M. Wollcot Redding - 1884

New York, NY : Redding & Co. , 1884 Redding & Co., New York.1884. Hardcover/Flexible boards. Edition not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: internally Near Fine with a torn and almost separated FFFP; the spine is separating at the bottom from the leather binding; the internal board on the front flexible leather is split at the middle. The leather binding is splitting on the front board at the middle; there is a cracked piece on the spine; the fold over is missing a piece at the top and bottom and a split on the bottom fold; the tongue and clasp are fine; small area of mildew on the fold over. 198 pp 16mo. This Cabala book is entirely in Masonic cipher "M Grade". It is a wallet-style flexible leather binding; 5.75" x 3.75" x 0.5"; Maroon calf over thin board in a wrap-round (wallet-style) binding with an extra flap that folds over to protect the pages and is secured in a leather loop. Simple blind stamp decoration to back and front covers. The front flap also has the initials "W B". Textblock edges are all bright gilt. The book contains a complex series of rituals that run 198 pages in length. A clean very presentable copy.