Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria by Lewis Spence - 1916

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.

C.W. Leadbeater - The World-Mother as Symbol and Fact - Adyar (India) - Theosophical Publishing House, 1928 - First Edition - Hardcover - 67pp - 19x13 cmCondition Good: Small bookseller label in front, maybe the book has new end papers? I'm not sure. Cover has some light damage at corners and edges, some very faint underlining and marking, small split in the middle ( please see pictures). The binding is good (despite the small split) and the book shows little signs of use.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.

H.P. Blavatsky - Theosophical Glossary; Preface by G.R.S Mead - London, The Theosophical Publishing Society, 1892 - First Edition - Hardcover - 389pp - 25x18 cmCondition Good: cover some traces of use, name inside, some spotting. A small split in front and back but binding still firm and everything attached, no notes or writing. This is a very rare original first edition of this book.

Madras: Mythic Society, 1911. Edges, corners and spine label modestly worn; A few pages somewhat ceased, bumped at lower corner; Some pencil notes and marginallia, and interestingly, some corrections, otherwise very good condition.. Two complete volumes in eight issues bound in green cloth with red leather spine label; 10" x 7.5"; 158 & 149 pages plus indices and many plates, some with facing tissues, and fold-out charts and maps. See pictures for complete contents.

J.A. MacCulloch - The Religion of the Ancient Celts - Edinburgh, T&T Clark, 1911 - First Edition - Hardcover - 399pp - 23x15 cmCondition Very Good - The cover is looking great for such an old book. Name inside, some occasional spotting and a few notes/underlining (especially the first chapters) but most of the book is clean with a solid binding.In this book J.A. MacCulloch presents a different view of the ancient Celts as he dives into their mysterious world. The book touches on the sagas, worships, festivals, influencers, magic, and the transition of eras from Pagan to Christianity, and ideals. Providing a cultural investigation into why they once worshipped mountains, knolls, rivers, lakes, forests, and how the druids who were the ritual providers of the time were seen as shaman, priest, and magician who officiated over sacred rites and spaces for the dead.One of the most complete and referred books about this subject and impossible to find as First Edition, it seems this books hasn't been available… Read More

London: James Collins and Sam. Lowndes 1st first edition, 1682, 1683. Hardcover. Good. Lacks frontispiece (supplied in facsimile). 5 complete titlepages for the. TWO WORKS in One Volume. Octavo newer calf spined marbled boards (tips rubbed/sl.marked) lacks engraved frontis leaf as does the British Library copy but here supplied in facsimile mounted onto old fly leaf. Collation: [46]pp (inc. Titlepage in red & black, titlepage to Lux Orentalis dated 1682 & prelims) +151pp +[13]pp (inc. titlepage to Discourse of Truth dated 1682) +165-195 +[7]pp (inc. titlepage to Annotations upon the Two foregoing Treatises "by one not unexercized in these kinds of Speculation" dated 1682) +171pp +[7]pp (inc. titlepage to Annotations upon the Discourse of Truth .. Dr.Henry More dated 1683) +173-276 +[4]pp catalogue of books printed for Lowndes. Lacks pp131-2 (leaf supplied in facsimile). Titlepage browned/dusty with old name Joh: Wetherby to margin, corners rounded, margins bit chipped, 2nd title with another name… Read More

Utrecht: Franciscum Halma, 1687 Original full leather, still in good condition, rebacked in calf preserving original spine. Contents complete in 3 sections with 43 text illustrations and 6 folding plates (one torn). The first part of the book covers Harpocrates - 180 pages. The second section has a separate title page 'Gisberti Cuperi Monumenta Antiqua Inedita and follows in in page numbering. The third section has a new title page 'Stephani le Moine ad Gisb. Cuperum de Melanophoris Epistola' and again follows on in page numbering. This section is written in greek and hebrew as well as Latin. Very bright and clean throughout. Deals with the cult of the Egyptian god Horus in the Roman world, detailing rights, beliefs and monuments. A spectacular book mainly due to the number and quality of the text and folding engravings. Small 8vo but wider pages than is normal.294 pages plus an 'index auctorum' and an 'index rerum' and an errata list.

London: Privately Printed, 1894. Hardcover. See Description. Tall 4to. (32.5 cm), pp. [4], xvi, 254 with 40 plates and a facsimile of the 1786 title page. Large paper copy #19 of 50 from a limited edition of 500.The preface states: "the present edition, an exact reproduction of that of 1865, but correcting some manifest misprints, is published in the interest of science and scholarship." Bound in later plain black cloth showing rubbing and wear to extremities and to the spine caps. The first few leaves including the title contain a small dark stain near the upper edge. Pages show periodic smudging/soiling; several plates have a damp stain on the outer edge of the margin; occasional edge tears are professionally sealed; 3-4 leaves are carefully tipped back in to place. Richard Payne Knight (1750-1824) was a classical scholar, mythologist and a collector of antiquities. His "Discourse on the worship of Priapus" was first published in London, 1786. Knight argues that a universal… 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.

C.W. Leadbeater - The World-Mother as Symbol and Fact - Adyar (India) - Theosophical Publishing House, 1928 - First Edition - Hardcover - 67pp - 19x13 cmCondition Good: Small bookseller label in front, maybe the book has new end papers? I'm not sure. Cover has some light damage at corners and edges, some very faint underlining and marking, small split in the middle ( please see pictures). The binding is good (despite the small split) and the book shows little signs of use.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.