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Occultists and Mystics of All Ages (In Dustjacket)
by The Hon. Ralph Shirley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: William Rider & Son, 1920. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1920 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and Near Fine (tasteful former owner bookplate at the front pastedown) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild chipping along the top-edges. 12mo, with 4 full-page illustrations (of Paracelsus, Emanuel Swedenborg, Count Cagliostro and Anna Kingsford) complementing Ralph Shirley's text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22426
- Title
- Occultists and Mystics of All Ages (In Dustjacket)
- Author
- The Hon. Ralph Shirley
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Rider & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- rare occult, rare mysticism, rare Paracelsus, rare Emanuel Swedenborg, rare Plotinus, rare Apollonius
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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