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Previous|1|Next Lot #11 The Poems of John Keats [with] Of Truth, Beautye, and Goodnesse View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Fine Printing)AuthorKeats, John; Francis BaconHeadlineTwo fine press worksPublisherPrivately Printed; Swan PressDate Published1904 ; 1926 Lot #16 The Discourses and Manual of Epictetus View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Limited Editions Club)AuthorEpictetusHeadlineSigned by illustrator Hans ErniPublisherThe Limited Editions ClubDate Published1966 Lot #23 The Trial and Death of Socrates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Limited Editions Club)AuthorPlatoHeadlineSigned by Hans Erni and Giovanni MardersteigPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1962 Lot #42 The Worship of the Serpent [with] Serpent and Siva Worship and Mythology in Central America, Africa, and Asia and The Origin of Serpent Worship View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Alchemy & the Occult)AuthorDeane, John Bathurst; Hyde Clark and C. Staniland WakeHeadlineOne inscribed by the author to author G.S. FaberPublisherJ. Hatchard and Son; J.W. BoutonDate Published1830; 1877 Lot #43 Cross and Crucible: Johann Valentin Andreae (1586-1654) Phoenix of the Theologians View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Alchemy & the Occult)AuthorMontgomery, John WarwickHeadlineIllustrated biography of Rosicrucian founderPublisherMartinus NijhoffDate Published1973 Lot #44 Seven works on Alchemy and Hermetics, in French, bound together View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Alchemy & the Occult)HeadlineFrench alchemy & hermeticsDate PublishedLate 19th/early 20th century Lot #45 Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians [with] The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries: A Dissertation View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Alchemy & the Occult)AuthorTaylor, ThomasHeadlineTwo works on the Mysteries by Thomas TaylorPublisherBertram Dobell; J.W. BoutonDate Published1845; 1891 Lot #46 The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Alchemy & the Occult)AuthorValentinus, BasiliusHeadlineEnglish translation of 15th century AlchemistPublisherJames Elliott and Co.Date Published1893 Lot #47 The Magical Writings of Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes), A Verbatim Reprint of his First Four Treatises: Anthroposophia, Theomagica, Anima Magica Abscondita, Magic Adamica, and the true Coelum terræ View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Alchemy & the Occult)AuthorVaughan, ThomasHeadlineMagical Writings of Thomas Vaughan, trans. by WaitePublisherGeorge RedwayDate Published1888 Lot #48 Two Works on Astrology in the Ancient World View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Astrology)HeadlineEgyptian & Greek astrology, Ptolemy & KarmaPublisherDavis and Dickson; Philip Allan & Co.Date Published1822, 1924 Lot #49 Index to Volumes IV & V of the "Psychological Commentaries" on the teaching of G.I. Gurdfieff and P.D. Ouspensky View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Gurdjieff, G.I.)AuthorNicoll, MauriceHeadlineScarce index for students of George GurdjieffPublisher[Maurice Nicoll] Lot #50 Sefer Ha-Tamar: Das Buch von der Palme, des Abu Aflah aus Syracus, Ein Text aus der arabischen Geheimwissenschaft. Nach der allein erhaltenen hebraischen Uebersetzung View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Kabbalah)AuthorScholem, Gerschom, translatorHeadlineGerman translation of the Sefer Ha-TamarPublisherUniversity of JerusalemDate Published1927 Lot #51 Sepher ha-Zohar (Le livre de la splendeur): Doctrine ésotérique des Israélites View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Heading(Kabbalah)HeadlineFirst translation of the complete ZoharPublisherErnest LerouxDate Published1906-1911 Lot #52 The Doctrine and Literature of the Kabalah [with] The Kabbalah Unveiled View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Kabbalah)AuthorWaite, A.E.; S.L. MacGregor MathersHeadlineTwo works on Kabbalah by members of the Golden DawnPublisherThe Theosophical Publishing Society; Kegan, Paul, Trench, and TrubnerDate Published1902; [1926] Lot #53 Echoes from the Gnosis View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorMead, G.R.S.Headline4 vols. on Gnosticism from G.R.S. MeadPublisherThe Theosophical Publishing SocietyDate Published1907-1908 Lot #54 Collection of lectures in German by Rudolf Steiner - 1907-1922 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Occult - Rudolf Steiner)AuthorSteiner, RudolfHeadlineLectures in German by Rudolf Steiner 1900-1920PublisherPrinted privately by the Anthroposophical SocietyDate Publishedca. 1900-1932 Lot #55 Der übersinnliche Mensch, anthroposophisch erfaßt: Fünf Vorträge gehalten im Haag, vom 13. bis 18. November 1923. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Occult - Rudolf Steiner)AuthorSteiner, RudolfHeadlineAnthroposophy & the individual, 1923 lecturesPublisher[Anthroposophical Society]Date Published1937 Lot #56 Die Mission Einzelner Volksseelen im Zusammenhange mit der Germanisch-Nordischen Mythologie: Vortragsyzklus Gehalten in Christiania (Oslo) vom 7. Bis 17. Juni 1910 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Occult - Rudolf Steiner)AuthorSteiner, RudolfHeadlineSteiner's 1910 lectures on Folk-souls & mythPublisherRudolf Steiner-NachlassverwaltungDate Published1950 Lot #57 Mein Lebensgang View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Occult - Rudolf Steiner)AuthorSteiner, RudolfHeadlineMein Lebensgang with 2 Goetheanum postcardsPublisher[Anthroposophical Society]Date Published1925 Lot #58 Not under the Rosy Cross: Presenting documentary proof that H. Spencer Lewis, imperator of the A.M.O.R.C., a spurious R.C. order, fabricated and copied secret lessons from published books. Lewis admits that Crowley – Baphomet Anti-Christ – is his Secret Chief and the Black Cult of O.T.O., as source of his authority, shows his connections with Black Magic and inverted triangle View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Occult)AuthorClymer, R. SwinburneHeadlineA polemic contra H. Spencer Lewis and A. CrowleyPublisherThe Rosicrucian FoundationDate Published[1935] Lot #59 Friedrich Nietzsche: The Dionysian Spirit of the Age [with] Nietzsche in Outline and Aphorism View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Occult)AuthorOrage, A.R.HeadlineFirst two books by A.R. OragePublisherT.N. Foulis; A.C. McClurgDate Published1906; 1910 Lot #60 Two Undiscovered Planets: Four Lectures Delivered in Oct.-Nov. 1900 at the Blavatsky Lodge, Theosophical Society, Bombay View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Occult)AuthorSutcliffe, G.E.HeadlineA scarce Theosophical tractPublisherTatva-Vivechaka PressDate Published1901 Lot #62 Westminster View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBesant, WalterHeadlineWalter Besant's Westminster finely boundPublisherChatto and WindusDate Published1902 Lot #68 Israel: The Establishment of a State View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorSacher, HarryHeadlineFounding of Israel in fine bindingPublisherGeorge Weidenfeld & NicolsonDate Published[1952] Lot #70 Seven Letters Concerning the Politics of Switzerland, Pending the Outbreak of the Civil War in 1847 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorGrote, GeorgeHeadlineGrote's letters on the Swiss Civil WarPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1876 Lot #74 Journal d'une Femme de Cinquante Ans 1778-1815. View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorMarquise de La Tour-du-Pin Gouvernet, Henriette-Lucie DillonHeadlineJournal d'une Femme de Cinquante An 1913PublisherLibrairie ChapelotDate Published1913 Lot #75 Elements of General History Ancient and Modern View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorMillot, Claude-François-XavierHeadlineMillot's Elements of General History RevisedPublisherArchibald Constable & Co.Date Published1823 Lot #79 Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great: With the trial of Francis Ravaillac, for the Murder of Henry the Great,... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorSully, Maximilien de Bethune, Duc deHeadlineMemoirs of the Duke of Sully finely boundPublisherStirling and Slade, et alDate Published1819 Lot #110 Nagasaki nenreki ryōmenkan - 長崎年暦両面觀 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorUchihashi, ChikuunHeadlineHistory of Nagasaki to 1828Date Published1828 Lot #111 Opera / Works View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorAristotleHeadlineBekker's definitive edition of AristotlePublisherOxford University PressDate Published1831-70 Lot #132 The Life of Sir Isaac Newton View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBrewster, DavidHeadlineBrewster's classic biography of Isaac NewtonPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published[1831] Lot #133 The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh)HeadlineBigamy in Georgian EnglandPublisherCharles BathurstDate Published1776 Lot #136 The History of the Reformation of the Church of England in two parts; The First part. Of the progress made in it during the reign of K. Henry the VIII. The Second part. Of the progress made in it till the Settlement of it the beginning of Q. Elizabeths reign. The Third part. Being a supplement. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorBurnet, GilbertHeadlineBurnet's The History of the Reformation 1679-1715PublisherPrinted by T. H. for Richard Chiswell [&] J. ChurchillDate Published1679, 1681, 1715 Lot #139 The Carrier Dove, Volume VI. Nos. 1 -52. View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(California - San Francisco)AuthorSchlesinger, Julia, editor.HeadlineThe Carrier Dove, Volume VI 1889Publisher[Library of Spiritual Experience]Date Published1889 Lot #147 The Historie of the Councel of Trent View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Council of Trent)AuthorPolano, Pietro SoaueHeadlineThe Historie of the Councel of Trent 1640PublisherRichard WhittakerDate Published1640 Lot #152 The Compleat Ambassador, or, Two treaties of the intended marriage of Qu: Elizabeth of glorious memory...[bound with] Cabala, Sive Scrinia Sacra Mysteries of State and Government in Letters... View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorDigges, Dudley, editorHeadlineDudly Digges Compleat Ambassador & CabalaPublisherGabriel Bedell and Thomas CollinsDate Published1655; 1663 Lot #158 The Rosetta Stone View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Heading(Egypt)AuthorBudge, E. A. WallisHeadlineThe Rosetta Stone 1913PublisherHarrison and Sons. Sold at the British MuseumDate Published1913 Lot #159 4 Works concerning Ancient Egypt View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Egypt)AuthorVariousHeadline4 works on Egypt and its cultural legacyDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #160 Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Einstein, Albert)AuthorSchilpp, Paul Arthur, editorHeadlineThe science & philosophy of Albert EinsteinPublisherThe Library of Living Philosophers, Inc.Date Published1949 Lot #168 The Historie of the Holy Warre [bound with] The Holy State View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorFuller, ThomasHeadlineFuller's Holy Warre and Holy State 1647-40PublisherPrinted by Roger Daniel to be sold by John WilliamsDate Published1647-48 Lot #177 The Legends and Theories of the Buddhists, Compared with History and Science: With Introductory Notices of the Life and System of Gotama Buddha. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorHardy, R. SpenceHeadlineHardy's Legends & Theories of Buddhism, 1866PublisherWilliams and NorgateDate Published1866 Lot #183 Eight bookes of the Peloponnesian Warre written by Thucydides the sonne of Olorus. Interpreted with faith and diligence immediately out of the Greeke by Thomas Hobbes secretary to ye late Earle of Devonshire View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Heading(Hobbes, Thomas)AuthorThucydidesHeadlineThucydides Peloponnesian Warre 1634PublisherImprinted [at Eliot’s Court Press] for Richard MynneDate Published1634 Lot #187 Two Works on Indian art & culture View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Indian Art)AuthorCoomaraswamy, Ananda K.HeadlineCoomaraswamy on India, 1st editions, 1 signedPublisherVariousDate Published1917-1918 Lot #190 The Genuine and Complete Works of Flavius Josephus View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorJosephus, FlaviusHeadlineMaynard's Josephus with Blake engravingsPublisherJ. CookeDate Published[c. 1785-86] Lot #202 An Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John: To Which Are Added, the Great Charter in Latin and English; the Charter in Latin and English . . . View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Magna Carta)AuthorThomson, RichardHeadlineWith hand-colored coats of armsPublisherPrinted for John Major and Robert JenningsDate Published1829 Lot #204 Long Walk to Freedom - inscribed to Wayne Dyer View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorMandela, NelsonHeadlineInscribed by Nelson Mandela to Wayne DyerPublisherAbacusDate Published[1995] Lot #208 Meng Tseu vel Mencium inter Sinenses philosophos, ingenio, doctrina, nominisque claritate Confucio proximum, edidit, Latina interpretatione, ad interpretationem Tartaricam utramque recensita, instruixit, et perpetuo commentario, e Sinicis deprompto, illustravit Stanislaus Julien View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorMenciusHeadlineThe works of Meng Ke, 1st Latin editionPublisher[Societatis Asiaticae et Comitis de Lasteyrie-impensis]Date Published[1824] Lot #214 The Life of General Monk View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Heading(Monck, George)AuthorSkinner, ThomasHeadlineLife of General Monk, 1723PublisherW. BowyerDate Published1723 Lot #217 An examination of the ancient orthography of the Jews and of the original state of the text of the Hebrew Bible... [with] Proofs of the Interpolation of the Vowel-Letters in the Text of the Hebrew Bible... View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Palaeography)AuthorWall, Charles WilliamHeadlineOrthography of the Hebrew BiblePublisherWhittaker and Co.Date Published1835-1857 Lot #221 The Greater Hippias: A Dialogue of Plato Concerning The Beautifull View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorPlatoHeadlineSydenham's Plato, Greater HippiasPublisherH. WoodfallDate Published1759 Lot #222 The Platonic Dialogues for English Readers View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorPlatoHeadlineThe Platonic Dialogues in 3 volumesPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1860 Lot #226 Journal as Ambassador to Great Britain View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Presidents, 1929)AuthorDawes, Charles G.HeadlineDawes' Ambassador to Great Britain, inscribedPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyDate Published1939 Lot #232 The Historie of the World, in Five Books... View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorRaleigh, Walter, SirHeadlineThe Historie of the World by Sir Walter RaleighPublisherPrinted for Tho. Basset, Ric. Chiswell, Benj. Tooke, et al.Date Published1687 Lot #233 The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World; Or, the History, Geography, & Antiquities of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, & Persia View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorRawlinson, GeorgeHeadlineRawlinson's Five Great Monarchies in original clothPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1862-67 Lot #243 Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Taoism)AuthorGiles, Herbert A., translatorHeadlineFirst printing of Chuang Tzu in EnglishPublisherBernard QuaritchDate Published1889 Lot #244 The Rhetoric, Poetic, and Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle, translated from the Greek by Thomas Taylor View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Taylor, Thomas, translator)AuthorAristotleHeadlineThomas Taylor's Aristotle first edition 1/50PublisherPrinted for the translator by Robert WilksDate Published1811 Lot #249 Select Works of Porphyry; containing his four books on abstinence from animal food; his treatise on the Homeric cave of the nymphs; and his auxiliaries to the perception of intelligible nature View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Vegetarianism)AuthorPorphyryHeadlineFirst work on VegetarianismPublisherPrinted for Thomas RoddDate Published1823 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next