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Mystical Meditations on the Collects
by FORTUNE, Dion
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 192pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, black borders. The first edition of this work by Dion Fortune described by the publisher as "based upon an esoteric interpretation of the Christian scriptures. and provides a series of broad-minded and tolerant considerations of the 'Mysteries of Jesus' as indicated in the Collects of the Orthodox Church. The mysticism which inspires the meditations, while Christian in tone, is of that universal order which recognizes the underlying truth of all religions." Original, scarce hardcover in jacket, this was Eya Fechin's personal copy (Nicolai Fechin's daughter) with her signature on endpaper. Book is FINE and beautifully printed on thick, textured paper. Jacket has a few soiled spots, with a few very small chips, tears to edges; light fading to boards, age-toning to pages with light, ordinary reference wear. Very nice in protective mylar sleeve.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 406
- Title
- Mystical Meditations on the Collects
- Author
- FORTUNE, Dion
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth with dust wrapper
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rider & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Pages
- 192
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Occult, Witchcraft, Spiritualism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Summer Miscellany 2024;
Terms of Sale
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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About the Seller
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glendale, California
About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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