The Quest of the Golden Stairs
by Arthur Edward Waite
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€1,130.88€1,017.79
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 8.5". None. The very scarce first edition of this fantasy novel from British poet and scholarly mystic A. E. Waite. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A 'mystical romance full of the fragrance of rare imaginings', this is a truly delightful novel by Arthur Edward Waite, the co-creator of the RiderWaite tarot deck, and a writer on a number of occult and esoteric matters.The biographer R. A. Gilbert explains that 'Waite's name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of Western occultism'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with bumps to back strip head and tail, and to tail of front board. Dust wrapper bright, with light edgewear to back strip head and tail, and a small closed tear to the head and to the tail. Two minor closed tears to tail of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901F47
- Title
- The Quest of the Golden Stairs
- Author
- Arthur Edward Waite
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Theosophical Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 10.5" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- The quest of the golden stairs : a mystery of kinghood in FaeÌrie A. E. Waite Western occultism theosophy A. E. Waite
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...