THE OCCULT REVIEW: VOLUME 3, JANUARY-JUNE 1906
Book Details + Condition: William Rider & Son (London). Volume 3, 1906. First UK Editions of the highly influential and pre-eminent journal of the 20th century, THE OCCULT REVIEW. (The US editions were issued one month after the British.) This compilation spans January - June, 1906. 330 pages. The front free endpaper bears the library stamp of Vincent N. Turvey. Vincent Newton Turvey (1873-1912) was a British clairvoyant and engineer known in the field of parapsychology, for his work that records out-of-body experiences.
Edited by Ralph Shirley, THE OCCULT REVIEW contained essays on all aspects of occultism, from alchemy to witchcraft; there was emphasis on magic, as many of its authors had been members of the Golden Dawn or its offshoots. Most of the eminent occultists of the period contributed to the journal, such as Frater Achad, Arthur Avalon, Annie Besant, Theodore Besterman, J.W. Brodie-Innes; Hereward Carrington, Mabel Collins, Aleister Crowley, Dion Fortune, Ada Goodrich-Freer; Franz Hartmann, D. D. Home, E.J. Langford Garstin; Michael Juste; William Kingsland, G.R.S. Mead; Sylvan J. Muldoon, Elliot O'Donnell, H. Stanley Redgrove, Sax Rohmer; Eduoard Schure, Lewis Spence, Meredith Starr, Montague Summers, and A.E. Waite. In addition to essays, poems, artwork, and illustrations, each issue typically contained the editor's 'Notes of the Month,' letters from the public, book reviews, and advertisements. This compiled volume contains such articles as:
- The Danger of Experimenting in Occultism (Dr. Franz Hartmann)
- Witchcraft in Literature (Hon. G.A. Sinclair)
- Professional Astrology in Ancient Rome
- Haunted Houses
- Hypnotism and Clairvoyance
- Why Do Ghosts Wear Clothes (Lux)
- The Occult Madonna (J.C. Powys)
- Second Death (W. H. Chesson)
- A Strange Story of Mid-Ocean Visits (Captain Peter Johansen)
- An Instance of Dream-Telepathy (C. Farmer)
- "Spirit-Clothes" (James H. Hyslop)
- Telepathy and Prayer (H.C.D.)
- Witchcraft in Germany (Dr. Franz Hartmann)
- Keats the Mystic (E.J. Ellis)
- And much more.
A solid copy of a very scarce edition with the original covers. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; darkening to spine; chafed spine ends (mainly to top); Turvey's stamp to ffep, along with occult bookseller stamp (see description for more info on Turvey); age-toning to pages, which are otherwise free of markings. A true gem of first edition occult literature, and a fascinating treasure-trove of knowledge, for occult and spiritualist collectors. Please see our other listings for more OCCULT REVIEW first edition volumes.
