THE OCCULT REVIEW: VOLUME 44, JULY - DECEMBER, 1926
Book Details + Condition: William Rider & Son (London). Volume 44, 1926. 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 July-December, 1926. Privately bound with marbled hardcover boards and three-quarters leather binding. Raised bands and gilt to spine; marbled endpapers. Part of the collection of famous suffragist Alice Eugenie (du Pont) Ortiz. (Some of the books have her bookplate, this one does not.) 432 pages. Firm binding; crisp boards, with minor shelf wear; rubbed leather, corners and edges; front board may have been re-attached in the past (but binding is solid); light normal toning to pages; clean interior, save stamp to rear endpaper. A true gem and an increasingly scarce first edition of 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.
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 most cases, these articles are the first appearance of their work. 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:
- Raymond Lully (A.E. Waite)
- The Kalevala: Mythology of Finland (Lewis Spence)
- The Order of the Sons of God
- The Serpent Myth (A.E. Waite)
- Meditation and Occult Research (Dion Fortune)
- Ghost Shadows (Elliott O'Donnell)
- The Nature of Sleep and Dreams
- Secrecy in Occultism (Dion Fortune)
- A Few Real Ghosts
- The Gnosis as Philosophy and Religion
- Spiritual Alchemy
- Sane Occultism (Dion Fortune)
- The Occult Significance of the Oath
- Druidism and Gypsy Lore
- The Coming World-Storm
- And so much more.
