THE OCCULT REVIEW: VOLUME 49, JANUARY - JUNE, 1929
Book Details + Condition: William Rider & Son (London). Volume 49, 1929. 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, 1929. 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. In very good condition, with firm binding; crisp boards; rubbed leather; small chip to upper spine; stamp to rear inside board; light normal toning to pages; and a clean interior save pp 221 & 227, which retains the pencilled notes of suffragist Alice Eugenie (see above), in which she recounts a story of out-of-body experiences by a Mr. Dupont (her future husband?). 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:
- The Earth and Its Aura
- Haunted Trees (Elliott O'Donnell)
- Number and Form
- Asleep Among the Dead
- Evidential Spirit Intervention (J. Arthur Hill)
- An Alchemical Banquet (H. Stanley Redgrove)
- Left Hand Path (Dion Fortune)
- The Musings of a Mystic
- Seership and Mediumship
- Master Craft of Mediaeval Builders (Hector St. Luke)
- The Occult in Scottish Ballads
- Oriental Sorcery: A Weird Case
- Practical Occult Training
- Records of Past Lives (Dion Fortune)
- Science and the Universe (H. Stanley Redgrove)
- Nostradamus and Seismic Prophecies
- The Penetration of the Astral Plane (Dion Fortune)
- Pre-Existence: A Spiritistic View
- A Real Banshee Warning
- And so much more.
