THE OCCULT REVIEW: VOLUME 50, JULY - DECEMBER 1929
Book Details + Condition: William Rider & Son (London). Volume 50, 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 July - December, 1929. Privately bound with green hardcover boards with gilt to spine. 432 pages. In like-new condition: while the issues were bound long ago, they show minimal wear, and have been on a collector's shelf. It doesn't appear as though they've even been cracked open. Firm binding; crisp boards; light normal toning to pages; and a clean interior. 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 Astral Cable
- The Unsolved Pyramid Mystery
- The Ether and Spiritual Science
- British Lorelei (Elliott O'Donnell)
- "Aurospecs" or Seeing the Invisible (H. Stanley Redgrove)
- Master Craft of Salisbury Cathedral (Hector St. Luke)
- The Foundations of Magic (H. Stanley Redgrove)
- Number, Form and Consciousness
- The Four Horsemen
- The Mysteries of Isis (Lewis Spence)
- The Kabbalah and Word-Magic (H. Stanley Redgrove)
- The Alphabet of the Mysteries (Dion Fortune)
- A Strange Factor in Astral Projection
- Some Folklore of the Mass (Ethel Archer)
- Blake and the Book of Urizen (Meredith Starr)
- Mind's Unbelievable Powers (H. Stanley Redgrove)
- And so much more.
