A SEARCH IN SECRET EGYPT
Book Details + Condition: E.P. Dutton and Co., New York (1936). First edition hardcover with dust jacket. By Paul Brunton, pen name of Raphael Hurst, a British author of spiritual books. He is best known as one of the early popularizers of Neo-Hindu spiritualism in western esotericism. 287 pages, with black-and-white photographs and illustrations. A SEARCH IN SECRET EGYPT is a fascinating study of Egyptian occultism. From the dust jacket: "Paul Brunton, impelled by hunger for spiritual perfection and power, examined at great length the Sphinx, the Great Pyramid (within the King's chamber of which he slept a night alone), the Temple of Hathor at Denderah, the Karnac Temple, and the Initiation Temple a Abydos. In his acquaintship with seers, mystics, fakirs, dervishes, snake charmers, adepts, etc, he entered into the mysteries of ancient Egyptian Ritual and the power of modern 'charms' and magic." Light shelfwear to boards; text is clean and unmarked save stamp and library dates on inside front board and front blank endpaper (no other library marks present). Dust jacket has some wear, with chipping to edges. It remains unclipped with the original price still present and is protected with a mylar plastic cover.
