THE OCCULT REVIEW: VOLUME 21, JANUARY-JUNE 1915
Book Details + Condition: William Rider & Son (London). Volume 21, 1915. 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, 1915. 368 pages, with b&w illustrations. Pencil notations in several page margins by the famous suffragist, Alice Eugenie (Dupont) Ortiz. She was active in the early 20th century in supporting the women's right to vote. We have compared the handwriting within this volume to the other volumes currently for sale in our store (which include her bookplate and similar notations), that were purchased from the same estate; and have found the handwriting in this volume to likewise be of her hand.
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 Prophecy of Malachi (Arthur Edward Waite)
- Black Magic and Voodooism in America (Irene E. Toye Warner)
- What Happens in the Spirit World Over a Battlefield (H.C.)
- Psychic Phenomena Amidst the Warring Nations (Hereward Carrington)
- Druidism and Magic (Dudley Wright)
- The Religious Symbolism of the Sword (G.M. Hort)
- Fortune-Telling by Cards (M.L. Lewes)
- The Well at World's End (C.L. Ryley)
- Francis Schlatter, The Healer (Dr. C.W. Eells)
- The Ethereal Plane (Dr. Helen Bourchier)
- Subtle Occult Influences (Reginald B. Span)
- Family Ghosts; A Reincarnationist's "Who's Who" (The Editor)
- The Psychology of "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Looking-Glass" (Hereward Carrington)
- The Kabalistic Tree of Life (J.H. Power)
- Celestial Hierarchies and the Spiritual Aspects of Astrology (W.J. Colville)
- And much more.
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. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; normal aging and wear to boards; several pages with the pencilled marginal notations of the famous suffragist, Alice Eugenie (Dupont) Ortiz (please see above for more detail).
