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The Absent Mother: Restoring the Goddess of Judaism and Christianityby Alix Pirani, Foosiya Miller, Abi PiraniISBN 185274099X (1-85274-099-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Advanced Magical Artsby R. J. StewartISBN 1852300450 (1-85230-045-0)
Softcover, Element Books, Incorporated
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Against the Grainby Joris Karl Huysmans, John HowardISBN 1598189417 (1-59818-941-7)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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Architecture, Mysticism And Mythby William Richard LethabyISBN 1596053801 (1-59605-380-1)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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Aspects in Astrologyby Sue TompkinsISBN 1852300817 (1-85230-081-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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The Astrologer's Handbookby Julia ParkerISBN 1851522964 (1-85152-296-4)
Softcover, CRC Pr I Llc
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Atlantis. the Antediluvian Worldby Ignatius DonnellyISBN 1847027644 (1-84702-764-4)
Softcover, Echo Library
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A Calendar of Festivals: Traditional Celebrations, Songs, Seasonal Recipes and Things to Makeby Marian GreenISBN 1852302046 (1-85230-204-6)
Softcover, Element Books Ltd
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The Candle of Vision: Inner Worlds of the Imaginationby George RussellISBN 185327030X (1-85327-030-X)
Softcover, Prism Pr Ltd
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The Celtic Twilight: Faerie And Folkloreby W. B. YeatsISBN 1596050012 (1-59605-001-2)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Celtic Twilight: Faerie And Folklore'Book summary:Ireland is home to some of the world's most enchanting myths and tales. But many of these stories would have been lost if they hadn't been recorded and written down. Poet and Nobel laureate William Butler Yeats was one of these fortunate witnesses. In "The Celtic Twilight," originally published in 1893, he collected some of the most delightful myths and folktales of his native land. [via]
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The Celtic Twilight: Myth, Fantasy and Folkloreby W. B. YeatsISBN 1853270296 (1-85327-029-6)
Softcover, Prism Pr Ltd
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Chinese Astrology : The Most Comprehensive Study of the Subject Ever Published in the English Languageby Derek WaltersISBN 1842930257 (1-84293-025-7)
Softcover, Duncan Baird Publishers
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Chinese Geomancyby Derek WaltersISBN 1852300582 (1-85230-058-2)
Softcover, Thorsons Element
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Collected Ghost Storiesby Montague Rhodes JamesISBN 1853260533 (1-85326-053-3)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeatsby W. B. YeatsISBN 1853264547 (1-85326-454-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats'Book summary:William Butler Yeats, whom many consider this century's greatest poet, began as a bard of the Celtic Twilight, reviving legends and Rosicrucian symbols. By the early 1900s, however, he was moving away from plush romanticism, his verse morphing from the incantatory rhythms of "I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree" into lyrics "as cold and passionate as the dawn." At every stage, however, Yeats plays a multiplicity of poetic roles. There is the romantic lover of "When You Are Old" and "A Poet to His Beloved" ("I bring you with reverent Hands / The books of my numberless dreams..."). And there are the far more bitter celebrations of Maud Gonne, who never accepted his love and engaged in too much politicking for his taste: "Why should I blame her that she filled my days / With misery, or that she would of late / Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways, / Or hurled the little streets upon the great, / Had they but courage equal to desire?" There is also the poet of conscience--and confrontation. His 1931 "Remorse for Intemperate Speech" ends: "Out of Ireland have we come. / Great hatred, little room, / Maimed us at the start. / I carried from my mother's womb / A fanatic heart."
Yeats was to explore several more sides of himself, and of Ireland, before his Last Poems of 1938-39. Many are difficult, some snobbish, others occult and spiritualist. As Brendan Kennelly writes, Yeats "produces both poppycock and sublimity in verse, sometimes closely together." On the other hand, many prophetic masterworks are poppycock-free--for example, "The Second Coming" ("Turning and turning in the widening gyre / The falcon cannot hear the falconer; / Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; / Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world...") and such inquiries into inspiration as "Among School Children" ("O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, How can we know the dancer from the dance?"). And at his best, Yeats extends the meaning of love poetry beyond the obviously romantic: love becomes a revolutionary emotion, attaching the poet to friends, history, and the passionate life of the mind. --Kerry Fried [via]
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The Complete Book of Chinese Horoscopesby Lori ReidISBN 1852309415 (1-85230-941-5)
Softcover, Element Books Ltd
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The Complete Guide To Chinese Astrology: The Most Comprehensive Study Of The Subject Ever Published In The English Languageby Derek WaltersISBN 1842931113 (1-84293-111-3)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Complete Illustrated Works of Edgar Allan Poeby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 1851526307 (1-85152-630-7)
Hardcover, Chancellor Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Illustrated Works of Edgar Allan Poe'Book summary:Famous for his horror stories and brooding poetry, Poe is often considered to be the inventor of the modern detective story, as well. Now, this one marvelously illustrated and popularly priced volume makes it possible to appreciate the full genius of this master of the mysterious and brilliant literary talent. Images, reproduced from a variety of sources (including Aubrey Beardsley, Edouard Manet, and Arthur Rackham) enhance the mood of such favorites as The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Purloined Letter, A Descent into the Maelström and The Masque of the Red Death. In addition to those "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"--70 chronicles of terror and fantasy that established Poe as the supreme craftsman of the short story--there is The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Poe's only full-length work and a masterful blending of science and romance. Finally, a section devoted to "The Raven and Other Poems" reflects Poe's obsession with the macabre.[via]More editions of The Complete Illustrated Works of Edgar Allan Poe:
Complete Prophecies of Nostradamusby Ned HalleyISBN 1840223014 (1-84022-301-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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Cracking the Symbol Code: Revealing the Secret Heretical Messages Within Church and Renaissance Artby Tim Wallace-MurphyISBN 1842931369 (1-84293-136-9)
Hardcover, Duncan Baird Publishers
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The Cult of the Black Virginby BeggISBN 1850630224 (1-85063-022-4)
Hardcover, Arkana
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Cunning-Folk: Popular Magic in English Historyby Owen DaviesISBN 1852852976 (1-85285-297-6)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Demons of the Flesh : The Complete Guide to Left Hand Path Sex Magicby Nikolas Schreck, Zeena SchreckISBN 184068061X (1-84068-061-X)
Hardcover, Creation Books
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??Part exploration of this taboo area, part manual detailing the actual mechanics of sex magic, the book draws on the pioneering studies of Aleister Crowley and Jack Parsons to penetrate the veil of secrecy surrounding the ecstasies and dangers of these practices.
??Nikolas Schreck is the author of The Satanic Screen and The Manson File. His wife and co-author, Zeena Schreck, is the daughter of Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan.
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The Dictionary of Alchemy: An A-Z of History, People and Definitionsby Diana FernandoISBN 1843336189 (1-84333-618-9)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dictionary of Alchemy: An A-Z of History, People and Definitions'Book summary:Floating somewhere between science and philosophy, alchemy is experiencing a revival in interest, spurred in part by the striking realization that particle physics and quantum mechanics are chasing the very questions of fabric, form and chaos that lie at the heart of alchemy. Drawing on original material from Arabic and Kabalistic sources, and peppered with 160 illustrations, this compendium of alchemical thought features more than 500 entries on every aspect of the alchemist's experience, from terminology to materials and procedures, historical alchemists to the arcane texts of antiquity.[via]More editions of The Dictionary of Alchemy: An A-Z of History, People and Definitions:
Dictionary of Mysticism and the Esoteric Traditionsby Nevill DruryISBN 185327075X (1-85327-075-X)
Softcover, Prism Pr Ltd
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The Dictionary of Sacred and Magical Plantsby Christian RatschISBN 1853270601 (1-85327-060-1)
Softcover, Prism Pr Ltd
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeby Robert Louis Stevenson, Helen DunmoreISBN 1843910705 (1-84391-070-5)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'Book summary:The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. In three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote it again. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a "shilling shocker" in 1886, and became an instant classic. In the first six months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and editorials were written about it. When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City. Compulsively readable from its opening pages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self.
This University of Nebraska Press edition is a small, exquisitely produced paperback. The book design, based on the original first edition of 1886, includes wide margins, decorative capitals on the title page and first page of each chapter, and a clean, readable font that is 19th-century in style. Joyce Carol Oates contributes a foreword in which she calls Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a "mythopoetic figure" like Frankenstein, Dracula, and Alice in Wonderland, and compares Stevenson's creation to doubled selves in the works of Plato, Poe, Wilde, and Dickens.
This edition also features 12 full-page wood engravings by renowned illustrator Barry Moser. Moser is a skillful reader and interpreter as well as artist, and his afterword to the book, in which he explains the process by which he chose a self-portrait motif for the suite of engravings, is fascinating. For the image of Edward Hyde, he writes, "I went so far as to have my dentist fit me out with a carefully sculpted prosthetic of evil-looking teeth. But in the final moments I had to abandon the idea as being inappropriate. It was more important to stay in keeping with the text and, like Stevenson, not show Hyde's face." (Also recommended: the edition of Frankenstein illustrated by Barry Moser) --Fiona Webster [via]
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The Druid Wayby Philip Carr-GommISBN 1852303654 (1-85230-365-4)
Softcover, Thorsons Element
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E-Magic: Cast 50 Spells by E-Mail and Text Messageby Amanda CravenISBN 1842224220 (1-84222-422-0)
Hardcover, Ingram Pub Services
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A.E. Waite: Magician of Many Partsby R.A. GilbertISBN 185274023X (1-85274-023-X)
Hardcover, Crucible
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Earth Mysteriesby Philip HeseltonISBN 1852307145 (1-85230-714-5)
Softcover, Element Books Ltd
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Ecstatic Ritual: Practical Sex Magicby Brandy WilliamsISBN 1853270512 (1-85327-051-2)
Softcover, Prism Pr Ltd
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The Elements of Grail Traditionby John MatthewsISBN 1852300779 (1-85230-077-9)
Softcover, Element Books, Incorporated
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Elements of Prophecyby R. J. StewartISBN 1852301341 (1-85230-134-1)
Softcover, Zondervan
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The Elements of the Runesby Bernard KingISBN 1852304200 (1-85230-420-0)
Softcover, Natl Book Network
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowdsby Charles MacKay, Norman StoneISBN 1853263494 (1-85326-349-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds'Book summary:Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily illuminating,and, unfortunately, entertaining tales of chicanery, greed and naivete. Essential reading for any student of human nature or the transmission of ideas.
In fact, cases such as Tulipomania in 1624--when Tulip bulbs traded at a higher price than gold--suggest the existence of what I would dub "Mackay's Law of Mass Action:" when it comes to the effect of social behavior on the intelligence of individuals, 1+1 is often less than 2, and sometimes considerably less than 0. [via]
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Fallen Angel 2: To Rule in Hellby Peter David, J. K. WoodwardISBN 1600100732 (1-60010-073-2)
Softcover, Idea & Design Works Llc
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Fourteen Lesson in Yogi Philosophyby William Walker AtkinsonISBN 1596053224 (1-59605-322-4)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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The Gap in the Curtainby John BuchanISBN 1842327674 (1-84232-767-4)
Softcover, House of Stratus, Incorporated
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The Gods of Rebirthby Nevill DruryISBN 1853270113 (1-85327-011-3)
Softcover, Prism Pr Ltd
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religionby James George FrazerISBN 1853263109 (1-85326-310-9)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion'Book summary:Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941) is rightly regarded as one of the founders of modern anthropology. The Golden Bough, his masterpiece, appeared in twelve volumes between 1890 and 1915. This volume is the author's own abridgement of his great work, and was first published in 1922. Remarkable for its vast assembly of facts and its charm of presentation, it offers the thesis that man progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought. It discusses fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat and many other symbols and practices which have influenced a whole generation of 20th century writers, including D.H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot. [via]
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Grave Sightby Charlaine HarrisISBN 1597221392 (1-59722-139-2)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Harper Connolly has what you might call a strange job: she finds dead people. She can sense the final location of a person who's passed, and share their very last moment. Harper travels with her stepbrother, Tolliver, her manager and sometimes bodyguard - because the people who hire Harper don't really want to know what she has to tell them. [via]
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Hamletby William ShakespeareISBN 1853260096 (1-85326-009-6)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet'Book summary:Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, Professor of English Literature, University of Sussex Hamlet is not only one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, but also the most fascinatingly problematical tragedy in world literature. First performed around 1600, this a gripping and exuberant drama of revenge, rich in contrasts and conflicts. Its violence alternates with introspection, its melancholy with humour, and its subtlety with spectacle. The Prince, Hamlet himself, is depicted as a complex, divided, introspective character. His reflections on death, morality and the very status of human beings make him 'the first modern man'. [via]
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The Hand of Powerby Edgar WallaceISBN 1842326880 (1-84232-688-0)
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The Holy Quranby Yusuf Ali AbdullahISBN 1853267821 (1-85326-782-1)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Holy Quran'Book summary:The Holy Qur'an (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. It is the word of God whose truth was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years. As it was revealed, so it was committed to memory by his companions, though written copies were also made by literate believers during the lifetime of the Prophet. The first full compilation was by Abu Bakar, the first Caliph, and it was then recompiled in the original dialect by the third Caliph Uthman, after the best reciters had fallen in battle. Muslims believe that the truths of The Holy Qur'an are fully and authentically revealed only in the original classical Arabic. However, as the influence of Islam grows and spreads to the modern world, it is recognised that translation is an important element in introducing and explaining Islam to a wider audience. This translation, by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, is considered to be the most faithful rendering available in English. [via]
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The Hound of the Baskervillesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 1840224002 (1-84022-400-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'Book summary:We owe 1902's The Hound of the Baskervilles to Arthur Conan Doyle's good friend Fletcher "Bobbles" Robinson, who took him to visit some scary English moors and prehistoric ruins, and told him marvelous local legends about escaped prisoners and a 17th-century aristocrat who fell afoul of the family dog. Doyle transmogrified the legend: generations ago, a hound of hell tore out the throat of devilish Hugo Baskerville on the moonlit moor. Poor, accursed Baskerville Hall now has another mysterious death: that of Sir Charles Baskerville. Could the culprit somehow be mixed up with secretive servant Barrymore, history-obsessed Dr. Frankland, butterfly-chasing Stapleton, or Selden, the Notting Hill murderer at large? Someone's been signaling with candles from the mansion's windows. Nor can supernatural forces be ruled out. Can Dr. Watson--left alone by Sherlock Holmes to sleuth in fear for much of the novel--save the next Baskerville, Sir Henry, from the hound's fangs?
Many Holmes fans prefer Doyle's complete short stories, but their clockwork logic doesn't match the author's boast about this novel: it's "a real Creeper!" What distinguishes this particular Hound is its fulfillment of Doyle's great debt to Edgar Allan Poe--it's full of ancient woe, low moans, a Grimpen Mire that sucks ponies to Dostoyevskian deaths, and locals digging up Neolithic skulls without next-of-kins' consent. "The longer one stays here the more does the spirit of the moor sink into one's soul," Watson realizes. "Rank reeds and lush, slimy water-plants sent an odour of decay ... while a false step plunged us more than once thigh-deep into the dark, quivering mire, which shook for yards in soft undulations around our feet ... it was as if some malignant hand was tugging us down into those obscene depths." Read on--but, reader, watch your step! --Tim Appelo [via]
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House of the Seven Gablesby Nathaniel HawthorneISBN 1853265578 (1-85326-557-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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The I Ching Pack: Divining the Future Using the Ancient Book of Chinese Wisdomby Chris MarshallISBN 1844426343 (1-84442-634-3)
Softcover, Carlton Books Ltd
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Incubus 2by Yayoi NekoISBN 1598830708 (1-59883-070-8)
Softcover, Media Blasters Pr
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An Introduction to the Study of the Kabalahby W. Wynn WestcottISBN 1596053941 (1-59605-394-1)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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The Invisible Influenceby Alexander CannonISBN 1596054336 (1-59605-433-6)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Invisible Influence'Book summary:Black magic. Telepathy. The Universal Mind. Such wonders are real, insists spiritualist Alexander Cannon in this 1933 tome, all manifestations of the invisible influence all around us. Subtitled "a story of the mystic Orient with great truths which can never die," this florid and enthusiastic narrative, structured as a conversation between Cannon and a series of mystics, yogis, and other sages, offers anecdotes of crystal gazing, levitation, hypnotism, distant-touching, and other weird phenomena as evidence of this "invisible influence." A breathless document of the fascination with the occult that gripped the early years of the 20th century, these tales of the paranormal continue to beguile today. British physician and psychiatrist ALEXANDER CANNON (b. 1896) also wrote Sleeping Through Space, The Shadow of Destiny, Science of Hypnotism, and Powers That Be. [via]
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The Koranby Alan Jones, John Medows RodwellISBN 1842126091 (1-84212-609-1)
Softcover, Phoenix Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Koran'Book summary:The Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the Hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632. It has exerted untold influence upon the history of mankind. Apart from it's specifically religious content, inspiring the triumphant arms of Islam throughout vast areas of Asia, Africa and southern Europe, it was the starting point of a new literary and philosophical movement which powerfully affected the most cultivated minds among both Christian and Jews in the Middle Ages; and the movement inaugurated has resulted in some of the finest products of genius and learning. Alan Jones has restored the traditional ordering of the Sutras, enabling the reader to trace the development of the Prophet's mind from the early flush of inspiration to his roles of warrior, politician and founder of an empire. [via]
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The Lore of the Forestby Alexander PorteousISBN 1596051051 (1-59605-105-1)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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The Lost Stradivariusby John Meade FalknerISBN 1843500817 (1-84350-081-7)
Softcover, Soft Editions Ltd
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Macbethby William ShakespeareISBN 1853260355 (1-85326-035-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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Macbeth: Shakespeare Made Easyby William Shakespeare, Tanya Grosz, Linda WendlerISBN 1599051346 (1-59905-134-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Macbeth: Shakespeare Made Easy'Book summary:One of Shakespeare's greatest, but also bloodiest tragedies, was written around 1605/06. Many have seen the story of Macbeth's murder and usurpation of the legitimate Scottish King Duncan as having obvious connection to contemporary issues regarding King James I (James VI of Scotland), and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. King James was particularly fascinated with witchcraft, so the appearance of the witches chanting "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" at the opening of the play seemed particularly topical, as was Macbeth's betrayal of Banquo, from whom James claimed direct descent.
However, the play is clearly far more than a piece of royal entertainment. It is also a fast-moving and dramatically satisfying piece of theatre. Macbeth's existential struggle between loyalty to his King and his "Vaulting ambition" is fascinating to watch, as his is struggle with Lady Macbeth, and her own terrifying refusal of her maternal role. The play shows an intensification of Shakespeare's interest in mothers and their effect upon ruling masculinity, and also contains some of the most memorable speeches in the entire canon, including Macbeth's reflections that ultimately life "is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing". --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Mysteries of Magicby C. J. S. ThompsonISBN 1596052031 (1-59605-203-1)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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The Mystery Of Cloomberby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 1843911043 (1-84391-104-3)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Myths & Legends of the British Islesby Richard BarberISBN 1843830396 (1-84383-039-6)
Softcover, Boydell & Brewer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Myths & Legends of the British Isles'Book summary:The British Isles have a long tradition of tales of gods, heroes and marvels, hinting at a mythology once as relevant to the races which settled the islands as the Greek and Roman gods were to the classical world. The tales drawn together in this book, from a wide range of medieval sources, span the centuries from the dawn of Christianity to the age of the Plantagenets. The Norse gods which peopled the Anglo-Saxon past survive in Beowulf; Cuchulainn, Taliesin and the magician Merlin take shape from Celtic mythology; and saints include Helena who brought a piece of the True Cross to Britain, and Joseph of Arimathea whose staff grew into the Glastonbury thorn. Tales of the British Arthur are followed by legends of later heroes, including Harold, Hereward and Godiva. These figures and many others were part of a familiar national mythology on which Shakespeare drew for Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet, creating the famous versions that are known today. Here the original stories are presented. RICHARD BARBER's other books include The Holy Grail, King Arthur: Hero and Legend, Arthurian Legends: An Anthology and The Knight and Chivalry. [via]
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Nineteen Eightyby David PeaceISBN 1852426942 (1-85242-694-2)
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Nineteen Eighty Threeby David PeaceISBN 1852426845 (1-85242-684-5)
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Nineteen Seventy Fourby David PeaceISBN 1852426349 (1-85242-634-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nineteen Seventy Four'Book summary:From the very first page of David Peace's first novel, 1974, it soon becomes clear that something is rotten in the state of Yorkshire: a young girl is missing. The Yorkshire Post's young but disillusioned crime correspondent, Edward Dunford, is assigned to the story, while also coping with the recent death of his father and his return to his native Yorkshire after a brief and unsuccessful stint in Fleet Street. For the jaded Dunford, it's just another story; the only intrigue is whether the girl will be found dead or alive before Christmas--that is, until she is discovered brutally murdered, face down in a ditch with a pair of swan's wings sewn into her back. As Dunford follows the case, he begins to make a series of terrifying connections with a string of child murders, plunging him into a gut-wrenching nightmare of corruption, violence, sadism, blackmail, and sexual obsession--from the upper echelons of local government to the tacky heart of Yorkshire darkness.
As Peace's tale of corruption and conspiracy unravels, it becomes clear that 1974 is as influenced by Orwell's own bleak vision of Britain in 1984 as it is by the wonderfully evoked atmosphere of the mid '70s. The Bay City Rollers, Leeds United, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Vauxhall Viva's all make an appearance. The novel works at several levels, from the brilliantly unsentimental homecoming of the gifted, alienated northern son to a terrifyingly accurate portrayal of an insular, tribal community. The plot is complex and frenetic, and Peace often neglects loose ends, especially as he builds to an extremely powerful climax. Yet the dialogue is fast, witty, and violent; a must-read for fans of Yorkshire Gothic. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Nineteen Seventy Sevenby David PeaceISBN 1852427442 (1-85242-744-2)
Softcover, Serpents Tail
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Nostradamus: The Complete Propheciesby John Hogue, Michel NostradamusISBN 1852309598 (1-85230-959-8)
Hardcover, Thorsons Element
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Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies for the Futureby Mario ReadingISBN 1842931806 (1-84293-180-6)
Hardcover, Watkins Pub Ltd
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Power Within the Land: Roots of Celtic and Underworld Traditions Awakening the Sleepers and Regenerating the Earthby R. J. StewartISBN 185230331X (1-85230-331-X)
Softcover, Element Books Ltd
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Primitive Magic: The Psychic Powers of Shamans and Sorcerersby Ernesto De MartinoISBN 1853270210 (1-85327-021-0)
Softcover, Prism Pr Ltd
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The Rule Of Fourby Ian Caldwell, Dustin ThomasonISBN 1844130053 (1-84413-005-3)
Hardcover, Century
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rule Of Four'Book summary:Tom Sullivan is about to graduate from Princeton. He's intelligent and popular, but haunted by the violent death several years earlier of his father, an academic who devoted his life to studying one of the rarest, most complex and most valuable books in the world. Since its publication in 1499, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili has baffled scholars who have tried to understand its many mysteries. Coded in seven languages, the text is at once a passionate love story, an intricate mathematical labyrinth, and a tale of arcane brutality. Paul Harris, Tom's roommate, has deeply personal reasons of his own for wanting to unveil the secrets the book hides. When a long-lost diary surfaces, it seems the two friends have found the key to the labyrinth - but when a fellow researcher is murdered only hours later, they suddenly find themselves in great danger. And what they discover embedded in the text stuns them: the passion of a Renaissance prince, a hidden crypt, and a secret worth dying to protect- [via]
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Sacred Architectureby A. Tad MannISBN 1852303913 (1-85230-391-3)
Softcover, Element Books, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sacred Architecture'Book summary:Ever since the cave dwellers, we have honored and acknowledged our spiritual roots in stone, wood, and iron, constructing sacred places that reflect our faith and wonder. Provided in this reference are the world's most spectacular examples of sacred architecture, on display in hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Istanbul's spectacular Blue Mosque, the towering spires of Notre Dame, the Temple at Luxor, Native American sweat lodges, and many other examples of sacred architecture are represented, with accompanying text that places each structure in its proper theological context. Natural cathedrals are also featured, including the stone circles of England's Lake District and the slopes of Japan's Mount Fuji, making this a rich and encompassing study of our most sacred places.[via]
A Search in Secret Indiaby Paul BruntonISBN 1844130436 (1-84413-043-6)
Softcover, Ebury Pr
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Secret World of Cults : From Ancient Druids to Heaven's Gateby Sarah MoranISBN 1841001325 (1-84100-132-5)
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Serpent Grail : The Truth Behind the Holy Grail, the Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Lifeby Philip Gardiner, Gary OsbornISBN 1842931296 (1-84293-129-6)
Hardcover, Duncan Baird Publishers
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Shamanism: Guide for Lifeby Jeni WrightISBN 1842151010 (1-84215-101-0)
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Sherlock Holmes and the case of the hound Of the Baskervillesby Arthur Conan Doyle, Malvina G. Vogel, Pablo MarcosISBN 1596792507 (1-59679-250-7)
Hardcover, Spotlight
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The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealedby Philip Gardiner, Gary OsbornISBN 1842931652 (1-84293-165-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Starry Wisdomby Alan Moore, Ramsey CampbellISBN 1840680873 (1-84068-087-3)
Softcover, Creation Books
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hydeby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 1598185233 (1-59818-523-3)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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The Sword of Moses, an Ancient Book of Magicby Moses GasterISBN 1596055812 (1-59605-581-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sword of Moses, an Ancient Book of Magic'Book summary:They have... books with these terrible, awe-inspiring Names... they know that the use of these mysterious Names, without due and careful preparation, brings with it calamity and premature death. -from the introduction How much ancient wisdom was lost in the medieval years! here laments Moses Gaster, one of the most prominent Jewish theologians and folklorists of the late 19th century. In 1896, he translated a fragmentary relic of Gnostic literature, a manuscript concerned with the many secret names of God believed by Kabbalists to wield enormous magical power, but in the discussion that here precedes the translation, Gaster acknowledges that this document only hints at the texts that may be lost forever. It remains a tantalizing peek into archaic occult mysteries. Jewish scholar MOSES GASTER (1856-1939) was born in Romania but emigrated to England, where he lectured at Oxford University. His wrote numerous books of theology, folklore, history, and literature, including History of Rumanian Popular Literature (1883) and five-volume Sephardic prayer book (1901-6). [via]
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Tales of Mystery and Imaginationby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 1853260134 (1-85326-013-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination'Book summary:Award-winning fantasy illustrator Gary Kelley writes, "I have selected three of Edgar Allan Poe's best short stories.... I chose 'The Fall of the House of Usher' for its classic Gothic images and its dark, melancholic central characters, including the house itself. 'The Black Cat' is ... appealing to me for its use of mystery and foreboding that takes us to a horrifying climax. 'The Cask of Amontillado' ... my personal favorite, [is] a simple narrative of revenge set in the contrasting worlds of carnival and catacomb." Click on the book's cover for a closer look, but the reproduction doesn't really do justice to the richness of color in Kelley's shadowy, atmospheric paintings. (The cat's eye is green, and its tongue is pink.) This gorgeous edition has 20 full- and double-page paintings, including a melancholy portrait of Poe; each page of text is surrounded by subtle decorative frames. The images of Roderick and Madeleine Usher are especially effective. [via]
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Tarot: Reading the Futureby Didier ColinISBN 1842021850 (1-84202-185-0)
Softcover, Hachette Livre Direction Paris
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tarot: Reading the Future'Book summary:Included in this book are Tarot Cards for immediate use and for reference. Each card is explained in detail and includes the importance of position as the card is drawn. There are almost 5000 interpretations from a possible 500 positions and for each one there is an interpretation for the five main areas of life: health, love life, family, professional life and financial situation. [via]
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Tertium Organumby P. D. Uspenskii, Claude BragdonISBN 1596054476 (1-59605-447-6)
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Tragedy of Macbethby William ShakespeareISBN 1847027490 (1-84702-749-0)
Softcover, Echo Library
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Twenty First Century Grail : The Quest for a Legendby Andrew CollinsISBN 1852271396 (1-85227-139-6)
Hardcover, Virgin Books Limited
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Undead And Unappreciatedby Maryjanice DavidsonISBN 1597221287 (1-59722-128-7)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Undead And Unappreciated'Book summary:A New York Times Bestseller
Most women would love to live as royalty, but Betsy has found that being vampire queen has more problems than perks - except for always being awake for Midnight Madness sales. But Betsy's "life" takes an interesting turn at a shower for her wicked stepmother, who lets it slip that Betsy has a long-lost half sister . . . who just so happens to be the devil's daughter, destined to rule the world. [via]
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Undead And Unemployedby Maryjanice DavidsonISBN 1597221937 (1-59722-193-7)
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But when a string of vampire murders hits St. Paul, Betsy must enlist the help of the one vamp who makes her blood boil: the oh-so-sexy Sinclair. Now, she's really treading on dangerous ground--high heels and all. [via]More editions of Undead And Unemployed:
Undead And Unwedby Maryjanice DavidsonISBN 1597221104 (1-59722-110-4)
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The Visitationby Not AvailableISBN 1595541209 (1-59554-120-9)
Softcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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Warriors of the Wasteland : A Quest for the Pagan Sacrificial Cult Behind the Grail Legendsby John GrigsbyISBN 1842930583 (1-84293-058-3)
Softcover, Duncan Baird Publishers
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Where Science and Magic Meetby Serena Roney-DougalISBN 1843331306 (1-84333-130-6)
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Witches, Druids And King Arthurby Ronald HuttonISBN 185285555X (1-85285-555-X)
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