Some Unpublished Letters of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
London: Rider & Co., 1929. First Edition. Octavo, 255 pages, publisher's original pictorial dust jacket. Publisher's original gilt-lettered blue cloth covered boards. Illustrated with black-and-white plates. Dust jacket now in protective mylar. A scarce collection of previously unpublished letters by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, the Russian-born occultist, author of Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society. Edited with an introduction and commentary by Eugene Rollin Corson, the volume presents Blavatsky’s correspondence from the early years of the Theosophical movement, offering valuable firsthand insight into her personality, beliefs, controversies, and circle of associates. Illustrated with portraits and facsimiles, Some Unpublished Letters of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky is an important source work for students and collectors of Theosophy, nineteenth-century occultism, spiritualism, esotericism, and women’s roles in modern alternative religion. This 1929 Rider first edition is especially desirable in the original dust jacket. A few small tears and minor discoloration to the dust jacket. Slight rubbing to the cloth, else in very good + condition. Item #305
Price: $500.00