The Theosophical Glossary
Krotona, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California: Theosophical Publishing House, 1918. 1918 American reprint, newly typeset, of the 1892 first edition. Quarto, [2], 360 pages, publisher's original green cloth covered boards. Marbled endpapers. H. P. Blavatsky’s The Theosophical Glossary is an important reference work of Theosophy, occultism, esotericism, comparative religion, mysticism, and ancient philosophy, providing definitions and explanations of nearly 2,800 terms drawn from Hinduism, Buddhism, Sanskrit literature, Kabbalah, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Egyptian religion, classical mythology, magic, and the Western occult tradition. First published posthumously in 1892 and prepared for publication by G. R. S. Mead, the glossary reflects the broad intellectual and spiritual world surrounding Blavatsky and the early Theosophical Society. This 1918 American reprint, issued by the Theosophical Publishing House at Krotona in Hollywood, California, is an early twentieth-century edition of one of Blavatsky’s most useful and enduring works, and is especially desirable for collectors and students of Theosophy, occult philosophy, secret societies, Eastern religions, metaphysics, spiritualism, and the history of the modern esoteric movement. Some slight rubbing and wear, fraying along the rear hinge, previous owner's neat bookplate and ink stamp, pencil notes to endpapers and occasioanl marginalia, else in good + condition. Item #541
Price: $160.00