The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason by Christopher McIntosh
;Publication: 1992 E.J. Brill first edition First Edition- signed and incribed by author "To Jim Clark with all best wishes from Christopher McIntosh, Oakland May 17, 2019"
Signed and inscribed first edition by Christopher McIntosh — this Brill hardcover is the original 1992 printing of The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason. Signed copies of this edition are exceptionally uncommon. The work offers a compelling exploration of the relationship between eighteenth-century Rosicrucianism in Central Europe and the ideals of the Enlightenment.
Christopher McIntosh, who is connected with the Centre for the Study of Esotericism at the University of Exeter, is a well-regarded scholar in the field of Western esoteric traditions. He has written several important works, including Eliphas Lévi and the French Occult Revival.
Condition: publishers cloth boards, gilt title to spine and covers, dust jacket protected in mylar, signed and inscribed by the author on the ffep, in Fine condition