1910 Theosophical Publishing Society (Second Edition Limited to 1500 copies )
This is one of the few surviving copies of this edition. Due to the erroneous assumption that the symbol was associated with the Nazi swastika symbol, most of these copies were destroyed, defaced or rebound.
There is also a small facing swastika of the First US Edition but it is not quite as prominent as this First and Second U.K Editions which were each limited to 1500 copies. The symbol was obviously not associated with the Nazis and was intended by Steiner to represent the symbols original essence; that of the four petaled lotus.
The swastika symbol has been used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality throughout many ancient cultures including Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, and Indian religions.
This second edition was released in April of 1910, only 5 months after the first edition (November 1909). This edition was slightly reviews and also included Rudolf Steiners Preface which the First Editioin did not. Other differences include the gilt cross in pentagram symbol on the back board, and red lettered title page.
Condition: the cloth around the spine has some wear, top and bottom of spine are bumped, corners are bumped with the bottom corners sustaining the most damage, the fly leaf and back of the title page contain a library stamp. Note that the book does not contain the typical library markings only what I mentioned. Besides this all pages are clean of any markings, Overall a Good+ copy of truly rare edition!
