The Way of Initiation by Rudolf Steiner with forward by Annie Besant and some biographical notes of the author by Edouard Shure
1908 Theosophical Publishing Society (First Edition Limited to 1500 /copies )
The Way of Initiation (1908) with serves as the first half prequel of his later work Initiation and its Results (1909) consists of articles that were originally published in The Theophist. This volume explored those articles in greater detail and served as a means to introduce Steiners concepts to the English reader. The release of Initiation and its Results one year later made up the second half of this release. This first edition was limited to 1500 copies and was reprinted one year later in 1909 also at a limited run of 1500. Although the limited numbered run is not mentioned in this edition, its is indicated in the 1909 edition.
Condition: Original brown cloth with decorative cross and roses symbol Ono the front board, it is missing the initial blank flyleaf, pen inscription, the boards have some wear with the spine is age toned, and the front board has a 1 inch stain mark that is slightly noticeable, all pages are clean, the binding is tight, overall the book is in Good+ condition. RARE!