Zanoni by Bulwer Lytton
Publication: 1953 [undated] Rand, Mcnally & Company
A beautiful ornate decorated edition of this rosicrucian novel.
Zanoni is a novel originally published in 1842 by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a story of love and occult aspiration. By way of introduction, the author confesses: "... It so chanced that some years ago, in my younger days, whether of authorship or life, I felt the desire to make myself acquainted with the true origins and tenets of the singular sect known by the name of Rosicrucians." A manuscript came into his hands written in what Bulwer-Lytton described as an "unintelligible cipher”, a manuscript which through the author's own interpretation became Zanoni. It tells the story of its protagonist Zanoni, who possesses occult powers and knows the secret of eternal life.
Condition: Pubishers emerald green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and cover with ornate gilt frame also spine and front cover, top edge gilt, a superb copy with only a few minor bruises along the spine edges and corners, clean, tightly bound, in Very Good condition