Isis Unveiled [1882 Edition] by H.P. Blavatsky

Isis Unveiled:A Master Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology by H.P. Blavatsky

Publication: 1882 J.W. Bouton;London

Octavo, 2 volumes: xvl, [1].628 p. +iv, 692, 44p. with frontpiece portrait, two folding plates, and textual illustrations. 

Scarce early printing of the first major publication by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Notoriously difficult to find in such a condition. In perspective, this is the finest set we have ever handled in terms of condition.

Isis Unveiled, written by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, is a seminal work in the field of Theosophy. Published in 1877, it has had a profound impact on Western esoteric and magical traditions, shaping the development of occultism and influencing numerous occult practitioners, scholars, and spiritual seekers. The book delves into a wide range of topics, including comparative religion, esotericism, metaphysics, and the occult, and its ideas continue to be studied and debated within esoteric circles to this day.

Condition: Publishers brown cloth boards, decorative gilt to spine and black stamping to covers, some minor creasing to the edge of the folding plates. Period previous owner's ink signature to prefatory blank leaf in second volume, tissue guard in volume 1 with tear, a bright copy still with original sheen to the boards, overall in Near Fine condition