The Kabbalah or The Religious Philosophy of The Hebrews by Adolph Franck
Publications: 1926 The Kabbalah Publishing Company; New York "Special Edition sold by Subscription Only" first edition
First published in French in 1843 this is the first English edition of The Kabbalah by Adolph Franck. The work is one of the earliest modern academic treatments of Jewish mysticism. The author Franck, was a member of the Institut de France and a respected historian of philosophy. He approached Kabbalah not as superstition but as a serious metaphysical system worthy of philosophical inquiry.
Condition: publishers cloth faux leather boards, gilt title to spine, blindstamped title to cover, wear along the edges primarily along spine edges, tightly bound, clean copy in Very Good condition