A Manual of Occultism by Sepharial
Publishing: 1924 William Rider & Son / Distribution sticker by David McKay
Fourth Printing pp. 336 + publishers advertisements
Uncommon in any editions. A Manual of Occultism By 'Sepharial' (Dr Walter Gorn Old, 1864-1929) the eminent English Theosophist, who remains well known for his works on astrology and numerology. From the Introduction: "The ancient Hermetic philosophers were well aware of a certain subtile correspondence or analogy existing between the superior and inferior worlds, the world of causation and that of effects. They traced a connection between the noumenal and the phenomenal, between the mind of man and his bodily condition, between the spiritual and the natural. .... It is not my intention in these pages to attempt an exposition of the deeper arcana in connection with the various subjects treated of; but rather to place before the lay reader a number of methods by means of which he will be able to demonstrate to his own satisfaction, and that of others, that there is a deep substratum of truth in what is usually called "Occultism," and that the occult arts are sure and definite means of exploring them."
Condition: publishers auburn colored boards with title and decoration to spine, a couple of pages with erased pencil annotations, flipped through the book a few times and only noticed three of them- still barely noticeable, pages are clean with no markings, binding firm, overall still in Near Fine condition ( the erased pencil annotations with two dog eared pages are the only details keeping us from listing this copy as Fine)