Kenealy E V H 1819 1880 (3 results)

First Edition. [Theology/esoterica] FIRST EDITION, ex libris The Supreme Council 33° (Masonic lodge). Scarce. Duodecimo (20 x 13cm), pp.xxvi; 853 [1]. Rebound in later blue half calf, gilt rulings, nonpareil marbled paper over boards. Twin gilt-lettered maroon labels to spine, with raised bands and masonic symbols gilt-tooled also to spine. Marbled endpapers and textblock edges, matching design on boards. Internally bright and clean, a few light marks here and there. Three bookplates of the Supreme Council, 33° to front endpaper, one of them being a presentation bookplate from M. Gen Henry Clark. Sunning to spine, mild edgewear. An examination of the universality of humans' belief in God, with a particular focus on Apocalypse and how all religious texts bear some mention of it. Authored by Edward Kenealy, controversial Irish barrister whose violent conduct during the famous Tichborne trial lead to his career's ruin. Kenealy's authorial title in this work is a circle with a dot in the centre.…

First Edition. [Theology/esoterica] FIRST EDITION, ex libris The Supreme Council 33° (Masonic lodge). Scarce. Duodecimo (20 x 13cm), pp.iv; 752. Rebound in later blue half calf, gilt rulings, nonpareil marbled paper over boards. Twin gilt-lettered maroon labels to spine, with raised bands and masonic symbols gilt-tooled also to spine. Marbled endpapers and textblock edges, matching design on boards. Internally bright and clean, a few areas of text underlined in pencil by previous owner. Three bookplates of the Supreme Council, 33° to front endpaper, one of them being a presentation bookplate from M. Gen Henry Clark. Sunning to spine, mild edgewear. An examination of the universality of humans' belief in God, with a particular focus on Apocalypse and how all religious texts bear some mention of it. Authored by Edward Kenealy, controversial Irish barrister whose violent conduct during the famous Tichborne trial lead to his career's ruin. Kenealy's authorial title in this work is a circle with a dot in the centre.…

First Edition. [Theology/esoterica] FIRST EDITION, ex libris The Supreme Council 33° (Masonic lodge). Duodecimo (20 x 13cm), pp.[6] 647 [1]. Rebound in later blue half calf, gilt rulings, nonpareil marbled paper over boards. Twin gilt-lettered maroon labels to spine, with raised bands and masonic symbols gilt-tooled also to spine. Marbled endpapers and textblock edges, matching the design on boards. Internally bright and clean, some minor marking to bottom of pp.94. Three bookplates of the Supreme Council, 33° to front endpaper, one of them being a presentation bookplate from M. Gen Henry Clark. Sunning to spine. Gentle edgewear. An exploration of the biblical apocalypse and the idea of apocalypse in other religious traditions - Egyptian, Iranian, Greek, Babylonian, and more. Authored by Edward Kenealy, controversial Irish barrister whose violent conduct during the famous Tichborne trial lead to his career's ruin. Kenealy's authorial title in this work is a circle with a dot in the centre.…