de luce publishing company los angeles (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The dust jacket has a few edge tears & small light stain. The book is clean; with no writing, no highlighting, and no marks inside. ; There is an inscription & signeture of the author's wife to Dane Rudhyar. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 211 pages.

Cloth w/ Pictorial Cover. Condition: Good in Fair dust jacket. . Western astrologers have become increasingly interested in the Sidereal Zodiac, and a considerable number now use it in preference to the Tropical Zodiac, having found that the Constellations, or Fixed Stars, provide means to greater accuracy in delineation of a horoscope than the familiar Western system whose great protagonist was Ptolemy. Since Hindu astrology has always employed the Sidereal Zodiac, the present work, by a long-recognized authority in horoscopy, becomes a timely contribution to the study and elucidation of th e Eastern method. Small ink stain on bottom page edges, owner's inscription on fep, boards are tan with an astological design on the front, half-inch bruising/chipping of top fro nt board edge, DJ has some minor creasing, chipping and rubbing. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Hardcover w/ DJ in mylar. Condition: Very Good- in Good dust jacket. Name in ink. Six inch closed tear on back of DJ, and two one inch chips missing from DJ. DJ now encased in protective mylar cover. ; Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed. ; 211 pages; Tan boards w/ black titling on cover and spine. Illustration on cover. Includes astrological tables, charts, etc.

First edition. Los Angeles area occultist and member of the Church of the Dawn, Robert DeLuce (1`877-1964) was regarded as an authority on Hindu astrology. He also authored the books,Rectification of the Horoscope,The Complete Method of Prediction, Horary Astrology, andwrote yearly predictions for the local Mirror News. His forecast for Nixon in the December 26th, 1959 paper reads: "Dick Nixon was born Jan. 9 1913, making him a Capricorn.Nixon and the other goats will run into unusually stiff opposition. Nixon will win the Republican nomination, but right now I'd say the odds are against his election." Very uncommon signed. Quarto, 211pp. Charts, tables, illustrations, glossary, bibliography. Signed and inscribed by De Luce to the former owner, who has added a quote from the19th psalm, on the ffep. Beige pictorial boards in illustrated jacket. Very good with some smudging to boards and wear at spine ends. Jacket shows some moisture staining along front fold, with a large chip from the bottom corner. A good example.