The Book of Truth or The Voice of Osiris. Set down in the House of El Eros-El Erua, they being male-female, born according to the laws governing the Dhuman-Adamic race, this being their fourth incarnation
Published by Rider & Co., London, 1925
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United KingdomLycanthia Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since April 13, 2020
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 270.00
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First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 16'-. Hugh Clayton Randall-Stevens (b. 1896), a British esotericist who wrote as "El Eros" / "El Eros-El Erua" and later founded the Order of the Knights Templars of Aquarius. The text purports to be automatic writing and automatic drawings received over a period in 1925, dictated by the Egyptian deity Osiris - a cosmological narrative of the gods, the destruction of Atlantis and Lemuria, and the spiritual history of the "Dhuman-Adamic race." Extensive pencil notes and quotes to front free endpaper and half-title, bookplate to front pastedown; sunning to section of cloth; jacket badly worn with loss. Provenance: Sir David Fleming (armorial bookplate).
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Book of Truth or The Voice of Osiris. Set down in the House of El Eros-El Erua, they being male-female, born according to the laws governing the Dhuman-Adamic race, this being their fourth incarnation
- Author
- [Randall-Stevens (H.C.)]
- Publisher
- Rider & Co., London
- Publication year
- 1925
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Poor
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Illustrator
- Plates.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Weird & Supernatural
Lycanthia Rare Books
Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since April 13, 2020
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Lycanthia Rare Books are dealers in modern first editions and children's books, with a specialist interest in the popular areas of genre fiction including weird & supernatural and detective fiction. If you are looking for particular book titles or authors not listed here currently, we can help you locate them. Our team has many years’ experience, both as rare book collectors and sellers, and can help you track down even the most elusive titles. Our specialities are modern first editions and children’s books, with a focus on genre literature, but we do buy & sell across a broad range of subjects, periods and price-ranges. We are always looking to buy first or other significant editions of English & American literature, for both adults & children. We focus on the Weird & Supernatural, Horror & Gothic, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Detective Fiction genres of modern literature, but are happy to consider any books you may have that you are wishing to sell, and can assist if you are also looking to “upgrade” existing titles in your collection.…
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