'Book Sets' 3 Volumes, S. C. Hall, The Book of Gems

3 Volumes. W. F. P. Napier (Colonel H. P., 43rd Regiment. Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Military Sciences). History of the Peninsular War and t...

2 Volumes. Francois Rabelais. The Complete Works. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Frontispiece of Gargantua. Bound in 3/4 green morocco by Kelly. Linen boards, marbled endpapers, g...

18 Volumes. John Dryden. The Works. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical and Explanatory, and A Life of The Author by Walter Scott. Bound in full t...

2 Volumes. Oliver Goldsmith. A History of the Earth & Animated Nature. With Numerous Notes from the Works of the Most Distinguished Britsh and Foreign Naturalists. Bound in 3/4 blue ...

20 Volumes. (Various Authors). A Century of French Romance. Bound in 3/4 red morocco. Marbled boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands, floral gilt on spines. Illustra...

6 Volumes. William Baxter. British Phaenogamous Botany or Figures & Descriptions of the Genera of British Flowering Plants. Bound in 3/4 green calf, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers...

A beautifully produced, two volume set of books which celebrates the life and career of Prouve. Text is in English and French and takes the form of interviews. The majority of the wo...

"The primary task of this journal is to promote and animate research in the Scandinavian countries. For many years, design history has lacked a forum wh...

Histoire du Peuple Americain (History of the American People), French book in two volumes by André Maurois from the French Academy, 1955/56. Volume I: Europe discovers America - At t...

This is a six folio volume run of the Ensembles Mobiliers series published by Editions Charles Moreau in the 1950s, each volume is complete and the ...

The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (6 of 13 Volumes An Incomplete Set), by Nathaniel Hawthorne with Introductory Notes By George Parsons Lathrop. Published by Houghton Mifflin...

The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcane practices has remained a classic since first published in 1928. Hall’s densely detailed writings explore topics ranging from Hermeticism to Tarot, Egyptian mythology to Pythagorean theory. Each chapter is accompanied by the vivid illustrations of artist J. Augustus Knapp, with additional images by Mihran Serailian found in the companion volume, each taking their own unique approach to nearly 60 artworks depicting occult subject matter. The initial concept for what became known as Hall’s “Great Book”, first began in 1923 when the young Los Angeles-based orator began a months-long trip around the globe. Circumnavigating by ship, Hall visited Egypt, China and India, immersing himself in the philosophical and religious history of each country. Upon his return he spent the next five years penning his massive compendium of philosophy and myth. Nearly a century after its release, this iconic masterwork has been reproduced for the first time from the rare and extravagant original edition. This meticulously-restored version of Hall’s “Great Book” is also accompanied by an expansive companion book, featuring condensed summaries of each chapter of The Secret Teachings, alongside newly-discovered artworks, rare photography...