Ithell Colquhoun - Sword of Wisdom: Macgregor Mathers and &Apos;the Golden Dawn&Apos;

London, Neville Spearman, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this occultist book about 'The Golden Dawn' secret society. The scarce first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Juanita Grout. With a colour frontispiece, and twenty plates. Collated complete. An interesting work regarding the 'Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn', a secret society devoted to the study of occult Hermeticism and metaphysics. Detailing the life and teachings of the founder, MacGregor Mathers. This unusual book about the Golden Dawn gives special attention to its Celtic affiliations, while a useful feature is the tabulated account of its temples and their membership. Ithell Colquhoun was a British painter, occultist and writer. Her work played an important role in the British surrealist movement. The half title page is present. With a bookseller's label to the front free endpaper. In the original, full cloth binding. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. The odd small mark to the front board. Bookseller's label to the front free endpaper. The original unclipped dust wrapper is in excellent condition with light shelf wear only. The odd small mark to the panels. Some fading to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

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