New York: The Master Key Institute, 1919. 1919 [but ca. 1927]. Complete in seven volumes. Bound in publisher's green leatherette binding, decorated in blind and stamped in gilt. Volumes are consistently Very Good with light wear, rubbing to lettering on upper boards, foxing to top edges of text blocks, faint..... More
Chicago: James Walker, 1868. First edition, first printing. 407 pp. Bound in publisher's blind ruled pebble cloth with spine lettered in gilt, peach endpapers. Very Good with shallow loss to spine ends, old library label at spine, small split to front joint at crown, light wear at corners. Contents quite..... More
New York: N.Y. Fortean Society, 1989. First edition. Signed by John Keel in red ink on the front cover, "Best-- John A. Keel." 16 pp. Publisher's folded sheets, unbound. About Very Good with moderate foxing, uneven toning to front wrap and a small portion of text crossed out in black..... More
Tucson, AZ: UFO Photo Archives, 1987. First edition, first printing. [ii], 222 pp. Bound in publisher's dark red leatherette stamped in gilt. Some underlining throughout the contents in ink, else Fine in a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with light fading to spine, small nick to front joint and modest..... More
[Seattle]: Ouroboros Press, 2015. First edition. One of 75 limited copies, bound by Ars Obscura in full walnut kid leather stamped and tooled in gilt. vi, 134, [16] pp, illustrated with full page plates and devices. Fine. A beautiful production from Seattle-based occult publishing house Ourboros Press, examining Michelspacher's treatise..... More
Avondale Estates, GA: IllumiNet Press, 1991. Signed by John Keel on the front free endpaper and inscribed, "Hi -- glad your taste in books is improving." [xii], 275 pp. Bound in publisher's illustrated wraps. Near Fine with slight curling and edge wear to wraps, light offsetting at rear cover. Fortean..... More
Rochester: D.M. Dewey, 1852. First edition, first printing of one of the earliest texts on the automatic writing. x, 264 pp with frontisportrait and diagram. Bound in publisher's brown cloth decoratively stamped in blind and gilt with publisher's advertisement endsheets. Good with amateur repairs to spine ends, light soiling and..... More
London: Rider & Co., 1932. First edition, first printing of the occult classic. 160 pp, illustrated with black and white diagrams. Bound in publisher's black cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light rubbing and wear to spine ends and corners, tiny stain to top edge of text..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970. First edition, first printing. Signed by John Keel on the front free endpaper and inscribed to ufologist and founder of the Mutual UFO Network or (MUFON) Tom Benson, "For Tom Benson -- This book should be kept in a vault. All the best, John..... More
New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1957. First edition, first printing. Signed by John Keel and inscribed to ufologist and founder of the Mutual UFO Network or (MUFON), "For Tom Benson -- Fellow Fortean & fugitive from reality. John A. Keel 9/26/87." [x], 249 pp. Bound in publisher's blue marble grained..... More
Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1947. Second edition. Signed by Manly P. Hall on the front free endpaper and inscribed "Very Sincerely;" the recipient may be the Margaret Gray whose address is written below. [x], 513 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Near Fine with..... More