Incidents in the life of Madame Blavatsky
London: George Redway, 1886.
First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original turquoise cloth with spine stamped in gilt; with frontis reproducing a portrait in black and white of Madame Blavatsky painted by of H. Schmiechen. Near Fine with cloth lightly soiled, lightly worn, light spotting to rear cover. Former owner details to title page. Otherwise a very sharp copy of this scarce and early biography of Blavatsky, compiled by a member of the Theosophical Society and Blavatsky's first biographer, A. P. Sinnet. The book was "an attempt to reestablish" Blavatsky's reputation after the attacks of the Society for Psychical Research contained in Hodgson Report. Item #140941033
Price: $1,500.00