Sammelband Containing 13 Pamphlets on Theosophy and Astrology [Theosophy] [Astrology] Sinnett, A.P.; Sepharial; et al. Astrology,Occult,Religion and Spirituality

Wonderful collection of scarce pamphlets from the library of noted Greek scholar and occultist, Roderick Mackenzie. Mackenzie issued a translation into Homeric hexameters of the Aeneid published by Blackwell in 1910 and was co-author of the Greek-English Lexicon issued by the Clarendon Press in 1925. He also contributed articles to theOccult Review. Includes: Thoms, William J. The Death Warrant of Charles the First: Another Historic Doubt.London: Frederic Norgate, 1880. First separate edition, 32pp. Wedgwood, J. I. The Liberal Catholic Church and the Theosophical Society: Where They Agree and Where They Differ. Los Angeles: St. Alban s Church, 1919. First edition Octavo. 15, [1] pp. Publisher s printed self-wrappers. James I. Wedgwood was born into the company name and had all the benefits that accompanied it. After attending a lecture by Anne Besant he joined the Theosophists. Feeling a strong call to ritualized Christianity but being barred from ordination as a Roman Catholic due to his pronounced homosexuality he instead virtually founded The Liberal Catholic Church in 1916 and his first order was to proclaim C. W. Leadbeater a bishop. A very rare pamphlet of which OCLC only records Microform copies, Sinnett, A. P. Spiritualism as Related to Theosophy. London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1920. First edition. Octavo. 12 pp. Publisher s printed salmon wrappers. A. P. Sinnett was one of the foremost early Theosophists. He wrote widely and is regarded as having played a very important part in the rise of Theosophy. He edited countless journals and wrote many books, of which The Mahatma Letters is the most famous. He was the the Vice-president of the Theosophical Society numerous times and once, for a short time between the changing of the guard, its President. Sinnett, A. P. The Social Upheavel in Progress With a Foreword by Annie Besant. London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1920. First edition. Octavo. 24 pp. Publisher s printed purple wrappers. Sinnett, A. P. Expanded Theosophical Knowledge. Edinburgh: Theosophical Book Shop, (1918). First edition. Octavo. 28 pp. Publisher s printed mauve wrappers. Sinnett, A. P. Super-Physical Science; Two Lectures by. London: Theosophical Publishing House (1918). First edition. Octavo. 39, [1] pp. Publisher s printed green wrappers. Besant, Annie. Study and Practice. A Lecture Delivered by Miss Besant at Mortimer Hall, under the Auspices of the Blavatsky Lodge on October 3rd, 1919. First edition. Octavo. 16 pp. [London]: Issued by the Blavatsky Lodge of the Theosophical Society, 1919. Publisher s printed teal wrappers. Considering that A. Besant was the leader of the Theosophical Society is is unusual that OCLC only records 8 copies (and some of them are digital). Sepharial. The Prophecy of Lehnin: Prefiguring the Rise and Fall of the Prussians, the Despoilers of Germany. Written in Latin by Herman (Arminius), prior of the monastery of Lehnin in Brandenburg, A.D. 1240. Translated by Sepharial, with Notes. London: W. Foulsham, (1915). First edition. 19, [1] pp. Publisher s printed self-wrappers. An English Theosophist, Sepharial, a,k,a, Walter Gorn Old, was an astrologer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and who wrote multiple books, some of which are still highly regarded in some circles today. He was editor of Old Moore's Almanac, which is still published in the 21st century. He introduced colleague Alan Leo to Theosophy. Sepharial. An Astrological Survey of the Great War. Being an Examination of the Indications Attending the Outbreak and the Presumptive Effects of the Conflict. London: W. Foulsham, [1914?]. First edition. 16 pp. Publisher s printed self-wrappers. Lazenby, Charles. The Servant. Edinburgh: Orpheus Publishing House, 1920. First edition. Octavo. 48 pp. Publisher s printed mauve wrappers. Lazenby was a renown lecturer on The Secret Doctrine. Here he presents his views on the ideal way of being of service. He was a frequent contributor to The Canadian The