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Page 10 M142. Marett, R.R, The Threshold of Religion, 1909, Routledge 1998, 8vo, dark green buckram, 20 + 169pp. A collection of five essays on primitive aspects of religion, comprising of: Pre-Animistic Religion, From Spell to Prayer, Is Taboo a Negative Magic? the Conception of Mana, and A Sociological View of Comparitive Religion. Volume 7 of Routledge’s Early Sociology of Religion series, comprising of quality facsimile reprints of various classic texts on the early ideas of religion. Each volume is complete in itself, although printed without the original index. Near mint £8 M143ABC. Masters, A, The Devil’s Dominion, 1978, Castle Books 2006, 8vo, black cloth with silver titles to spine, 271pp + 8pp plates (on ordinary paper); an account of hell and Satanism in the modern world, with particular reference to the past two centuries. A few faint marks to cloth, trivial spot to front end paper, trace of label removal to rear end paper otherwise internally clean and tight, very good + in like (a couple of minor crease marks) d/w £5 M145AB. McCormack, K, White Magic for Lovers, 1st edition, Fontana small format pbk. 1973, 160pp, with a few illustrations in the text; how to find love through astrology, numerology, love spells, etc; Covers slightly darkened, faint reading creases to spine, edges of text block browned, text lightly but evenly tanned, and otherwise clean and tight, overall a good + copy of this uncommon title £8 M146B. Mead, G.R.S, Thrice-Greatest Hermes: Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and Gnosis, Being a Translation of the Extant Sermons and Fragments of the Trismegistic Literature. with Prolegomena, Commentaries, and Notes, 1st edition, Theosophical Publishing Society 1906, 8vo, complete in three volumes, matching olive green cloth with dark green titles to spines (original variant binding with Watkins imprint), 16 + 481pp, 12 + 403pp, & 12 + 371pp including index; a seminal study, with volume one entirely devoted to Mead’s invaluable introduction and other explanatory material, the Hermetic texts and fragments being in volumes two and three; Ex school library with just hand written file numbers to foot of spines and neat single stamps to title pages, spines very slightly and uniformly darkened, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, minor spots to fore-edges of boards, ownership signature to front end papers, light browning to end papers and to top edges of text blocks with minor spotting or soiling in places, tiny spots to the odd margin, text clean and tight throughout, overall a near very good well matched set of the first edition, and increasingly scarce as such £295 M147CC. Metford, J.C.J, Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend, 1st edition, Thames & Hudson 8vo pbk. 1983, 272pp, with a frontispiece and many illustrations in the text. A comprehensive A-Z. A few minor marks to covers, faint reading creases to spine, small neat ink ownership stamp to title page, contents otherwise clean and tight. Very good £2.50 M0147. Meyer, M (editor), The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, 2007, Harper 8vo pbk. 2009, reprinted, 14 + 844pp including index, with an introduction by Elaine Pagels; a revised and updated translation of this important collection of Gnostic texts; light rubbing to edges of covers, a couple of minor marks to rear cover, vertical crease to front cover near spine where opened, internally clean and tight, overall still a very good copy £12 M147CDD. Mickaharic, D, Materia Magica, 1st edition, Lulu 8vo pbk. 2010, 6 + 170pp; a compendium of materials used in practical magic and their uses, with particular emphasis on herbs and oils; light rubbing tom edges of covers, staining to upper corner of text block causing slight wrinkling otherwise internally and externally clean and tight, still a good + overall copy £6 M148. Mitchell, S (trans.), Tao Te Ching: An Illustrated Journey, 1988, Frances Lincoln 1999, small 4to, grey cloth, 80pp, colour illustrations. Translation of the Lao Tzu text with charming illustrations. Fine in like d/w £6 M150. Moore, J.H (ed.), Make-Believe: A Meditation on Individual Philosophy, 1st ed. Turnstone 1973, small 4to, blue cloth, 3 + 150pp, full page diagrams. A large selection of sayings from various poets, philosophers, mystics and masters to form a text that the editor refers to as the individual philosophy, showing that all paths lead to one source. The result is a text for innner contemplation. Scarce in hard cover. Near fine in v.good (lightly edge worn and very slightly marked) d/w £15 M149B. Mooney, R.E, Gods of Air and Darkness, 1st edition, Souvenir Press 1975, 8vo, black cloth with silver lettering to spine, 203pp; a follow up to Colony: Earth, in which the author seeks to show evidence for an ancient cosmic battle, and subsequent extra-terrestrial origin of mankind. Near fine in very good + (a hint of shelf rubbing, minor creasing to top edge) d/w £8 M20CC. (Museum of Witchcraft), Joan’s Cottage: Spells and Charms, Troy Books c.d. in illustrated card case, no date (fairly recent); 7 spoken charms from the wise woman’s cottage exhibit at the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, collated by Steve Patterson and spoken by Elaine Gill; minor bumping to corners of case, near fine £6 M150F. Mushet, R, Trinities of the Ancients; or, the Mythology of the First Ages, and the Writings of Some of the Pythagorean and other Schools, Examined, with Knowledge of the Trinity Ascribed to Plato and other Ancient Philosophers, 1st edition, John W. Parker 1837, 8vo, recently rebound in dark blue cloth with gilt rules, date and lettering to spine, gilt title label cut from original cloth and laid down, new end papers, earlier marbled end papers also retained, marbled edges, 244pp, bound with: The Trinity of the Gentiles, Egyptian Mythology, a complete article extracted from three issues of Fraser’s Magazine, July – September 1839, 32pp. Mushet presents a striking alternative argument to that of Cory (see item M36AAB) regarding three-fold symbolism in ancient mythology and religion; here bound with a serialised article helpfully comparing both points of view. A remarkable copy, the text interleaved throughout with blank leaves bound in, of which twenty one have interesting manuscript notes in various inks to one or both sides, sometimes extensive, and with very occasional marginalia to printed pages, and notes to blank verso of the front marbled end paper, all in the same small, neat and legible hand. Sadly there is no obvious evidence to identify the scholar in question, and unfortunately they do not appear to be in the hand of the author. However, although it cannot be said with absolute certainty, they do appear to be in the hand of the author’s brother William, the dedicatee of the book, a barrister at Gray’s Inn, London, and author of legal books. From the book’s printed dedication, it is clear William strongly supported his brother’s theories on the subject, and if the attribution is correct, probably had this copy rebound for the first time with the additional pages and article c.1840. Edges of text block a little faded, outer edges of the magazine article browned and brittle in places; minor spots or soil marks to the odd margin of the main text, tiny chips to outer edge of front marbled end paper, text clean and tight throughout, overall a very good and externally fresh, unique probable association copy of the scarce first edition £250 M151A. Nestor, J, Get High Now Without Drugs, 1st edition, Chronicle Cr8vo pbk. 2009, 271pp. Highs through legal highs, mind techniques, etc. Near mint £6 M155B. Norbeck, E, Religion in Primitive Society, 1st edition, Harper & Row 1961, 8vo, green cloth, spine lettered in blue and gilt, 14 + 318pp including index. A comparitive, anthropological study. A couple of trivial marks to lower joint, faint spots to a couple of preliminary leaves, text otherwise clean and tight. Very good £5 M0156A. Norvill, R, The Treasure Seeker’s Treasury, 1st edition, Hutchinson 1978, 8vo, black cloth, 173pp, with illustrations in the text + 8pp plates. Accounts of lost treasures and their mysteries; including Rennes le Chateau, Jesuit hordes, lost tunnels of Peru, etc. Near fine in very good (tiny nick to foot of rear panel, inner flaps creased) d/w £3.50
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