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Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna.
The Secret Doctrine [6 volume complete set].
Publisher: The Theosophical Publishing House, London;
Date of Publication: 1950
Stock Code: 12299
The Adyar edition, reprinted 1950. Large octavo, pp. 344; 408; 452; 371, [1]; 576, [2]; 501, [1]. Comprising six volumes: 1 Cosmogenesis Part 1, 2 Cosmogenesis Parts 2 & 3; 3 Anthropogenesis Part 1; 4 Anthropogensis Parts 2 & 3, volume 5 and 5 Index & Glossary. Illustrated with black and white photographic frontispiece of Blavatsky to Vol. 1, with line drawings and tables, Vol. 5 has 3 fold out diagrams. Bound in publisher’s deep blue cloth over boards with the Theosophical society seal and motto stamped to upper boards in gilt, gilt titles to spine. Cloth generally clean although lightly finger-marked in places and ever so slightly rubbed to corners, gilt is bright. Contents impeccably clean, crisp and tight and free from annotations or ownership inscriptions. Overall a near fine set. The magnus opus of the scandalous and divisive yet fascinating occultist Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891). A matriarchal juggernaut in male dominated Occult Revival circles, Blavatsky was outwardly contemptuous of Victorian expectations of women. She co-founded the Theosophical Society, wrote prolifically on esotericism, and personally introduced Mahatma Ghandi and Leon Trotsky to Theosophy. Blavatsky was the first Euro-American woman to formally convert to Buddhism and was greatly responsible for the expansion of interest in Buddhism in the West. Indeed, she claimed much of the material for “The Secret Doctrine” came from tantric trance communication with the Mahatmas of Tibet. This is a very attractive and complete set with the ouroboros encircled Theosophical Society seal stamped in gilt with the motto “There is No Religion Higher Than Truth” to upper board of each volume. Please note that this is a a very heavyweight set so contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £275.00