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Schuré, Edouard; Rothwell, F. (trans.).
The Priestess of Isis.
Publisher: William Rider & Son, Limited, London;
Date of Publication: 1910
Stock Code: 15628
First edition. Octavo, pp., vi, 318, [2] blanks, [36] of publisher’s advertisements. Publisher’s original crimson cloth; titled in gilt within elaborate frame to spine, and to upper board; white end-papers. Library call number inscribed to foot of spine and to front free end-paper. Sunning to spine, lightly continuing to upper board; hinges cracked but joints holding well; trace of adhesive to foot of spine. Crack between G and H gatherings, and before advertisements. A good working copy. An historical novel set in the aftermath of Pompeii by a French occultist, from the library of the Theosophical Society in Edinburgh. Edouard Schuré (1841-1929) was an esotericist whose work draws upon the philosophy of Rama, Hermes Trismegistus, Socrates, Orpehus, and Jesus Christ. An acquaintance of Madame Blavatsky, he joined the Theosophical Society in 1884. Although not marked as such, this copy from a branch of the Society has interesting association with the author. £95.00