The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy (3 Vols of 4)
Author:
BLAVATSKY, H. P.
Title:
The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy (3 Vols of 4)
Publisher:
The Theosophical Publishing Society 1893-97
Description:
3 VOLUMES OF 4 (LACKS INDEX VOLUME), VOLS 1 & 2 ARE 3rd REVISED EDITIONS, VOL 3 IS FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt theosophical motifs & blind stamp rule to front boards, xvii-xxii + 594-842pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & fraying to extrems, 3cm paper residue to front board of vol 1, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, reinforcing paper/card affixed/glued to eps of each vol, front gutters of vol 1 heavily cracked & firmly mended with cloth & card- prelims removed & re-attached in same manner, minor yellowing tape repairs & heavy creasing to edges of prelims, rear gutters to vol 1 also moderately cracked & reinforced with card, light to moderate cracking to gutters of other vols, occasional sm blue pencil markings to text throughout- unobtrusive, rear eps of vol 3 moderately annotated)
Keywords:
theosophy religion esoteric philosophy science Blavatsky cosmic evolution symbolism