The Phoenix by Manly P. Hall

Publisher: 1975 The Philosophical Research Society Seventh Edition

The Phoenix by Manly P. Hall is a richly illustrated folio-sized compendium of 18 essays on esoteric philosophy. It was initially published in 1931 in a large folio edition and then revised and expanded in 1960. This edition, printed in 1968, is printed from the expanded edition and is signed by Manly Hall on the front free endpaper.

Condition: publishers blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and heptagram symbol stamped to cover, only slight wear along spine edges, clean copy in Very Good condition

The Phoenix by Manly P. Hall

Publisher: 1960 The Philosophical Research Society Fourth Edition

Although not stated, this edition was actually revised slightly and includes a new section that was not available in the initial release. The Phoenix is a collection of essays on occult and spiritual subjects. Include:

The Ladder of Souls,’ with diagrams after Robert Fludd; ‘Bodhidharma, Patriarch of Zen; ‘ ‘When the Dead Come Back,’ ‘Albert Pike, Plato of Freemasonry,’ ‘Sorcery of Asia, ‘ ‘Concentration and Retrospection, ‘ ‘The Comte de St. Germain, ‘ ‘The Cycle of Transmigration,'(according to Nagarjuna), ‘The Tenth Avatar, ‘ (a study of Gandhi) ‘The Wheel of Pythagoras, ‘ ‘The Practice of Meditation, ‘ ‘H.P.B., the Russian Sphinx, ‘ (on Madame Blavatsky); ‘The Universe in Stone,’ (the Buddhist temples at Borobudur), ‘Kismet’ (a story), ‘Holy Men, ‘ (of India), ‘Apollonius, The Anti-Christ,’ and ‘The Great Pyramid.’ Many illustrations.

Condition: Original blue boards with gilt heptagram on front board and title on spine, upon close inspection i have identified a few pages with very slight underlining (only 3 pages were noticed) besides that this is a sharp copy still in the original dust jacket protected in Mylar. Overall it is in Very Good+ condition