A Catalogue Raisonne of Works on the Occult Sciences: Rosicrucian Books, Astrological Books, Freemasonry

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Catalogue Raisonne of Works on the Occult Sciences: Rosicrucian Books, Astrological Books, Freemasonry
Authors and Contributors      By (author) F. Leigh Gardner
Introduction by William Wynn Westcott
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:332
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreEclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems
Occult studies
ISBN/Barcode 9781108031141
ClassificationsDewey:130
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 14 June 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Frederick Leigh Gardner (1857-1930) was a well-known British occultist who belonged to societies including the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Freemasons, the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia and the Theosophical Society. Born to spiritualist parents, Gardner worked as a stockbroker and later became an antiquarian bookseller. He planned a detailed catalogue of books on the occult sciences to cover Rosicrucian, astrological, Masonic and alchemical writings. Volume 4 was never published; the others were printed privately between 1903 and 1912 in runs of 300 copies each, and reprinted in 1923. This single-volume reissue of Gardner's important reference work contains the first editions of all three volumes, including the now extremely rare Volume 3. Introductions by Gardner's friend William Wynn Westcott (1848-1925), coroner, ceremonial magician, and Supreme Magus of the Rosicrucians of England, respectively cover the history of the Rosicrucians, the history of astrology, and English Masonic Lodge histories.