The Celestial Ship of the North
Aug 17, 2004 07:28 AM
by Normandebrus
Title: The Celestial Ship of the North (Two Volumes) Author: STRAITON, E.
Valentia.
Description: With Symbolical illustrations and a Glossary. New York: Albert &
Charles Boni, 1927. Black cloth hardcovers w/ black dust jackets and mylar
sleeves, in gold colored cardboard slipcase, gilt titles, etc. to spines and
front covers, vol. 1--20 pp of prelims + 254 pp., vol. 2--xii + 273 pp., very
good condition in good slip case. Slip case is shelf worn, slight wear to dust
jacket, light soiling to dust jacket, minor soiling to page edges. S.E.D.'s
Foreword to this massive work describes its content most clearly in the following
statement. " Astrology and astronomy, esoteric and exoteric knowledge of the
heavenly bodies or entities, have lain at the generating heart of every great
religion that has waxed and waned upon earth in accordance with cyclical
celestial law. " So many topics are covered in this work, including: religion,
symbolism, mythology, astrology, Egyptology among others, that it is greatly
appealing to scholars and students of many disciplines.
Email me for a copy in PDF format (309K).
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