Occult Illustrated Dictionary
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
In this fascinating, comprehensive, and brilliantly organized reference volume, noted researcher and author Harvey Day delivers the Occult Illustrated Dictionary, an indispensable guide to the mysterious world of esoterica. Produced during the height of the mid-1970s counterculture revival, this dictionary serves as an authoritative bridge across centuries of hidden knowledge, offering clear, rationalist definitions for an expansive lexicon of supernatural terms, mystical associations, and esoteric philosophies. The narrative scope of the text moves seamlessly through the histories of alchemy, spiritualism, witchcraft, astrology, and ancient eastern mysticism. Rather than offering mere brief footnotes, Day provides detailed contextual background on influential historical figures—from ancient mystics and medieval magicians to prominent 19th and 20th-century occultists like Aleister Crowley and Madame Blavatsky. Beautifully enhanced throughout by historical portraits, symbolic diagrams, and striking archival line art, this scarce 1975 first edition hardback, complete with its original well-preserved dust jacket, remains an invaluable reference copy for researchers of comparative religion, cultural historians, and dedicated collectors of classic metaphysical literature.
Author: Harvey Day
Format: Hardback
Genre: Dictionaries
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
In this fascinating, comprehensive, and brilliantly organized reference volume, noted researcher and author Harvey Day delivers the Occult Illustrated Dictionary, an indispensable guide to the mysterious world of esoterica. Produced during the height of the mid-1970s counterculture revival, this dictionary serves as an authoritative bridge across centuries of hidden knowledge, offering clear, rationalist definitions for an expansive lexicon of supernatural terms, mystical associations, and esoteric philosophies. The narrative scope of the text moves seamlessly through the histories of alchemy, spiritualism, witchcraft, astrology, and ancient eastern mysticism. Rather than offering mere brief footnotes, Day provides detailed contextual background on influential historical figures—from ancient mystics and medieval magicians to prominent 19th and 20th-century occultists like Aleister Crowley and Madame Blavatsky. Beautifully enhanced throughout by historical portraits, symbolic diagrams, and striking archival line art, this scarce 1975 first edition hardback, complete with its original well-preserved dust jacket, remains an invaluable reference copy for researchers of comparative religion, cultural historians, and dedicated collectors of classic metaphysical literature.