Rare 1911 Private Printing Occult/Astrology Books Bibliography Occult Sciences
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RARE 1911 PRIVATE PRINTING OCCULT/ASTROLOGY BOOKS BIBLIOGRAPHY OCCULT SCIENCES. A Catalogue Raisonne of Works on the Occult Sciences, by F. Leigh Gardner, author of Rosicrucian Books. Howe, Ellic. The Magicians of the Golden Dawn. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. Gardner was born in London on 31 March 1857, the son of an accountant. HERE is a rare first edition from 1911, privately printed in London. A Catalogue Raisonne of Works on the Occult Sciences, by F. Leigh Gardner, author of Rosicrucian Books. Volume 2, focusing on Astrological Books. With a Sketch of the History of Astrology by Dr. William Wynn Westcott, Supreme Magus of the Rosicrucians of England. Sized 9x6 inches, bound in blue cloth, 164 pages. Frederick Leigh Gardner (1857–1930) was a British occultist and member of various initiatory orders, among them the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Early life Gardner was born in London on 31 March 1857, the son of an accountant. His parents were spiritualists and psychic sessions were held at his house, and sometimes, the young Gardner "incorporated" an Indian guide. Career He began his career as a clerk for a stockbroker, eventually becoming, himself, in 1886, a broker at the Stock Exchange, where he retired in 1903, becoming an antiquarian bookseller. His interest in occultism elevated him to join the Freemasons, the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (becoming the librarian) and the Theosophical Society (1884). It was the environment of this Order that he met the woman he would marry. He corresponded frequently with the Rev. William Alexander Ayton, a student of alchemy and member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, which Gardner would eventually join. Publications He wrote Catalogue Raisonné of Works on the Occult Sciences, a private edition published in three volumes on the occult sciences, consisting of Rosicrucian, astrological and Masonic texts, which is still a source of reference for scholars of occultism. References Howe, Ellic. The Magicians of the Golden Dawn. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972.
