”This is incredible!” Was the first thought that came to my mind as I slipped the massive masterpiece out of it’s package. This edition (the Golden Anniversary Reduced Facsimile Edition), even though it isn’t colored, is absolutely beautiful and way bigger and even better than I ever expected. The only way this could be any better of a book is if it was colored and a hardback, but those are a bit too expensive for me even though the prices are well justified. $60 + shipping for this book was a great deal in my opinion even though there is very slight wear on the front and back. I feel lucky to have purchased this specific listing before anyone else as I was searching for a while for a nice edition for a cheaper price, if you are looking for The Secret Teachings of All Ages for a cheaper price as well then I highly recommend trying to find The Golden Anniversary Edition, Reduced Facsimile. (The book used in the photo was just for comparison as it’s about the size of any average book.)Read full review
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"550" COPIES "COLORIZED" THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES by MANLY P HALL Quoted from Manly P. Hall's "Preface" Written in the ENCYCLOPEDIC OUTLINE Two Copies, were Especially Prepared in the 1920s, Five Editions Were Printed from the Original Type and have been out of Print for forty-five Years, to meet continuing demand for the text, the book was reprinted in reduced format, with the illustrations in black and white with fifteen printings of the smaller edition. Also from the Manly P. Hall; PREFACE as follows: "Because; of numerous request for the work in its original size, it seems appropriate to issue this Golden Anniversary Edition, with the text and color plates faithfully reproduced by photolithographic process. The pre-publication sale of this book has been without known precedent. The subscription list for the first edition of 550 copies was closed a year before the manuscript was given to the printer. The second, or King Solomon, edition 550 copies, the third, or Theosophical, edition 200 copies; and the forth, or Rosicrucian, edition 100 copies, were sold before the finished volume was received from the printer.” 1,400 of the 2,200 Colorized Copies were Sold Prior to Receipt from Printer. Marked Second Printing, Third Printing and Forth Printing: H.S. CROCKER, INC. Failed to Number Pages, or Mark them, KING SOLOMON, THESOPHICAL or ROSICRUCIAN. Front and Back Covers are Covered Hardwood, Printed Entirely on Parchment, except for Heavy Leading First Page, Heavy Last Page, Color Illustrations and Onion Skin Page. Future Copies Printed are the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (800 copies) and then the DIAMOND JUBILEE EDITION or JUBILEE EDITION. With Preface Recopied, Stating that the Color Plates are Faithfully Reproduced, but at Least Some Volumes, Contain only Black and White Illustrations. This Art Work is Significant, and Popular, throughout the Last Century. It will prove to be a Most Valuable Asset to any Collector of Philosophical and Theological Works that Impact the World’s Civilizations. This book is dedicated to the Rational Soul of the World. From the plans by John Henry Nash of San Francisco Being an Interpretation of the Secret Teachings concealed within the Rituals, Allegories and Mysteries of all Ages AN ENCYCLOPEDIC OUTLINE OF Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy. FOUNDED by "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" THE PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, INC. Los Angeles, CA. Data Resource Publisher. "To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books. The present volume is itself a symbol made up of symbols gathered from rare sources. MANLY P. HALL" "Associations of men and women bound together by oaths and obligations into esoteric fraternities have descended from the earliest times and bear witness to a natural inclination to perpetuate doctrines which lead to the good of mankind. In the program of the Mysteries each individual must grow into the comprehension of truth. Adeptship is the state of complete spiritual maturity so far as that is possible to a member of the human family. The science of life is, therefore, the supreme science, and the art of living, the finest of the arts. This volume reveals that the lore and legendary of the world, the scriptures and sacred books, the significant message of Manly P. Hall's encyclopedic tome. Henry L. Drake" MY THANKS to Both MR.HALL and MR. DRAKERead full review
Original Paperback with pictures. It’s a treasure.
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