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ISBN 10 : 1848637918 ISBN 13 : 9781848637917
Editeur : PS Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Scholars and book collectors across the country have long pondered the intended fate of the infamous collection of rare occult books left to rot in the Church of Starry Wisdom in Providence, Rhode Island, after the Starry Wisdom cult dispersed to parts unknown in the late 19th century. The recent, shocking discovery of a previously unknown book auction catalogue issued in 1877 offers insight into the myriad mysteries of the cult. Entitled Catalogue of the Occult Library of the Recently Disbanded Church of Starry Wisdom of Providence, Rhode Island, and issued by the notorious Arkham firm Pent & Serenade, the catalogue reveals the long-suspected fact that the Church intended to sell its library to finance its removal from Providence. The sale, of course, never materialized as later events make obvious but the book auction catalogue informs us of the cult s original intent and leaves for us an enormously valuable and fascinating piece of ephemera detailing the infamous collection of rare occult books in all of its dark and foreboding glory. Furthermore, the book auction catalogue is unique amongst its contemporaries in that the auction firm Pent & Serenade recognizing the importance of the exceedingly rare volumes in the cult s possession commissioned a wide variety of 19th-century scholars to write essays on the histories of the books offered at auction. As such, the catalogue is a uniquely almost absurdly valuable item for scholars and collectors around the world, and is presented here in exacting facsimile by PS Publishing.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Scholars and book collectors across the country have long pondered the intended fate of the infamous collection of rare occult books left to rot in the Church of Starry Wisdom in Providence, Rhode Island, after the Starry Wisdom cult dispersed to parts unknown in the late 19th century. The recent, shocking discovery of a previously unknown book auction catalogue issued in 1877 offers insight into the myriad mysteries of the cult. Entitled Catalogue of the Occult Library of the Recently Disbanded Church of Starry Wisdom of Providence, Rhode Island, and issued by the notorious Arkham firm Pent & Serenade, the catalogue reveals the long-suspected fact that the Church intended to sell its library to finance its removal from Providence. The sale, of course, never materialized as later events make obvious but the book auction catalogue informs us of the cult s original intent and leaves for us an enormously valuable and fascinating piece of ephemera detailing the infamous collection of rare occult books in all of its dark and foreboding glory. Furthermore, the book auction catalogue is unique amongst its contemporaries in that the auction firm Pent & Serenade recognizing the importance of the exceedingly rare volumes in the cult s possession commissioned a wide variety of 19th-century scholars to write essays on the histories of the books offered at auction. As such, the catalogue is a uniquely almost absurdly valuable item for scholars and collectors around the world, and is presented here in exacting facsimile by PS Publishing.

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Éditeur
PS Publishing
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1848637918
ISBN 13 
9781848637917
Reliure
Relié
Illustrateur
Rainey-Smith Liv
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
195
Éditeur
Pederson Nate, Kearns Jonathan
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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