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Published by The Shrine of Wisdom, 1984
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.
Published by -The Shrine of Wisdom -, 1968
Seller: Paul Brown, Ramsgate, United Kingdom
Second edition 1968. 68 pages. Cloth edge and spine sunned, gilt still bright. Good. No dustjacket.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The scarce first edition of this work on spiritualism and mythology in the original dust wrapper. First edition of The Human Soul in the Myths of Plato by the editors of the Shrine of Wisdom in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper.A scarce edition with only seven held in libraires.A study of mythology and its use for conveying spiritual truths. This work analyses the work of Plato in helping to answer the timeless questions of humanity such as 'why are we here?' and 'what is our purpose?'.The Shrine of Wisdom is a publishing house of works of religious, philosophical and mystical significance. It was founded in 1919 and is still in operation.From the library of Lord Raglan, Fitzroy John Somerset. Raglan"s great-great-grandfather was Field Marshal Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan and hero of the Battle at Inkerman and Alma in the Crimean War. He also served as military secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He died in the Crimea in 1855. The house in which the library was situated, Cefn Tilla Court, was purchased by the Raglan Memorial committee for his descendants. Lord Raglan was a keen collector of anthropology and folklore, with many of the works in his extensive library focusing upon this topic. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. There is some wear to the dust wrapper, including some small tears to the extremities, some slight loss to the head and tail of the spine and to the top of the rear. The extremities are also age toned. To the binding, there is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Near Fine. book.