Shadow Forms by Manly Hall, Signed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Stated First Edition. Octavo. Yellow-Orange textured cloth over boards, with Asian-esque gilt titling with fabulous dragon graphic to front board, framed by debossed ridge, in blind. Gilt lettering to spine. Evidence of some sunning and fading to boards, particularly along top of front and rear boards. Rubbing to extremities. Two bumped corners, one nudged corner. SIGNED on front free endpaper: "Best Wishes of/ Manly P. Hall." Fabulous frontis painting by Homer Conant depicting bald figure in blue robes, long-moustached, with claw-like hands clutching a wooden clasped box with a b3eautiful background of purple and black. Overlaid is a glassine spider-web-patterned tissue guard. 12 stories165 pp., followed by a list of publications by the author, as well as another list of those in preparation. The author writes: "In an erratic moment we conceived the notion of attempting to portray certain great occult truths through the medium of fiction. We believe many people will read stories who would never consider a philosphic dissertation on the subject. For that reason we have gathered together a number of incidents in o way related except by the common denominator of fantasy.No claim is made as to historical accuracy, nor is it claimed that any of the stories are reasonable or logical. To certain types of minds they are both; to other types, neither. But more and more our world is realizing that it is dangerous to say 'This is so' or 'This is not so.' The absurdities of yesterdays are the facts of today. Manly P. Hall. Los Angeles, Aug. 20, 1925." Manly Palmer Hall was an enormously prolific author and mystic who in his lifetime published more than 150 books and articles, and delivered thousands of lectures. He founded the Philosophical Research Society, dedicated to the study of religion, mythology, and metaphysical science. Signed.

First edition. Signed first edition of this early collection from Hall, with stories influenced by sorcery, magic, mythology, folklore, and superstition. 8vo, 165, [1]pp. Color frontis by Homer Conant. Signed by Hall on the ffep. Publisher's yellow cloth boards stamped in gilt and blind. Boards soiled and toned, corners bumped. Former owner's signature to front pastedown. Very good.