A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels

Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows water stains to the dark blue tinted top edge and this has bled into the very top of the text pages (at no place more than 1/8" inch) and to the upper fore-edge; else the very lightest wear to the extremities; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mildest wear and a single flaw. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Remains close to 'As New'. Lack DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Small 4to (8.25 x 5.35 x 1.15 inches) . Liberally illustrated with duotone images, mostly taken from art. Language: English. Weight: 43.6 ounces. First Edition (1967) unstated. Magenta cloth over boards with front panel images of an angel in black outline and gilt titles on a black band at the backstripl. Hardcover: Lacks DJ. Gustav Davidson (1895 1971) was an American poet, writer, and publisher. He was a one-time secretary of the Poetry Society of America. He was born in Warsaw, Prussia (now Poland). In the wake of anti-Jewish pogroms in Prussia, his family fled to the United States, settling in New York City in 1907. Davidson received bachelor's and master's degrees at Columbia University in 1919 and 1920 respectively. He worked for the Library of Congress in 1938 and 1939 and became executive secretary of the Poetry Society of America from 1949 to 1965 (after which he was elected executive secretary emeritus). He is best remembered as the author of this work: A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels, detailing the types of angel classes and their roles. This was a compendium of angelology from Talmud, kabbalah, medieval occult writers, gothic grimoires and other sources. It has become a cult classic. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; xxxii, 387 pages.…