THE KABALA OF NUMBERS [2 Volume Set]: A Handbook of Interpretation

Volume 1 is a First Edition printed and bound by Rider with 'Rider' on the spine tail but with an American distribution label for Charles S. Pratt (New York); Vol. 2 is the First American Edition from the Rider UK sheets, printed by Neill and Co., Edinburgh, with the American Publisher's imprint on the title page and their 'OMTBC' stamped on the spine tail. Title pages dated 1911 and 1914 respectively. (later editions appear without a date on the title page). Vol. 1: 168pp. +ads (William Rider Publications); Vol. 2: 215pp. 12mo., blue cloth with gilt stamped lettering and Tetragrammaton pentagrams to the front cover. Both volumes show some moderate rubbing to the covers and trivial fading to the spine, bookseller's ticket to both FPEP's; vol. 1 front cover dampstained, distribution label somewhat rudely half-removed with some peeling to the underlying Rider imprint, errata sheet tipped in owner's information in pen to FPEP, bit of separation in the final gathering of the ads in vol. 1.; Vol. 2 with a few leaves cut roughly by the publisher and with some short tears and creasing but no loss of paper and confined to the margins; both volumes are entirely unmarked with clean text and sound bindings. An attractive set bright gilt in comparably nicer condition than commonly seen and scarce in the first edition. …