The Sayings of the Ancient One

First Edition / Early Printing. Octavo. Original beige cloth boards with black stamped design to front cover and spine. Published by Rider & Co.About the Work: A foundational twentieth-century esoteric text, The Sayings of the Ancient One presents profound occult and mystical teachings cast in the form of ancient wisdom transmissions. Influenced heavily by theosophy and Egyptian and African spiritual lore, Patrick Gillman Bowen's work explores the nature of the soul, cosmic evolution, and the path to spiritual awakening through symbolic allegories.Provenance: Features the iconic vintage bookseller ticket of legendary London esoteric hub "John M. Watkins, Publishers and Booksellers, 21 Cecil Court" affixed to the front pastedown.Condition: Very Good- minus. Cloth boards are exceptionally clean with tight, secure binding. Interior shows light, sporadic foxing primarily confined to the endpapers. Neat previous owner pencil inscription reading "Thalia" on the front flyleaf. A highly collectible copy with wonderful occult book trade provenance. Lacks dust jacket.