Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man

1946 copyright by Anthroposophic Press. No other dates, indications. Blue full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, some spine sunning. Pages very good, clean; few w/intelligent underscore, brief marginalia. Vintage signature inked at front endpaper in fountain pen: "Stanley and Marilynn Kerr, 1/12/53." Bind good; hinges intact. This particular volume features the English translation which has been completely revised by Henry B. Monges. The original translation was by George Metaxes. Rare fairly good early original of this most pivotal work in the library of Rudolf Steiner. The author was a playwright, artist, educational philosopher, reformer, and the founder of Waldorf schools located around the world. This book reveals the author's engagement with the world of theosophy, it profoundly impacted the development of alternative spirituality in the early twentieth century. Contents: "Preface; Preface to the Revised English Edition; Introduction; Chapter I. - The Essential Nature of the Human Being: 1. The Corporeal Nature of the Human Being; 2. The Soul Nature of the Human Being; 3. The Spiritual Nature of the Human Being; 4. Body, Soul, and Spirit; Chapter II. - Re-Embodiment of the Spirit and Destiny; Chapter III. - The Three Worlds: 1. The Soul World; 2. The Soul in the Soul World After Death; 3. The Spiritland; 4. The Spirit in the Spiritland After Death; 5. The Physical World and Its Connection with the Soul and Spiritland; 6. Thought Forms and the Human Aura; Chapter IV. - The Path of Knowledge; and, an Addenda." Printed in the United States of America. 273 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. …