D.O.M.A. Codex Rosae Crucis. A rare and curious manuscript of Rosicrucian interest, now published for the first time in its original form. Introduction and commentary by Manly Hall. Numerous illustrations from early books and manuscripts of the order.

HALL, Manly P. (ed.).

Published by Los Angeles: The Philosophers Press, 1938

About this Item

First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, "For Burt, very sincerely, Manly P. Hall". The book reproduces a Latin "instruction book" of Rosicrucianism, dated to the late 1770s, which Hall (1901-1990), an American writer and mystic, bought in London in 1935. His library, "one of the world's leading collections of alchemy, esoterica, and hermetica", was acquired by the Getty in 1995. Folio. With 4 plates, 2 colour and one folding, black and white illustrations in text. Title page printed in orange and black, initial letters in orange, manuscript reproduced in orange alongside English translation in black by Marie Bauer and Martha Schweikert. Original red quarter skiver, spine lettered in gilt, red cloth sides. Spine ends a little worn, contents clean: a very good copy.

Seller Inventory # 186706

Bibliographic Details

• Title: D.O.M.A. Codex Rosae Crucis. A rare and curious manuscript of Rosicrucian interest, now published for the first time in its original form. Introduction and commentary by Manly Hall. Numerous illustrations from early books and manuscripts of the order.
• Publisher: Los Angeles: The Philosophers Press, 1938
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)