The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy - Being an Interpretation of the Secret Teachings concealed within the Rituals, Allegories and Mysteries of all Ages (Golden Anniversary Edition)

Los Angeles: The Philosophical Research Society, Inc, 1979. Third printing of the Golden Anniversary Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large folio [48 cm] 1/4 tan cloth with patterned paper over boards, with gilt stamping. Decorative endpapers. Printed by photo-lithographic process on a heavy grade of paper. In near fine condition, with only slightly bumped corners. Internally pristine. Complete. All plates present. Will require extra postage due to weight. Facsimile reprint of the Subscribers' Edition of An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy, printed by the H. S. Crocker Company, Incorporated from plans by John Henry Nash of San Francisco. Manly Palmer Hall (March 18, 1901 – August 29, 1990) was a Canadian-born author and mystic. This is his magnum opus. This copy, number 172, is signed by Manly P. Hall on the limitation page. The total number of copies in this edition is not specified.

A book encompassing a sweeping range of occult teachings, including symbolism, mythology, astrology, secret societies, gemology, pyramids, cryptology, Tarot, and more. With fifty-four pages of stunning color plates, and over two hundred black and white cuts. A classic since 1928, this is a monumental study in comparative religion and philosophy.