The Secret Tradition in Alchemy: Its Development and Records

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 415pp. Octavo [24cm]. Bound in blue cloth. With decorative stamping in gilt and green ink. Spine ends and corners bumped. Light soiling to the boards, which are also a bit scratched. Textblock is age toned. Small ownership mark on the front pastedown. American-born British poet, writer, and occultist Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942) was a Freemason, in addition to being a member of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Contents of this work include "The Acception and Robert Fludd, Ancient York Masonry, Masonic Tradition and the Royal Arch, The Chivalry of the Holy Temple, and The Alleged Masonic Peril.

Chapters include "Further Speculations on Philosophical Gold," "Alchemy in China" and "The Myth of Flamel.