Graaf Goblet d'Alviella - De wereldreis der Symbolen. Uit het Fransch vertaald [...]

Graaf Goblet d'Alviella - De wereldreis der Symbolen. Uit het Fransch vertaald door A.J.J. Hattinga Raven - 's-Gravenhage - Maçonnieke Uitgevers-Maatschappij - 1912 - 1st edition - [6],268,[2] pp - Hardcover - 17 x 24,5 cm.

Condition: Good - with (a pleasant, faint) incense scent.

Dutch translation of La Migration des symboles (1891) an important overview of worldwide symbols ("bij verschillende rassen"). Illustrated ("met 145 illustratiën") in black and white. With index. Selling price was Fl.4,-.

Chapters on, among other things, the gamma cross or tetraskelion (swastika); the mythology of the tree; the (cause of) metamorphosis of symbols; the winged sphere and the caduceus. On the back, advertisements for other occult handbooks for masons.

¶ The freemason Eugène Count Goblet d'Alviella (1846-1925) was grand master of the Order in Belgium and professor at the University of Brussels. He received international recognition for his books on freemason symbolism.

This copy has been rebound in half-linen book binding using the original paper cover. Master bookbinder Hans Zegveld has also printed the author's name and title in black foil on the spine.