num_pages: 40
description: London: Privately printed by the Blavatsky Association, 1933 [ 1934 ]. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto. 40pp. Original string bound dark blue wrappers, with paper title label on upper cover. This copy is stated to be the First Edition and is dated 1933 on the title page, but includes an Addenda dated 1934 at the rear. An early bibliography of the works of H. P. Blavatsky. While the title page indicates that it was to be "published annually by The Blavatsky Association" this presumably referred to updates as the volume itself covers first editions and related materials from Blavatsky's lifetime through to the time of publication (19933). There is litte evidence that such updates occurred, other than the afore-mentioned "addenda." Includes, loosely inserted, a 7 x 9.25 inch leaflet entitled "The Blavatsky Association" which explains that the purpose of the bibliography is call attention to "spurious, altered and mutilated editions of Mme Blavatsky's works..... which have been issued from time to time by certain 'Theosophical Societies'." The leaflet is a single sheet folded to make four printed pages and includes on the final leaf a list of (non-spurious) editions of Blavatsky's works. The association was formed in 1923 solely for the purpose of promulgating the works and teachings of Blavatsky and thus they have attempted to include in the bibliography every edition of Blavatsky's books, all articles written by her, as well as all literature, books, pamphlets and articles of a biographical nature written about her.
language: English
title: The Blavatsky Bibliography: A Reference Book of Works, Letters, Articles, etc. by and Referring to Madame H. P. Blavatsky