The Way of Initiation or How to Attain Knowledge of Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner. Translated from the German by Max Gysi. Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co. Stated, "THIRD AMERICANIZED EDITION", 1923. 5 3/4" x 8" 163 page Hardcover with no dust jacket. Bright gilt lettering and decoration on front cover, but lettering on spine is quite faded and not legible. Wear heavy to top and bottom of the spine. There is other cover edge wear. Heavy bumping to the top corner of the front cover. A bit of bending and bumping to the bottom corner of the front cover resulting in breaking of the paper inside the front cover. Heavy tanning to paper just inside the front and back covers. A little bit of water staining on thew bottom of the first few pages. No sign of ripple or mold. Erasure marks on the firdst blank page and inside the back cover. No other previous owner markings. No tears, folds or creases to pages. Binding is tight with no looseness to pages. Not ex-library, not remaindered and not a facsimile reprint. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since 1978. HI27a