The Way of Initiation or How to Attain Knowledge of Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner. Translated by Max Gysi. Occult Publishing Company. 1911. Forward by Annie Besant, and some biographical notes of the author by Edward Schure. 5 1/2" x 8", 210 pages plus 6 pages advertisements hardcover with no dust jacket. Bright gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Light cover edge wear. Black felt tip marker streak on top of page block. Top of page block is dark colored. Previous owner name on first blank page. Also erasure marks there. A 1/2" tear on the bottom of the table of contents page. No other previous owner markings. No other 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. sHJ17a