The Message of the Divine Iliad [Limited Autographed Edition De Luxe] Hardcover - 1948

Carnegie Hall, New York City: Walter Russell, 1948. Stated at title page: "Limited Autographed Edition De Luxe". Copyright 1948 by Walter Russell. Black textured leather, or leather-like, semi-flexible boards, light cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Classical color self-portrait painting of Russell as semi-glossy frontispiece and signed in aqua colored felt-tip: "A Self-Portrait of the Author, 'Walter Russell.'" Pages generally fine, clean w/o writing; few w/light discoloration. Moderate discoloration to lower exterior block. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Charcoal endpapers. Rare near good signed limited edition. In depth esoteric work revolving around fundamental concepts of spirituality, notions as the divine plan, conception of the soul, stages of spiritual completion, and much more. Table of Contents: Part I - Six Chapters from the Divine Iliad: I. The Book of Desire; II. The Book of Rest; III. Who Am I?; IV. Cosmic Messengers; V. Salutation to the Day; VI. Invocation for the Night; Part II - Ten Lectures: I. Man's Purpose on Earth; II. The Law of Balance; III. The Meaning of Universal Oneness; IV. Universality; V. Are We Really Alive?; VI. Genius Inherrent in Everyone; VII. Think; VIII. Knowing Versus Sensing; IX. The Secret of Creative Expression; X. The Secret of Man's Power; Part III - Questions Answered. Printed in the United States of America. 286 pages. Insured post.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good. Illus. by Russell, Walter (Drawings, Diagrams). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.