Contents and Arrangement
Toggle
Online

De Laurence, L. W.: The immanence of God "Know thyself": original teachings and principles of healing as taught by Jesus the master, 1917

1 box
Item Number:
45456
Collection Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Dates:
1917
Located In:
Box B-000872
Extent:
1 box
Scope and Contents

8vo, pp. [48]; plain text illustrations, some photographic, throughout; original pictorial staplebound self-wrappers; fine. Publisher's catalogue featuring a book that apparently never made it to print (no copies located in OCLC as of May, 2014). The firm, advertised as "Sellers of Occult and Spiritual Books," also promotes here crystal balls, hypnosis ("Now An Established Fact As Shown Above By One Of Dr. de Laurence's Students" [who is totally hypnotising a group of men who are definitely not faking it for the photographer, even though that one guy is definitely looking at the camera]). Temple incense, rings, pens, talisman cases, wholesale diamond jewelry, watches, silver polish, and (occult?) tooth powder also for sale. Because how can one "Know Thyself" with a mouth full of cavities?

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Credit this material:

De Laurence, L. W.: The immanence of God "Know thyself": original teachings and principles of healing as taught by Jesus the master; Collection of Ephemera Relating to the Marketing of Books, RBD2, Rare Book Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (ex): Box B-000872
Processing Information

Finding aid created via automated processes by Regine Heberlein, 2017.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

8vo, pp. [48]; plain text illustrations, some photographic, throughout; original pictorial staplebound self-wrappers; fine. Publisher's catalogue featuring a book that apparently never made it to print (no copies located in OCLC as of May, 2014). The firm, advertised as "Sellers of Occult and Spiritual Books," also promotes here crystal balls, hypnosis ("Now An Established Fact As Shown Above By One Of Dr. de Laurence's Students" [who is totally hypnotising a group of men who are definitely not faking it for the photographer, even though that one guy is definitely looking at the camera]). Temple incense, rings, pens, talisman cases, wholesale diamond jewelry, watches, silver polish, and (occult?) tooth powder also for sale. Because how can one "Know Thyself" with a mouth full of cavities?

Arrangement

Arrangement follows the order of the original Excel inventory.

General

Author: De Laurence, L. W.

Chicago: De Laurence, Scott & Co.

Collection History

Processing Information

Finding aid created via automated processes by Regine Heberlein, 2017.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Credit this material:

De Laurence, L. W.: The immanence of God "Know thyself": original teachings and principles of healing as taught by Jesus the master; Collection of Ephemera Relating to the Marketing of Books, RBD2, Rare Book Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Ask Us a Question
Visit Us
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (ex): Box B-000872

Find More