Evelyn Underhill. The Gray World. New York: The Century Co. 1904.
(195 x130 mm) pp. 351. First American edition of author's first work, written on mysticism and magic. Publishers cloth binding with art nouveau style floral decoration with intials TBH in bottom corner. Clean text block, minor splitting on back cover hinge, but sturdy and solid binding. Overall GOOD to VERY GOOD condition.
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Written before Evelyn Underhill's major works of Christian mysticism, the Column of Dust (in concert with the Column of Dust and the Lost Word) is about a boy's soul transitioning between the world of the living and the afterlife, exploring themes of life, death, and the search for beauty and meaning.




