The book is filled with long passages of speculative science. That's Etidorhpa! This may be the very source of the 'adepts living in hollow earth who abduct humans' meme, later developed by Ray Palmer, and many others. Top it off with a wild magic mushroom trip. Add a tale of a soul condemned by the Illuminati to a perilous underground quest to find the Goddess of Love (spoiler alert: spell Aphrodite backwards). "Take a Victorian sci-fi premise, say, a trip to the center of the earth, and by the way, it's hollow. Lloyd seeks out a supernormal being with extrasensory powers who guides him on his enlightening inner earth adventure. Augustus Knapp Knapp is famous for illustrating Manly Hall's "The Secret Teachings of All Ages." Legendary author John Uri Lloyd claimed to be an Alchemist and a member of several Secret Societies. Original illustrations on plates throughout by J. Classic cover design in gold and black of what appears to be an Egyptian figure or god-type w/flame at forehead and six lilies springing from beneath on either side of face spine w/single gilt lily. Dark red full cloth boards, gilt and black cover design, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Profusely illustrated throughout with uniquely enchanting, rather eerie, and simultaneously informative imagery, maps, etc. Rare revised and enlarged eleventh edition.
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