Henri Tracol — Man Heaven Earth

Not Stated, Pembridge Design Studios, 1980 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce esoteric work by Henri Tracol, regarding the role of man, heaven and earth, and how they are represented in various scriptures. Tracol was a pupil of mystic, philosopher and spiritual teacher George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, who held a philosophy that was termed 'the Fourth Way&apos. Tracol's own teachings guard against dependence on credulity, dogma and subjectivity. Produced by the Pembridge Design Studio, a small private press in London that operated in the 1980s and early 90s, and who typically made books in very small editions of around two-hundred.Loosely inserted is a double sided sheet of notes by a prior owner. These notes appear to be a paraphrase of Alice A. Bailey's 'Rules for Healers' from her 'Treatise on White Magic&apos. The notes list rules I and II which begins with 'Enter thy brother's heart and see his woe. Then Speak. Let the words spoken convey the potent force he needs to loose his chains...&apos.With the inscription of Walter Brew, Christmas 1980, to the head of the title page. In the publisher's original paper wraps, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine, with dust wrapper in equally excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to head of title page, with pages otherwise exceptionally clean and bright. With a loosely inserted handwritten sheet by a prior owner. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Fine.