The Masters and the Path (1925)

Brother Leadbeater’s account of the Mahatma’s, and the way thereto, covering Initiation, Rays, Ceremonies. 1st edition, based on material originally circulated to the select few. Later editions were more explicit in their endorsement of the imminent return of the ‘Maitreya’, a policy followed until the Maitreya announced that he wasn’t interested.
ex library, heavy annotation to fep (presentation copy signed by Lodge members) plus stamping; fold-out plate illustrating ‘A ravine in Tibet’ has partially detached, some spotting to endpages
390pp