Cyclomancy 1966 First Edition Frank Rudolph Young Original DJ Occult Magic For Sale

FRANK RUDOLPH YOUNG

CYCLOMANCY:
THE SECRET OF PSYCHIC POWER CONTROL

West Nyack, New York: Parker Publishing Company, Inc., 1966

FIRST EDITION
IN THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

A particularly attractive example of the first edition of Frank Rudolph Young’s Cyclomancy, preserved in its original brown binding and complete publisher’s dust jacket. The survival of the jacket, retaining both flaps and its extensive original promotional text, gives this copy considerable appeal.

Printed in bold red and dark gray on a cream ground, the jacket combines emphatic typography with an elaborate ornamental frame. Here its striking design remains well preserved, with strong lettering, relatively modest wear, and no substantial missing portions. A desirable presentation of a title whose original jacket is an integral part of its character.

THE WORK

Cyclomancy sets out Young’s system of psychic development and practical white magic, blending esoteric instruction with the expansive promises of twentieth-century mind-power literature.

The author describes exercises intended to develop thought transmission, astral projection, psychometry, clairvoyance, mental influence, and other purported psychic abilities. His system extends from concentration and personal magnetism to extraordinary claims concerning materialization and the movement of objects without physical contact.

Throughout, Young presents these abilities as latent powers that readers might recover through instruction and practice. The result is a distinctive document of popular occultism, joining metaphysical speculation to the language of personal transformation.

THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

The jacket preserves the publisher’s unusually elaborate presentation of the work. Both flaps and the rear panel carry extensive promotional copy, offering a vivid record of how psychic-development literature was marketed during the 1960s.

Its promises encompass thought transmission, astral travel, heightened perception, and the materialization of objects. Read alongside the text, this advertising provides an additional layer of interest for collectors of occult publishing, esotericism, and the history of self-improvement.

This copy retains the entire jacket, including its front and rear panels, spine, and both flaps. Now housed in a clear protective sleeve.

EDITION AND PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Frank Rudolph Young. Cyclomancy: The Secret of Psychic Power Control.

West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker Publishing Company, Inc., 1966.

First edition. Copyright page dated 1966, with no later printing statement. Library of Congress catalog card number 66-26238; publisher’s code 19662–B&P at the foot of the copyright page.

Original brown textured boards, the spine lettered and ornamented in metallic green. Original cream dust jacket printed in red and dark gray.

CONDITION

Very good overall, with a particularly appealing complete original dust jacket.

Binding shows rubbing and wear at the spine ends and corners, with small areas of surface loss at the extremities. The metallic spine decoration remains bright. Endpapers and page margins are age toned.

The dust jacket shows light soiling, toning more pronounced along the spine and edges, and minor edge wear with small nicks at the extremities. Both flaps are retained, and there are no substantial missing portions. The jacket remains visually striking beneath its clear protective sleeve.

Please examine the photographs, which show the jacket, uncovered binding, endpapers, title page, copyright page, and representative text.

An attractive first edition for a collection of Frank Rudolph Young, practical occultism, white magic, psychic development, astral projection, or vintage metaphysical literature.