Knight, Gareth [Basil Wilby]

Gareth Knight Occult and Esoterica Collection [New Dimensions] [Quadriga] [Helios Book Service]

1973. Nice collection of 81 items by the noted occultist. Gareth Knight (born Basil Leslie Wilby; April 3, 1930 – March 1, 2022) was an influential British occultist, ceremonial magician, publisher, and author. He wrote more than 40 books and was widely recognized as a leading authority on the Western Mystery Tradition, esoteric Qabalah, Tarot, and ritual magic

Wilby, Basil [Gareth Knight]. New Dimensions. Essex, UK / Sussex, UK: Helio Book Service, 1973-1976. 14 issues. 280pp. Oblong quarto [21 cm x 30 cm] Side stapled wrappers. All issues very good or better.
Complete run (issues 1-14) of this rare and influential occult periodical. This is the second incarnation of 'New Dimensions' that was restarted by Gareth Knight (the original editor) nearly a decade after its initial run. We are unable to locate any institutional holdings. Includes essays and articles by Sidney Leonard Birchby, Margaret Lumley-Brown, Dion Fortune, William G. Gray, Gareth Knight, Israel Regardie, Charles Richard Foster Seymour, R.J. Stewart, William Swygard, and Prier Wintle. Index to all 14 issues appears in the final issue. Rare.

Knight, Gareth. Quadriga. Sussex, UK: Norbertine Press / Chaffer & Son, 1977-1979. 10 issues. Octavo [21 cm] Light blue printed wrappers. All issues 24 or 20 pages, All issues near fine. First 10 issues of this influential occult periodical, that was Knight's follow-up periodical to the second incarnation of 'New Dimensions.' We are unable to locate any institutional holdings in the United States and only three in Canada. Includes articles on 'The Mysteries of Melchizedek.' 'Magic Today,' the works of Dion Fortune, Rune Stones, Megalithic Temple Contacts, The Dawn of Creation, Alchemy, and Isis and the Golden Ass. Rare.

Knight, Gareth and Roma. Helios Book Service catalogues. Glastonbury, UK: 1975-1986. 51 catalogues and 3 prospectuses. Octavo [21 cm] Printed wrappers. Most have 20 pages. All issues near fine. Catalogues: 223, 227-247, 249-258, 260-271, 273-274, 276-277, 'Occult Books 1975', 'Helios Books Glastonbury.' 51 catalogues and 3 prospectuses from Gareth Knight's publishing concern. Helios Book Service was an influential British independent publisher and mail-order distributor specializing in occult, esoteric, and ritual magic literature. Co-founded in the early 1960s by prominent occultist Basil Leslie Wilby (better known by his pen name Gareth Knight) alongside John and Mary Hall, the service played a pivotal role in distributing texts to the mid-20th-century Western mystery tradition community.

Knight, Gareth and James Wardle. 3 manuscript letters from Basil Wilby [Gareth Knight] to James Wardle. Essex, UK: 1966-1974. 3 single page letters, two on New Dimensions letterhead. Two of the letters are thank you letters from Wilby [Knight] and the other is in regards to a subscription. James D. Wardle (1915-1997) 'The Socrates of State Street' was a prominent lifelong resident of Salt Lake City and an elder in the RLDS Church (now Community of Christ), a local barbershop owner, an award-winning figure skater, and a prolific collector of religious and philosophical books and tracts. Item #11106

Price: $2,800.00