Description
A scarce 1985 Mercury Press edition of The Christmas Mystery: Novalis, The Seer by Rudolf Steiner, presenting a Christmas lecture given in Berlin on December 22, 1908. This compact anthroposophical booklet explores Steiner’s spiritual interpretation of Novalis, the German Romantic poet Friedrich von Hardenberg, connecting him with the Christmas Mystery, the Mary Mystery, and esoteric Christian thought.
This is the first Mercury Press edition of this lecture, revised from the earlier English translation and printed in Spring Valley, New York. The booklet includes a frontispiece portrait of Novalis and remains a desirable small-format title for collectors of Rudolf Steiner, anthroposophy, esoteric Christianity, Novalis, and German Romantic spiritual literature.
Key details:
* Author: Rudolf Steiner
* Title: The Christmas Mystery: Novalis, The Seer
* Publisher: Mercury Press, Spring Valley, N.Y.
* Year: 1985
* ISBN: 0-936132-78-7
* Format: Softcover / stapled pamphlet
* Length: 32 pages
* Edition: First Mercury Press edition
Condition is very good overall, with light cover handling, minor edge wear, a small penciled price on the front cover, and faint marks/soiling on the back cover. Interior pages shown are clean and present well. Please view all the photos for the best sense of condition and contents.
